OVERVIEW OF WHY THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFER - BOOK OF JOB

By Dennis Schmidt 8/2011

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This paper discusses why the righteous suffer. The details are discussed from the life of Job in his book - Job. A more basic question is the problem of evil in God's universe. To answer this, a holy & moral character could only be developed when a choice is available. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: Suffering may not be a sign of divine displeasure or predisposes sin on the part of the person who is suffering.  The man of faith is to still trust God.

Job 19:26-27

Job 19:25 

PURPOSE: To encourage Christians to goes through their trials and sufferings with un-swerving faith in Christ. It has been suggested that Jobs trials may have latest just a few months. As a result of his faith, God gave him twice as much goods and enlarged his family.

Job 1:21-22

Job 19:26-27

KEY VERSE:

Job 19:25-27

WHO: God written mostly by Bible authors Job, Luke, John, Peter, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Jews and Christians

WHAT: Job is a man of faith. He is attached by Satan when God allowing Satan to bring sickness on Job.

Job 19:26-27

Job 19:25 

WHY: Satan brought sin into the world with sickness.  God by Jesus death and resurrection atones for man’s sins and heal them.

Job 2:7 

Acts 10:38

WAY: Jesus whippings, death, and resurrection atoned for man’s sins and sicknesses.

Job 1:21-22

Isaiah 53:4-5 

Matthew 8:16-17 

1 Peter 2:24 

WHEREAS: Job is a man of faith, but has some unbelief which is his sin.

Job 1:21-22

Job 3:25

WHERE: Earth

Job 1:1 

Job 1:8

WHEN: The first written book of the Bible, Job, was written about the time of Abraham 2000 BC.

WAIT: Wait for the healing of God to come.

James 5:11 Patience=endure

WHILE: God allows Satan to bring sickness and death to a man of faith.

Job 1:10-12

Job 2:3 Even after loosing all.

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) BOOK OF JOB:

II) JOB HAS SEVERAL OTHER RELATED THEOLOGY TOPICS BESIDES SUFFERING:

III) SATAN EXISTS AND WHAT HE DOES:

IV) WHERE SICKNESS COMES FROM:

V) IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?:

VI) CAN A MAN BE PERFECT, UPRIGHT & RIGHTEOUS?:

VII) GOD'S PROTECTION:

VIII) ONE OF GOD CHARACTERISTICS:

IX) JOB A FAITHFUL MAN:

X) POSSIBLY JOB'S SIN:

XI) BELOW ARE MANY POSSIBLE REASONS FOR SICKNESS AND SUFFERING:

XII) EDUCATIONAL:

A) HE LEARNED ABIDING FAITH:

B) HE LEARNED THAT GOD IS HIS REDEEMER:

C) HE LEARNED CONFIDENT IN HIS OWN FUTURE VINDICATION:

D) HE LEARNED THAT GOD IS ABSOLUTELY SOVEREIGN:

XIII) PUNITIVE:

XIV) SOWING AND REAPING PRINCIPLE:

XV) WHY DOES THE WICKED PROSPER?:

XVI) DISCIPLINE:

XVII) HUMBLE PRIDEFUL:

XVIII) PATIENCE ENDURANCE:

XIX) TEACH OBEDIENCE:

XX) GLORIFIES GOD:

XXI) SHARE IN CHRIST'S SUFFERING:

XXII) CHRIST OUR EXAMPLE:

XXIII) PURIFY CHURCH:

XXIV) OTHERS OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS WHO SUFFERED TRIALS:

A) ABRAHAM:

B) JOSEPH:

C) DANIEL'S THREE FRIENDS:

XXV) JESUS STATEMENT ON SUFFERING:

XXVI) LAZARUS:

XXVII) JESUS TEACHING MERCIFUL VERSUS HARSH JUDGMENT IN VIOLENT DEATHS:

XXVIII) HEBREWS FAITH ROLL CALL OF HEROS OF FAITH:

XXIX) HIDDEN PURPOSE:

XXX) JOB END STATE:

I) BOOK OF JOB: The first written book of the Bible, Job, was written about the time of Abraham 2000 BC.  The man Job existed, Job 1:1 state "there was a man", and He is also shown in other scriptures. 

Ezekiel 14:20  See also Ezekiel 14:14.

James 5:11  Patience=endure

II) JOB HAS SEVERAL OTHER RELATED THEOLOGY TOPICS BESIDES SUFFERING:

III) SATAN EXISTS AND WHAT HE DOES: He is the tempter (Eve: Genesis 3:1) and liar (Father of liars: John 8:44).  God allow Satan to do evil.

Job 1:6-7   (Doing evil). Also see Job 2:1

IV) WHERE SICKNESS COMES FROM: Satan is the source of all evil.

Job 2:7

Acts 10:38

V) IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?: Job, in 2000 BC, answers there is life after death.

Job 19:26-27

VI) CAN A MAN BE PERFECT, UPRIGHT & RIGHTEOUS?: God says Job was perfect or mature in faith.

Job 1:1

Job 1:5

Job 1:8

Job 2:3  Even after loosing all.

VII) GOD'S PROTECTION: Psalms 34:7 - Hedge around us also. Ezekiel 22:30 - We are to be hedge around others also.

Job 1:10

Job 2:6  See also Job 1:12. God controls Satan.

Job 42:2  God controls & knows all.

VIII) ONE OF GOD CHARACTERISTICS: He boost of our faith to Satan.

Job 1:8

Job 2:4-6 

IX) JOB A FAITHFUL MAN: Through all our trials, our confession also should bless the name of God - Jesus. He lives & is our Lord.

Job 1:21-22

Job 19:25 

X) POSSIBLY JOB'S SIN: Fear robs us of faith & God's blessings.

Job 3:25

Romans 14:23

XI) BELOW ARE MANY POSSIBLE REASONS FOR SICKNESS AND SUFFERING:

XII) EDUCATIONAL:

A) HE LEARNED ABIDING FAITH:

Job 13:15-18

Psalms 119:65-72

B) HE LEARNED THAT GOD IS HIS REDEEMER:

Job 19:25-27

C) HE LEARNED CONFIDENT IN HIS OWN FUTURE VINDICATION:

Job 13:18

Job 16:19

D) HE LEARNED THAT GOD IS ABSOLUTELY SOVEREIGN:

Job 42:1-2

XIII) PUNITIVE: Punishment and judgment. This is what Job's three friends believed. They are correct that the scriptures teach that the righteous are blessed and wicked suffer. Deuteronomy 28 presents the blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. There are many other reasons for sickness.

XIV) SOWING AND REAPING PRINCIPLE: Cause and effects. A girl could ask for forgiveness for an adultery affair, but she still have a baby.

Galatians 6:7

1 Corinthians 5:5

1 Corinthians 11:29-30

XV) WHY DOES THE WICKED PROSPER?: God used them to punishment Israel.

Job 21:7

Psalms 73:1-3

Psalms 37:38

XVI) DISCIPLINE: Chastisement. Elihu, the fourth friend of Job, says God also sends suffering to prevent man from sin (Job 33:17-18,30), rebellion (Job 34:37) and not trust or mercy of God (Job 35:14-16).

Hebrews 12:6-8

Proverbs 3:11-12

XVII) HUMBLE PRIDEFUL: Job understands that his was a righteous pride. Similar pride to the publican and sinner parable (Luke 18:13-14).

Job 40:4

Job 42:1-6

XVIII) PATIENCE ENDURANCE:

Philippians 4:11-13

James 1:2-4

James 5:7-11

1 Peter 5:10

XXI) TEACH OBEDIENCE: Trials, temptations, ridicule & rejections are learning experiences.  Trials should not be resisted, but we should react as God teachers.

Hebrews 5:8

XX) GLORIFIES GOD:

John 21:18-19

1 Peter 4:16 

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 

XXI) SHARE IN CHRIST'S SUFFERING:

Philippians 1:29

Philippians 3:10

Colossians 1:24

2 Timothy 3:12 

XXII) CHRIST OUR EXAMPLE:

Matthew 5:10 

Acts 14:22

Hebrews 13:12-13

2 Timothy 2:12 

2 Thessalonians 1:4-5

1 Peter 2:21

1 Peter 4:13

XXIII) PURIFY CHURCH: Suffering strengthens and purifies the church.

Acts 4:29

1 Peter 1:3-7

XXVI) OTHERS OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS WHO SUFFERED TRIALS:

A) ABRAHAM: He waited 25 years for child & then was told to offer as a sacrifice and kill him.

Genesis 22:9-12

B) JOSEPH: He was sold as slave, put in prison, and not rewarded by butler who Joseph interprets dreams for. These trials lasted years.

Genesis 50:17-20 Joseph brothers feared, when Jacob died, for selling Joseph.

Psalms 105:16-21

C) DANIEL'S THREE FRIENDS: Trial required going through the furnace.

Daniel 3:16-18  God is able. We know God is all powerful. God will deliver us (Faith statement). The last statement could occur in our life (even if He does not). We are to trust in God even in going to death with our faith.

XXV) JESUS STATEMENT ON SUFFERING: Some suffer for sin & other for God.

John 9:2-3

XXVI) LAZARUS: Lazarus and his sisters suffered though Lazarus sickness and death. The sisters had faith for his healing if Jesus was there. They thought his death was the end. Jesus was able to teach several principles about resurrect and death and receive glory by Lazarus resurrection.

John 11:3-5,15

XXVII) JESUS TEACHING MERCIFUL VERSUS HARSH JUDGMENT IN VIOLENT DEATHS: The disciples beliefs like Job's friends beliefs were that people suffer for their sins or parents sins. Jesus shows these are not the reasons these people suffered.

Luke 13:1-5

XXVIII) HEBREWS FAITH ROLL CALL OF HEROS OF FAITH:

Hebrews 11:35-40

XXIX) HIDDEN PURPOSE:

The book of Job vindicates God's faith in Job. Job is the battleground between Satan and God. Goodness for goodness sake not for rewards.

XXX) JOB END STATE: God never answered Job since what He does is perfect and correct. Job was the pawn in the match between Satan and God. Job did not have Chapters 1 and 2 to understand his trials. Just like we do not always know the reason for our trials. We are to trust in God as we go through our trials.

Job 42:10 

Job 42:12-13

Job 42:15-17 All people go through trails. How we act is what God is looking at.

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