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JOB: LESSON TWO

INTRODUCTION

The first two chapters of Job provide us information of which Job is never privy: Satan’s challenge to God concerning Job’s piety and fidelity. With God’s permission, Satan is allowed to afflict Job with losses of his possessions, children and finally, his health.

II. SATAN’S DISCOURSE WITH GOD AND THE CHALLENGE TO AFFLICT JOB (Chapters 1-2)

A. Job’s piety in prosperity (1:1-5)

B. Satan’s challenge and God’s permission to afflict Job (1:6-12)

C. Satan’s malignity and Job’s losses (1:13-19)

D. Job’s piety in adversity (1:20-22)

E. Satan’s second challenge and God’s permission to afflict Job (2:1-8)

F. Job’s piety in extremity (2:9-13)

QUESTIONS:

1. Describe the character of Job before man and God:  

2. How blessed was Job?

3. What did Job continually do for his children?

4. Who were the “sons of God” presenting themselves before Jehovah?

5. What did Satan accuse Job of  in regard to his piety toward God?

6. Generally speaking, what two calamities took away Job’s possessions and family?

7.  How is Satan and God behind Job’s sufferings?

8. What was Job’s response to losing his possessions and family members?

9. Does God notice our character during adversity?

10. What was Satan’s philosophy in his second challenge to God concerning Job?

11. What additional affliction did Job suffer after Satan’s second challenge?

12. Describe the attitude of Job’s wife towards his suffering?

13. What was Job’s response to his second extreme affliction?

14. What did Job’s three friends do to show compassion for Job?