Bible Discussion Thread

We know from Job 1 that he was a righteous man who feared God (reverence, honor).

We see that Jobs kids liked to party. Job would go to church and offer burnt offerings for all of them (verse 5) continually; meaning every time they partied, Job went the next day to cover any sin.

Meanwhile, Satan had obtained permission to test Jobs trust in God and his faith. God had confidence in Job. He allowed it.

Between Eden and the Cross of Jesus's Crucifixion; Satan still had Adams Dominion, Power and Authority to use it. Jesus took it away from Satan later. Satan IS not human. Earth was created for man.

So Satan is like a spy. He sees what we do and figures out our weak areas. He saw Job making sacrifices for his kids and suspected some doubt, fear, over-protection. He purposed to strip Job of everything he loved. He stirred up an F5 tornado and killed the kids, homes, meat animals, crops. All Job had left was a wife with a razor sharp tongue. Satan afflicted Job with skin disease and painful sores that weeped pus.

satan does that stuff whenever he sees an opening in our faith. He sneaks around, uses familiar spirits to dig up dirt on us and our ancestors. He's evil. Family=familiar

Jobs wife tells him to curse God and die. His "friends" drag his character and habits through the dirt he sits in.

At the end, God tells of His majesty, works, power and might. He has storehouses of snow, hail & rain. Do we ever pray for rain in drought? pray for the snow to spread out over great distance so it's less dangerous? Ask for storms to get away from your town? Pray for the hail to be tiny. I do because I love people and animals.

Jesus GAVE US Authority over satan, evil spirits, weather, temptation. We have all that Adam lost. Jesus suffered greatly to give us the authority and the Power in the NAME of Jesus. We pray to Bind (arrest) the evil; we pray for blessings, healing, the finances, a better job, tell the weather to be still.