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约伯记［第2章］
Book of Job 2

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约伯记［第2章］|Book of Job 2

【苦难中约伯仍敬畏神】

主讲: 谭天恩弟兄

13/12/2023


引言：当人生中的祸患一个接一个的发生，甚至一个比一个更为难受时，我们的心还能忍耐多久？真 的还能毫无保留的持守信心吗？其实，人生的考验就在于此！？

一、神为约伯做见证（V1-6）

1.因约伯纯正无暇（V1-3）

緃然撒但找到约伯的把柄要控告他，但神依然看他为完全人。 在这次会议中，神对撒但重申对约伯正确的评估，并欣赏约伯的表现，证实他对他的信任。同 时，神藉此也嘲弄撒但，撒但虽激动神无故毁灭约伯，但约伯仍持守他的纯正。

2. 因撒旦控告不休（V4-5）

撒但不能任意地伸手攻击约伯，它只能控告约伯，激动神深信约伯的正直，而神则要约伯在撒 但及众使者面前见证神的看见（完全正直、敬畏神、远离恶事、持守纯正）。

3. 因为天父爱无限（V6）

上帝对约伯充满信任，祂容许撒但对付约伯，但是要存留约伯的性命。神只容许撒但做到这个 限度，不允许撒但消灭约伯本人。因为神爱我们，他知道我们可以背多重的担子，多一点神都 不会加给我们。因为神是爱我们，创造我们的天父爸爸。

二、约伯深知神掌权（V7-10）

当撒但的第二次攻击临到的时候，约伯的妻子终于垮了。她的怨言给约伯雪上加霜，实际上是 替撒但劝诱约伯「弃掉神」。撒但的伎俩有时会利用人身边最亲爱的人做帮凶。撒但再透过人 的口，把约伯推到孤寂的光景。反观约伯视神的「赏赐和收取」及「赐福与降祸」同样是对的， 他永远不会将神贬低，因为他知道这一切神掌权。

三、朋友千里送安慰（V11-13）

真正的朋友是患难之交，慈爱之友，道义之心。 约伯的三个朋友撕裂了自己的外袍， 把尘土向天扬起来，落在自己头上，他们所作的是与约 伯一起服丧的举动。不但如此， 他们三个人与约伯坐在地上，七天七夜，一个人都不向约伯 说话，因为约伯太痛苦了。约伯的朋友到这里所作的一切，是真正的安慰与陪伴。

总结： 透过约伯的敬畏与执着，让我们看到虽然仇敌不甘，但是神对我们的爱永远不变。前一章讲到 约伯的家庭遭遇苦难，这章讲到约伯的身体遭遇苦难，然而约伯却没有在苦难中跌倒，不以口 犯罪，可见任何的苦难都不会摇动约伯对神的信靠。

Job 2: Job Fears God Despite Suffering GK611 Morning Devotion 13/12/2023 The Morning Devotion Speaker: Brother Bezalel Tan

Introduction: How long can our hearts endure when life's woes come one after another, even one more unbearable than the other? Can we really still hold onto our faith without reservation? In fact, the test of life lies in this!

1. God's Testimony for Job (V1-6)

(1) Because Job was pure and blameless (V1-3)

Even though Satan found something to charge Job with, God still saw him as perfect. In this meeting, God reaffirmed to Satan his correct assessment of Job and appreciated Job's performance, confirming his trust in him. At the same time, God taunted Satan by saying that although Satan had agitated God to destroy Job for no reason, Job still held on to his purity.

(2) Because of Satan's unceasing accusations (V4-5)

Satan could not arbitrarily stretch out his hand to attack Job, it could only accuse Job and agitate God to be convinced of Job's uprightness, while God wanted Job to testify to God's sight (perfect uprightness, fear of God, keep away from evil, hold on to purity) before Satan and all the messengers.

(3) Because of Heavenly Father's infinite love (V6)

God was so full of trust in Job that He allowed Satan to deal with Job, but to preserve Job's life. God only allowed Satan to do this limit, and did not allow Satan to destroy Job himself. Because God loves us, He knows how heavy a burden we can carry, and He will not burden us with more than that. Because God is the Father who loves us and created us.

2. Job knew well that God reigns (V7-10)

When Satan's second attack came, Job's wife finally collapsed. Her complaint added to Job's woes and actually persuaded him to "curse God" on Satan's behalf. Satan's trick is sometimes to use those closest to the person as accomplices. Through the mouths of people, Satan pushed Job into a state of loneliness. On the other hand, Job was right to regard God's "giving and receiving" and "blessing and cursing" as equally true. He would never put God down because he knew that God was in charge of all these things.

3. A Friend brings comfort (V11-13)

A true friend is a friend in trouble, a loving friend, and a righteous friend. Job's three friends tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven, and it fell on their heads, and what they did was to join Job in his act of mourning. Not only that, but the three of them sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights,and not one of them spoke to Job, for he was in great pain. What Job's friends did here was true comfort and companionship.

Conclusion：

Through Job's reverence and perseverance, we are shown that although the enemy is unwilling, God's love for us will always remain the same. The previous chapter talked about the suffering of Job's family, and this chapter talks about the suffering of Job's body, yet Job did not fall in the suffering and did not sin with his mouth, so we can see that no suffering would shake Job's trust in God.