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 Well, happy Father's Day. It's good to see all of you this morning.

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 And I just want to begin by just saying thank you to all of you for your prayers

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! And for your interest in our family and interest in me particularly as I had surgery and recovery

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 and all of that, I can tell you that you have been an encouragement. I have been blessed

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 because of being part of Maranatha and I'm grateful for every one of you. Thank you for

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 the way that you have prayed for us, encouraged us, blessed us, not just me but my family.

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 And so it's great to be back with you this morning. The other joy of what we got to experience

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 the last six weeks is the ministry of the Word by capable men who brought the Word to us

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 and helped to emphasize the power of the Word over a particular speaker. And that, of course,

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 is a blessing too. So I'm grateful to be at Maranatha where we have so many gifted men who

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 can preach the Word and encourage us in the Scriptures every week. I want you to know that

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 that is unique. That is special about this church and I'm grateful for all of the investment that's

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 happened through the years and the way that God has drawn certain individuals to our fellowship

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 and the way that they are able to apply the Scriptures to our hearts. What a blessing it is to be here.

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 So it is Father's Day and it just reminded me this past week during the soccer camp that moms and dads

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 are different. Even in how they drop off their kids. It was very interesting to me.

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 You know, the moms tended, and by the way, I'm generalizing here. Not every mom or every dad was

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 this way. But moms tended actually to park a ways away. And I think partly because they didn't want

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 to hit any kids as they were driving up closer. It was easier for them to walk. But it also gave them

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 space. So the kids could pile out of the cars. They could spray them down with the bug spray.

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 They could tie their shoes. They could make sure their shorts were straight. Their jersey was on.

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 Their hair was put up. And they had the sunscreen on. And when everyone was ready and the hugs were

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 given, they could finally make their way up to the sign-in station. Now dads, efficiency is a little bit

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 more important to us. Okay? So we tend, as dads, we kind of park up close. And the kids hop out of the car.

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 And we make our way directly to the registration. And when it's finished, we turn around and we go back.

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 Mission complete. Job done. And what was even kind of interesting, sometimes a mom and a dad of the

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 same family would drop off their kids. And it was, you know, kind of the alternate days.

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 The dad left the other kids in the car because it just wasn't efficient to get them out of their seat

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 and to take them with. But mom made sure to bring the kids when she dropped off. It was just,

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 it was fascinating to me the way that God has made moms and dads different. And by the way,

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 that's by design. Praise the Lord for moms and dads. Praise the Lord for God's design for families.

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 And that's another joy of being here at Maranatha is the joy of seeing strong, healthy, godly families,

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 moms and dads that are modeling Christ for their kids. And what a blessing that is.

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 Well, this morning, I want to just draw your attention. We're back in the book of Job. And if

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 you're using the Pew Bible, I would encourage you to turn with us there. If you're using the Pew Bible,

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 I believe it's on page 417. We're going to pick it up in chapter 2 today. There's so much to say

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 about moms and dads, but I want to draw attention to fathers because dads, you have a unique

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 responsibility. A unique responsibility of modeling God to your family, of representing God to your family.

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 It is not a mistake that you're called a father and that God is father. That is by design.

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 And you have a unique and special role. A great burden of responsibility in your life to reflect God

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 appropriately, accurately, and faithfully. Now, of course, we're not going to do that perfectly, right?

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 We make mistakes, but hopefully in humility, we fess up to those mistakes. We call attention to them.

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 And there's humility that goes along with it. But what a unique responsibility that we have as dads to represent

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 God, the father, to our families. But it doesn't end there. It's interesting that we also represent God

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 in Christ to show Christ's love to the church. And husbands, your responsibility to show Christ to your wife

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 in the same way. You show the father, you show the son, of course, through the power of the spirit

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 who is helping to fashion those fruits of the spirit in your life and empowering you to do

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 what only God can accomplish in your life. And so we come to Job, okay? And what struck me

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 this past week in my study of the book of Job is that the commendation we're going to see in chapter 2,

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 chapter 2, verse 3. Just look at there briefly with me. God is calling out Job, and this is what he says.

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 Have you considered my servant Job? There is none like him on the earth. None like him on the earth.

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 And then he kind of fills that out. A blameless man, upright, fears God, turns away from evil. And by the way,

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 that includes Job's fathering and includes Job's husbanding. Job was an exemplary man in every way.

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 He was a dad who loved his kids. You see that show up in his family. And I promise you that with this

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 kind of commendation, he was also the kind of husband that loved and cared for, nurtured, supported,

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 and led his wife. He did that faithfully. So that's going to be important for us as we make our way

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 through this study this morning. And I want to draw attention, not so much to Job himself, but I want

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 you to understand, and you already know this. I'm just reminding you of what you already know. When we

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 look at Job this morning, we're looking at God's work in the life of Job, okay? So when we draw

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 attention to his character, it's because of God's work in Job that we see these things. But as dads,

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 as husbands, as men, whether you're married or single, young or old, I believe God has called us to this

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 kind of life. This is the kind of life that God takes notice of. And so this is the kind of life

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 that every man and every woman should aspire to, okay? That's just kind of what I want to encourage

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 us with as we start this study, okay? We're going to look at, first of all, Job, who was a man of

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 integrity. Job, a man of integrity. It's another word for blamelessness. We see that in the first

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 several verses. Chapter 2, join me with, there with me at verses 1 to 6. It says this,

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 Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord.

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 And Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. The Lord said to Satan,

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 From wherever you come? Satan answered the Lord and said, From going to and fro on the earth and

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 from walking up and down on it. And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job?

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 There is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from

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 evil. He still holds fast his integrity. Although you incited me against him to destroy him without

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 reason. Then Satan answered the Lord and said, Skin for skin, all that a man has he will give for his

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 life. But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh and he will curse you to your face.

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 And the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand only. Spare his life. A man of integrity. And we're

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 going to see here at the very beginning God's commendation of Job's life, his character, his

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 integrity. That God himself will highlight and feature the integrity of Job. We find this formula

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 here even at the beginning of this chapter. Again, there was a day. And it reminds us of kind of what

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 we've seen up to this point, right? This transition between a man and a day that we've seen here

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 since chapter 1. It begins in chapter 1 verse 1, there was a man. And then in verse 6, that there

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 was a day. And then we're going to find again here in chapter 2 verse 1, there again, there was a day.

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 This transition that's taking place. And right at the outset, and now we've seen this for the third time,

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 that the writer to, of this book of Job, wants us to understand something about his integrity.

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 If you go back to chapter 1, beginning there in verse 1, there was a man in the land of Uz,

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 whose name was Job. And that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away

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 from evil. We don't even get to the story. We don't even know what's going to happen. But the author

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 wants us to know something about Job's integrity, his character. I appreciated what Pastor Paul

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 Boothby said last week in kind of alliterating this for us. He talked about Job's faith. He was

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 blameless. He was upright. He feared God. He turned away from evil. It spoke of the faith that he had.

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 We learned about his family. He's got seven sons and three daughters. For anyone living at that time,

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 that was a mark of a blessed life. Someone who had enjoyed the benefits of God's goodness to them.

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 We saw his fortune. 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen and donkeys. And then in today's estimate,

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 as we found out last week, somewhere between $50 million and $200 million, this guy had it all.

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 We learned about his fame, that he was the greatest man in the East. We learned about his friends. We'll

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 learn about them more today. And as we move our way through this study, the friends of Job, particularly

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 Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. But we come to this new day. And what I love about the book of Job is like

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 no other book that you will find in the scripture, there's this uniqueness about God kind of pulling

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 the curtain back and giving you a peek into the heaven's court and seeing what's happening there.

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 Like, wow, that's really happening, that Satan is standing before God and there's accountability.

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 That's how this is explained and this is how it works out. Of course, it reminds us of what Paul

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 says to the church of Ephesus in Ephesians 6, 12, when he says, we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,

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 but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,

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 against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. And while the conflicts that you have may

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 seem very physical, God wants us to understand there is a supernatural force behind them.

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 And here in chapter 2, we find another day, another day of accounting. And the repetition here,

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 it's fascinating that the description and the words that are used in chapter 2 are almost identical to

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 the Hebrew phrases that we find in chapter 1. And you're like, why bother going through all the same

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 stuff? And of course, no word is wasted in the scriptures. So it's here for a reason. And I believe

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 the reason that it's here is to help us understand, emphasize once again, God is in control. God's

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 authority is on display. That the supernatural powers and in the future, all of human powers are subject to

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 his divine authority. And just to help you know that this isn't just a one-time thing taking place in

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 chapter 1. It's repeated for us in chapter 2 to assure our hearts and encourage us, God is in control.

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 You can trust him. God is ultimate in authority. He's over his creation. So we can rest in the fact

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 that God's supreme, that nothing happens in this life. And as we continue to work our way through

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 this passage, nothing happens in this life that he doesn't know about. And he hasn't at least given

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 permission to take place. God says to Satan, have you considered? Have you considered? Literally, this is,

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 have you set your heart on him? Have you made him the focus of your attention? Have you looked at his

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 life? Have you zeroed your focus, narrowed your focus? Have you understood that there's something

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 unique about his life? And of course, Satan had taken notice. And God draws attention to him as being a

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 blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. And the commendation, there is none

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 like him on the earth. Wow! Can you even imagine that? I can think very easily, even in this

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 fellowship, the number of people that are more godly and more mature spiritually than I am. And yet, Job

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 himself, God draws attention to everybody on the earth. Nobody like this guy. Nobody. Not one person.

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 He calls attention to his blamelessness, which speaks of his standing before the Lord.

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 God. And blamelessness, of course, isn't perfection. But blamelessness is sincerity. It's authenticity.

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 It's that Job was the same person on the inside as he was on the outside. What you saw in Job is what

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 you got. And there was purity about him. There was this integrity about his life. Authenticity.

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 You knew what to expect. You knew the kind of person he was. He wasn't two-faced. He wasn't something

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 over here and something different over there. The posture of his standing before the Lord.

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 But not only that, but also he was upright, which speaks of his standing before men.

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 Shifts its focus a little bit so that we understand there wasn't just a vertical relationship with God

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 that was in line, but it transcended to this horizontal relationship with others that was also

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 in line. That Job treated others with respect and kindness and also with the kind of compassion

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 and tenderness that you would expect. He dealt with them fairly, but he feared God.

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 And the reverence that is expressed here is his posture towards God himself.

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 Turning to him. Respecting him. And you get the sense of this real presence that Job was aware

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 of God's presence to such a degree that he couldn't even imagine himself doing the wrong thing

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 because he knew God was there and he feared how God would respond.

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 So he feared God. He worshipped God. He was devoted to God. But he also turned away from evil.

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 And that was kind of the response, the other reaction. So he's turning to God. Turning away from evil.

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 And he's holding fast. He's holding fast when things are really, really hard.

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 And we got a sense of how hard things were in the first chapter.

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 Wave upon wave upon wave of tragedy that crashes down on his life.

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 He hears one word of tragedy and losing the things that God has blessed him with.

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 And before he can catch his breath, before he can get his bearings,

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 it crashes down again with another wave upon his life.

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 Losing his sheep.

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 Silence that followed instead of an interruption.

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 And that was by design as well.

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 The trouble and difficulty and confusion of this scenario must have been challenging for Job

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 because whether it was coming from a human standpoint

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 or whether it was coming from a divine standpoint,

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 like this fire of God that came down on his sheep,

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 consumed them, there was nothing left.

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 And then the wind that comes and hits the four corners of the house.

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 And by the way, those of you who know wind, wind doesn't do that.

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 Wind strikes a side of the house, not the corners, and all the way around.

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 This was by design meant to showcase or at least confuse Job, deceive him into thinking,

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 this is from God.

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 God's responsible.

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 And so since God is responsible,

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 you must have done something to show that God is now against you.

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 So God's commendation.

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 And then we move to Satan's accusation in verses 4 and 5.

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 Satan answered the Lord and said, skin for skin.

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 All that a man has, he will give for his life.

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 But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh,

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 and he will curse you to your face.

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 We've heard that before.

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 Satan demands that God removes now all the boundaries.

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 He's demanded that God remove boundaries in chapter 1.

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 And God has graciously removed some of those boundaries.

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 But this is the one boundary that was left.

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 We see that in chapter 1, verse 12.

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 It says,

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 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

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 And so now Satan demands that this last boundary,

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 this last obstacle, this last barrier is removed

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 so he can have all of Job for himself.

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 Satan's accusation to God is,

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 you are still holding out.

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 You are still holding back.

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 You are still buying him off.

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 This is all of your fault.

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 You're just trying to insulate him from the inevitable.

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 You take this away,

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 and he's going to curse you to your face.

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 But you know that,

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 so you're not going to remove that barrier.

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 And so in his manipulating, accusatory tactics,

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 Satan is actually accusing God of wrong.

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 God, you're not pure.

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 You're not righteous.

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 And you remove this edge,

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 it'll be all over.

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 Satan's accusation.

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 He is now pulling out all the stops.

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 He unloads his entire arsenal against him.

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 And by the way,

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 don't be misled to think

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 that what we're going to see here

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 is just a physical trauma on Job's life.

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 It is total.

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 It's comprehensive.

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 Yes, it is physical.

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 But there is emotional trauma.

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 There is spiritual trauma.

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 There is psychological trauma.

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 There is relational trauma.

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 He's going to experience it all

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 because let me tell you,

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 God giving permission to Satan

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 to do whatever he wants,

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 just don't take his life,

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 that's the only boundary.

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 You can better believe

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 Satan is going to do everything

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 that's in his power.

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 I am going to bring him down.

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 Just you watch.

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 That was Satan's accusation.

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 And so he says,

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 skin for skin.

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 Let me touch his body.

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 And then we'll see how much he loves you.

00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:33.700
 Yeah.

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 And those of you who know

00:22:36.660 --> 00:22:38.840
 a little bit about

00:22:38.840 --> 00:22:41.000
 having a skin disease

00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:43.779
 or know somebody with a skin disease,

00:22:43.779 --> 00:22:45.620
 even for just a little bit,

00:22:45.740 --> 00:22:48.860
 you know that the things that happen

00:22:48.860 --> 00:22:50.420
 outside of you,

00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:52.819
 however difficult they might be,

00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:55.799
 those things that are loss of family,

00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:57.120
 loss of job,

00:22:57.460 --> 00:22:58.460
 loss of income,

00:22:58.620 --> 00:22:59.500
 all those things,

00:22:59.559 --> 00:23:00.180
 they're hard.

00:23:00.180 --> 00:23:01.019
 They're devastating,

00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:02.240
 but they can be covered up.

00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:04.140
 You can find an escape

00:23:04.140 --> 00:23:05.160
 for those things,

00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:07.759
 but when it is your life,

00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:09.180
 when it is your body,

00:23:09.359 --> 00:23:11.380
 there is no relief.

00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:13.839
 And then it becomes very personal

00:23:13.839 --> 00:23:15.359
 and very hard.

00:23:19.519 --> 00:23:20.940
 This is what we're talking about.

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 And so Satan is interested

00:23:27.019 --> 00:23:29.620
 in bringing Job down.

00:23:29.619 --> 00:23:33.979
 And so he will do whatever it takes.

00:23:34.919 --> 00:23:35.719
 He's going to say,

00:23:36.119 --> 00:23:37.559
 let him suffer in this way

00:23:37.559 --> 00:23:39.739
 and he will curse you to your face.

00:23:40.859 --> 00:23:41.659
 And by the way,

00:23:41.699 --> 00:23:43.459
 this is an interesting word in the Hebrew

00:23:43.459 --> 00:23:45.500
 and I want to spend a whole lot of time here,

00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:47.959
 but the word curse is the word barak,

00:23:48.259 --> 00:23:49.879
 which is also the word for bless.

00:23:50.099 --> 00:23:52.419
 We have now seen this for the fifth time

00:23:52.419 --> 00:23:54.759
 in this passage, okay?

00:23:54.759 --> 00:23:56.700
 So bless and curse,

00:23:56.940 --> 00:23:59.359
 they're used interchangeably already

00:23:59.359 --> 00:24:01.379
 throughout the first chapter.

00:24:01.680 --> 00:24:02.720
 Let me just give you a couple examples.

00:24:03.059 --> 00:24:04.839
 Job 1, 5, okay?

00:24:05.240 --> 00:24:06.680
 The very end of the verse,

00:24:06.759 --> 00:24:07.259
 it says,

00:24:07.660 --> 00:24:09.879
 it may be that my children have sinned

00:24:09.879 --> 00:24:11.819
 and cursed God in their hearts.

00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:13.039
 That's the word barak.

00:24:13.160 --> 00:24:14.440
 That's also the word bless.

00:24:15.180 --> 00:24:17.160
 And then in verse 10 of chapter 1,

00:24:17.379 --> 00:24:17.859
 it says,

00:24:18.099 --> 00:24:20.319
 you have blessed the work of his hands

00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:23.480
 and his possessions have increased in the land.

00:24:24.439 --> 00:24:25.659
 And then in verse 11,

00:24:26.179 --> 00:24:27.779
 Satan will use the same word barak,

00:24:27.899 --> 00:24:28.819
 only he'll use it in the word,

00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:30.059
 in the sense of to curse.

00:24:30.159 --> 00:24:30.819
 He says this,

00:24:31.200 --> 00:24:33.419
 stretch out your hand and touch all that he has,

00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:35.019
 he will curse you to your face.

00:24:35.500 --> 00:24:37.519
 And then in Job chapter 1, verse 21,

00:24:38.379 --> 00:24:38.879
 it says,

00:24:39.139 --> 00:24:40.639
 naked I came from my mother's womb,

00:24:41.019 --> 00:24:41.859
 naked I'll return,

00:24:42.259 --> 00:24:43.099
 the Lord gives,

00:24:43.339 --> 00:24:44.419
 the Lord takes away,

00:24:44.759 --> 00:24:46.019
 blessed be the name of the Lord.

00:24:46.019 --> 00:24:47.299
 That's the same word.

00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:49.079
 What is going on here?

00:24:50.319 --> 00:24:54.619
 I think it's a great reminder for us

00:24:54.619 --> 00:24:57.359
 of how easy it is for us to teeter

00:24:57.359 --> 00:25:00.099
 between blessing and cursing.

00:25:01.619 --> 00:25:02.519
 We know that.

00:25:03.579 --> 00:25:04.019
 James,

00:25:04.939 --> 00:25:06.220
 the half-brother of Jesus,

00:25:06.359 --> 00:25:07.379
 draws attention to that

00:25:07.379 --> 00:25:09.460
 when he talks about the dangers of the tongue.

00:25:09.679 --> 00:25:09.980
 He says,

00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:10.159
 you know,

00:25:10.220 --> 00:25:12.799
 with the mouth we curse and we bless.

00:25:12.799 --> 00:25:14.000
 How is it possible

00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:16.939
 for sweet water and bitter water

00:25:16.939 --> 00:25:18.359
 to come out of the same place?

00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:20.979
 Why do you allow your tongue

00:25:20.979 --> 00:25:23.979
 to be the source of blessing and cursing?

00:25:24.119 --> 00:25:24.899
 It shouldn't be.

00:25:24.979 --> 00:25:27.119
 But that is our nature, is it not?

00:25:28.039 --> 00:25:29.959
 We teeter between the two.

00:25:32.319 --> 00:25:32.799
 But dads,

00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:36.319
 you lead with your mouth.

00:25:37.579 --> 00:25:38.779
 I want you to realize,

00:25:39.439 --> 00:25:41.019
 you lead with your mouth.

00:25:41.019 --> 00:25:43.660
 You lead with the things you say.

00:25:44.099 --> 00:25:46.220
 You lead with the words

00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:47.900
 that either bless or curse.

00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:49.559
 You lead with the words

00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:53.779
 that are either affirming and encouraging

00:25:53.779 --> 00:25:56.559
 or critical and condemning.

00:25:57.039 --> 00:25:58.200
 You lead with the words

00:25:58.200 --> 00:25:59.940
 that are words of faith,

00:26:00.420 --> 00:26:01.819
 that we believe in God,

00:26:01.980 --> 00:26:02.960
 that he is good,

00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:04.319
 we can trust him.

00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:05.200
 Or you say,

00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:06.039
 oh man,

00:26:06.080 --> 00:26:07.500
 I don't know what we're going to do.

00:26:07.819 --> 00:26:09.259
 The bottom has fallen out.

00:26:09.539 --> 00:26:10.779
 My life is a mess.

00:26:11.039 --> 00:26:12.980
 What will you do with your words

00:26:12.980 --> 00:26:14.900
 to lead your families?

00:26:16.960 --> 00:26:17.980
 It's so important.

00:26:17.980 --> 00:26:22.819
 The balance beam is so critical.

00:26:23.140 --> 00:26:25.819
 The toggling between blessing and cursing

00:26:25.819 --> 00:26:27.539
 is so delicate in our lives

00:26:27.539 --> 00:26:29.259
 and so important nonetheless.

00:26:30.400 --> 00:26:32.539
 And Jesus will draw attention to that

00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:34.680
 as he's talking to his audiences.

00:26:35.559 --> 00:26:37.899
 He says to the Pharisees,

00:26:38.639 --> 00:26:40.899
 for out of the abundance of the heart,

00:26:41.079 --> 00:26:42.460
 the mouth speaks.

00:26:44.460 --> 00:26:46.720
 Out of the abundance of the heart,

00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:48.139
 the mouth speaks.

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:52.619
 I know and people can know who you are

00:26:52.619 --> 00:26:55.519
 by the consistent pattern of the words

00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:57.019
 that come out of your mouth,

00:26:57.139 --> 00:26:58.839
 especially your family.

00:26:59.879 --> 00:27:01.180
 Lead with words.

00:27:01.180 --> 00:27:03.860
 And it will echo the heart

00:27:03.860 --> 00:27:05.360
 of one who loves God,

00:27:05.460 --> 00:27:06.200
 I trust.

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:09.039
 And that's why the psalmist says this

00:27:09.039 --> 00:27:10.200
 in Psalm 19, 14.

00:27:10.840 --> 00:27:11.259
 He says,

00:27:11.420 --> 00:27:12.560
 let the words of my mouth

00:27:12.560 --> 00:27:14.340
 in the meditation of my heart

00:27:14.340 --> 00:27:16.680
 be acceptable in your sight,

00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:17.600
 O God,

00:27:17.660 --> 00:27:18.640
 my strength and my redeemer.

00:27:19.480 --> 00:27:21.320
 Let the consistency,

00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:22.400
 integrity,

00:27:22.880 --> 00:27:24.340
 blamelessness of my heart,

00:27:24.420 --> 00:27:26.920
 may it show up in how I live

00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:27.980
 and how I speak.

00:27:28.279 --> 00:27:29.440
 May there be consistency

00:27:29.440 --> 00:27:30.380
 between the two.

00:27:31.180 --> 00:27:32.220
 So that people know

00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:34.480
 I'm a person of integrity.

00:27:36.640 --> 00:27:37.900
 How will God respond now?

00:27:38.600 --> 00:27:40.120
 The accusation has flown.

00:27:41.539 --> 00:27:42.039
 Will you say,

00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:43.400
 no, Satan, I'm sorry.

00:27:43.980 --> 00:27:45.299
 You've had your chance.

00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:47.580
 Or, no, Satan,

00:27:47.700 --> 00:27:48.840
 he belongs to me.

00:27:49.299 --> 00:27:50.380
 He's suffered enough.

00:27:50.620 --> 00:27:51.279
 Let him go.

00:27:52.420 --> 00:27:52.920
 No, actually,

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:53.840
 God grants permission.

00:27:53.839 --> 00:27:55.079
 And by the way,

00:27:55.240 --> 00:27:57.480
 God may grant permission

00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:58.919
 to the enemy

00:27:58.919 --> 00:28:01.559
 to allow you to suffer.

00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:04.019
 God grants permission.

00:28:04.679 --> 00:28:05.779
 We see that in verse 6.

00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:07.839
 The Lord said to Satan,

00:28:08.019 --> 00:28:08.480
 behold,

00:28:08.859 --> 00:28:10.119
 he is in your hand.

00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:12.619
 Only spare his life.

00:28:13.379 --> 00:28:14.819
 Only spare his life.

00:28:14.819 --> 00:28:18.059
 Last week,

00:28:19.259 --> 00:28:21.159
 Pastor Paul made a clear distinction

00:28:21.159 --> 00:28:22.379
 that's worth repeating.

00:28:23.279 --> 00:28:25.919
 He helped us to be reminded

00:28:25.919 --> 00:28:26.519
 of the fact

00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:27.599
 that Satan,

00:28:28.099 --> 00:28:29.480
 while he may have power,

00:28:29.819 --> 00:28:31.539
 he is not all-powerful.

00:28:31.740 --> 00:28:32.279
 Remember that?

00:28:33.019 --> 00:28:33.759
 And Satan,

00:28:34.220 --> 00:28:36.240
 while he may know some things,

00:28:36.419 --> 00:28:37.799
 he is not all-knowing

00:28:37.799 --> 00:28:39.119
 like our God is.

00:28:39.119 --> 00:28:40.559
 And Satan,

00:28:40.879 --> 00:28:42.079
 while he is present,

00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:43.639
 he is not omnipresent

00:28:43.639 --> 00:28:44.639
 or all-present.

00:28:45.179 --> 00:28:45.959
 He's limited.

00:28:46.759 --> 00:28:47.259
 And Satan,

00:28:47.699 --> 00:28:48.419
 while he has

00:28:48.419 --> 00:28:50.719
 some measure of power

00:28:50.719 --> 00:28:51.799
 that he can exercise

00:28:51.799 --> 00:28:53.119
 in this world

00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:54.059
 and in this life,

00:28:54.179 --> 00:28:55.259
 it is all under

00:28:55.259 --> 00:28:56.259
 the accountability

00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:57.819
 of God himself.

00:28:58.500 --> 00:29:00.139
 He answers to God.

00:29:01.599 --> 00:29:03.359
 God grants permission.

00:29:04.979 --> 00:29:06.219
 The Lord said,

00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:06.719
 behold,

00:29:06.719 --> 00:29:08.059
 he is in your hand.

00:29:08.059 --> 00:29:10.659
 only spare his life.

00:29:12.139 --> 00:29:13.779
 And we see

00:29:13.779 --> 00:29:14.599
 that God not only

00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:15.299
 grants permission,

00:29:15.419 --> 00:29:16.839
 but it helps to provide

00:29:16.839 --> 00:29:18.579
 maybe some answers

00:29:18.579 --> 00:29:20.240
 for verse 3,

00:29:20.379 --> 00:29:21.960
 the last part of verse 3,

00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:23.059
 which may seem

00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:24.779
 a bit confusing to us.

00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:26.200
 It says this,

00:29:26.259 --> 00:29:28.019
 although God says to Satan,

00:29:28.440 --> 00:29:30.579
 you incited me against him

00:29:30.579 --> 00:29:31.740
 to destroy him

00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:32.639
 without reason.

00:29:32.919 --> 00:29:33.460
 What?

00:29:34.240 --> 00:29:35.759
 What does that mean?

00:29:35.759 --> 00:29:37.099
 You incited me?

00:29:38.059 --> 00:29:40.819
 And I think the challenge

00:29:40.819 --> 00:29:44.500
 is that in our English vocabulary,

00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:46.639
 incite kind of has

00:29:46.639 --> 00:29:48.700
 the idea of force.

00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:50.299
 You forced me into this.

00:29:50.519 --> 00:29:52.079
 You backed me into a corner.

00:29:52.339 --> 00:29:53.740
 You have manipulated me

00:29:53.740 --> 00:29:54.519
 into doing this.

00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:56.179
 You've influenced me

00:29:56.179 --> 00:29:57.419
 and I could not push back.

00:29:57.420 --> 00:29:58.980
 But that's not the concept

00:29:58.980 --> 00:30:00.460
 that we're talking about here.

00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:01.900
 It is a concept

00:30:01.900 --> 00:30:02.700
 of accountability.

00:30:03.340 --> 00:30:03.800
 And God

00:30:03.800 --> 00:30:05.039
 is ultimately

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:06.600
 and supremely

00:30:06.600 --> 00:30:07.740
 in authority

00:30:07.740 --> 00:30:09.980
 over every circumstance.

00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:11.900
 Although he may not be

00:30:11.900 --> 00:30:12.620
 the instrument

00:30:12.620 --> 00:30:13.500
 for pain,

00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:14.980
 the instrument for sin,

00:30:15.140 --> 00:30:15.880
 he is

00:30:15.880 --> 00:30:17.180
 ultimately accountable.

00:30:17.400 --> 00:30:18.539
 And that raises,

00:30:18.800 --> 00:30:19.060
 too,

00:30:19.300 --> 00:30:20.480
 really encouraging things

00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:21.279
 I want to just draw

00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:21.880
 to your attention

00:30:21.880 --> 00:30:22.980
 before we move on.

00:30:22.980 --> 00:30:24.880
 And that is this.

00:30:25.620 --> 00:30:28.000
 Every trouble you face

00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:30.000
 is under the watchful eye

00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:30.640
 of God.

00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:34.799
 Every trouble you face

00:30:34.799 --> 00:30:36.660
 is under the watchful eye

00:30:36.660 --> 00:30:37.059
 of God.

00:30:37.740 --> 00:30:39.900
 You will not experience

00:30:39.900 --> 00:30:42.079
 anything in this life

00:30:42.079 --> 00:30:43.160
 or the next,

00:30:43.279 --> 00:30:43.779
 by the way,

00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:46.960
 that God hasn't sanctioned

00:30:46.960 --> 00:30:47.660
 or permitted.

00:30:48.620 --> 00:30:50.000
 Satan does not have

00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:50.840
 unlimited,

00:30:51.519 --> 00:30:52.200
 free access

00:30:52.200 --> 00:30:52.980
 to you.

00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:54.400
 It is all under

00:30:54.400 --> 00:30:55.539
 the authority of God.

00:30:55.539 --> 00:30:57.420
 Under his watchful eye.

00:30:57.579 --> 00:30:58.259
 He knows.

00:30:58.539 --> 00:30:59.100
 He loves.

00:30:59.299 --> 00:31:00.240
 It's his design.

00:31:00.579 --> 00:31:01.240
 He is able

00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:01.920
 to help.

00:31:03.980 --> 00:31:04.480
 Second,

00:31:05.440 --> 00:31:06.819
 every trouble

00:31:06.819 --> 00:31:08.019
 you face

00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:10.319
 has a way

00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:11.460
 to enjoy

00:31:11.460 --> 00:31:12.500
 and experience

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:14.360
 the strengthening power

00:31:14.360 --> 00:31:14.880
 of God

00:31:14.880 --> 00:31:15.360
 to endure.

00:31:15.359 --> 00:31:17.479
 every trouble

00:31:17.479 --> 00:31:18.299
 you face,

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:20.139
 for lack of a better way

00:31:20.139 --> 00:31:20.500
 to put it,

00:31:20.619 --> 00:31:21.699
 is endurable.

00:31:22.399 --> 00:31:22.639
 Okay?

00:31:23.299 --> 00:31:24.459
 1 Corinthians 10.13

00:31:24.459 --> 00:31:25.179
 says this.

00:31:25.679 --> 00:31:26.279
 No temptation

00:31:26.279 --> 00:31:27.159
 has overtaken you

00:31:27.159 --> 00:31:28.519
 that is common to man.

00:31:29.159 --> 00:31:31.079
 God is faithful.

00:31:31.159 --> 00:31:31.919
 Can you say that with me?

00:31:32.459 --> 00:31:34.319
 God is faithful.

00:31:35.359 --> 00:31:36.199
 He will not let you

00:31:36.199 --> 00:31:36.659
 to be tempted

00:31:36.659 --> 00:31:37.459
 beyond your ability,

00:31:37.819 --> 00:31:39.059
 but with the temptation

00:31:39.059 --> 00:31:41.379
 he will also provide

00:31:41.379 --> 00:31:42.719
 the way of escape

00:31:42.719 --> 00:31:44.039
 that you may be able

00:31:44.039 --> 00:31:44.719
 to endure it.

00:31:46.179 --> 00:31:46.740
 Dads,

00:31:47.399 --> 00:31:47.879
 men,

00:31:48.419 --> 00:31:49.259
 young and old,

00:31:49.859 --> 00:31:50.939
 no pressure

00:31:50.939 --> 00:31:51.799
 that you face

00:31:51.799 --> 00:31:54.699
 is a pressure

00:31:54.699 --> 00:31:56.779
 that you cannot endure

00:31:56.779 --> 00:31:58.139
 with the help

00:31:58.139 --> 00:31:58.859
 and strength

00:31:58.859 --> 00:31:59.459
 of God.

00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:01.559
 You can do it

00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:02.579
 with God's help.

00:32:02.819 --> 00:32:03.000
 But,

00:32:03.299 --> 00:32:04.299
 here's the thing.

00:32:04.979 --> 00:32:05.599
 Is God,

00:32:05.859 --> 00:32:06.079
 oh,

00:32:06.319 --> 00:32:07.139
 he allows

00:32:07.139 --> 00:32:07.979
 the pressure

00:32:07.979 --> 00:32:09.179
 to come

00:32:09.179 --> 00:32:10.500
 so that we

00:32:10.500 --> 00:32:11.159
 as men

00:32:11.159 --> 00:32:11.939
 can finally say,

00:32:12.019 --> 00:32:12.379
 okay,

00:32:12.919 --> 00:32:13.459
 uncle,

00:32:13.460 --> 00:32:14.500
 we need help.

00:32:14.920 --> 00:32:15.759
 We let go.

00:32:15.940 --> 00:32:16.920
 We need you

00:32:16.920 --> 00:32:18.480
 to help carry us,

00:32:18.620 --> 00:32:18.759
 Lord.

00:32:19.759 --> 00:32:21.740
 He will apply

00:32:21.740 --> 00:32:22.480
 that pressure

00:32:22.480 --> 00:32:23.740
 until we get

00:32:23.740 --> 00:32:24.259
 to that point.

00:32:24.319 --> 00:32:25.160
 So get to that point

00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:26.519
 sooner than later,

00:32:26.620 --> 00:32:26.900
 okay?

00:32:29.120 --> 00:32:30.220
 But every trouble

00:32:30.220 --> 00:32:30.779
 you face

00:32:30.779 --> 00:32:31.720
 is endurable

00:32:31.720 --> 00:32:32.960
 because God

00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:34.640
 will carry you

00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:35.680
 if you trust him.

00:32:37.339 --> 00:32:38.259
 God still allows

00:32:38.259 --> 00:32:38.920
 this attack

00:32:38.920 --> 00:32:40.460
 and God,

00:32:41.380 --> 00:32:42.160
 this is the other

00:32:42.160 --> 00:32:43.620
 amazing part

00:32:43.620 --> 00:32:46.059
 about this book,

00:32:46.700 --> 00:32:48.220
 God already knows

00:32:48.220 --> 00:32:48.980
 the outcome,

00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:50.059
 okay?

00:32:50.059 --> 00:32:52.000
 So God permits

00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:53.179
 Satan

00:32:53.179 --> 00:32:54.500
 to attack

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:56.379
 in every way

00:32:56.379 --> 00:32:57.240
 imaginable

00:32:57.240 --> 00:32:59.319
 and the challenge

00:32:59.319 --> 00:32:59.819
 is

00:32:59.819 --> 00:33:00.599
 he is going

00:33:00.599 --> 00:33:01.279
 to curse you

00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:02.000
 to your face,

00:33:02.159 --> 00:33:03.000
 he's not going

00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:03.859
 to remain true,

00:33:04.159 --> 00:33:04.980
 he's going

00:33:04.980 --> 00:33:05.619
 to fail,

00:33:05.899 --> 00:33:06.319
 he's going

00:33:06.319 --> 00:33:06.980
 to be destroyed,

00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:07.839
 I'm bringing him

00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:08.220
 down,

00:33:08.500 --> 00:33:08.919
 he's going

00:33:08.919 --> 00:33:09.740
 to curse you

00:33:09.740 --> 00:33:10.740
 but God's like,

00:33:10.899 --> 00:33:12.259
 no,

00:33:12.539 --> 00:33:13.099
 he's not

00:33:13.099 --> 00:33:15.019
 because I'm

00:33:15.019 --> 00:33:15.679
 going to carry him

00:33:15.679 --> 00:33:18.419
 and you can't

00:33:18.419 --> 00:33:19.039
 touch this.

00:33:20.059 --> 00:33:20.879
 You can't come

00:33:20.879 --> 00:33:21.700
 against this power,

00:33:22.299 --> 00:33:23.500
 I'm in control.

00:33:25.859 --> 00:33:26.359
 So every,

00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:28.059
 every suffering

00:33:28.059 --> 00:33:28.859
 you face

00:33:28.859 --> 00:33:31.440
 is endurable

00:33:31.440 --> 00:33:32.379
 because of the

00:33:32.379 --> 00:33:33.000
 power of God.

00:33:33.899 --> 00:33:34.139
 Alright,

00:33:35.039 --> 00:33:35.579
 that was

00:33:35.579 --> 00:33:36.599
 Job,

00:33:36.659 --> 00:33:37.379
 a man of integrity,

00:33:37.579 --> 00:33:38.339
 now we have

00:33:38.339 --> 00:33:38.859
 a couple minutes

00:33:38.859 --> 00:33:39.500
 to talk about

00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:40.079
 Job,

00:33:40.159 --> 00:33:40.980
 a man of endurance,

00:33:41.619 --> 00:33:42.559
 a man of endurance.

00:33:44.379 --> 00:33:45.299
 Verses 7

00:33:45.299 --> 00:33:47.679
 to 13,

00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:49.179
 so Satan

00:33:49.180 --> 00:33:50.240
 went out

00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:50.880
 from the presence

00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:51.440
 of the Lord

00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:52.700
 and struck

00:33:52.700 --> 00:33:53.240
 Job with

00:33:53.240 --> 00:33:55.160
 loathsome sores

00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:56.320
 from the sole

00:33:56.320 --> 00:33:57.240
 of his foot

00:33:57.240 --> 00:33:58.320
 to the crown

00:33:58.320 --> 00:33:59.039
 of his head.

00:33:59.400 --> 00:33:59.519
 Okay,

00:34:00.259 --> 00:34:01.500
 sole of his foot

00:34:01.500 --> 00:34:02.440
 to the crown

00:34:02.440 --> 00:34:03.120
 of his head.

00:34:03.580 --> 00:34:04.140
 Totality

00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:05.960
 of this physical

00:34:05.960 --> 00:34:06.680
 suffering now

00:34:06.680 --> 00:34:07.299
 that he's going

00:34:07.299 --> 00:34:07.840
 to experience.

00:34:08.740 --> 00:34:09.460
 And he took,

00:34:09.559 --> 00:34:10.240
 speaking of Job

00:34:10.240 --> 00:34:10.519
 now,

00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:11.500
 a piece of

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:12.220
 broken pottery

00:34:12.220 --> 00:34:13.300
 with which to

00:34:13.300 --> 00:34:14.099
 scrape himself

00:34:14.099 --> 00:34:15.079
 while he sat

00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:15.720
 in the ashes.

00:34:16.860 --> 00:34:17.180
 Job,

00:34:17.260 --> 00:34:17.980
 a man of endurance,

00:34:18.139 --> 00:34:18.820
 that's what we see.

00:34:19.179 --> 00:34:21.039
 And this,

00:34:21.460 --> 00:34:22.919
 a sudden attack

00:34:22.919 --> 00:34:23.879
 from the enemy.

00:34:24.279 --> 00:34:24.659
 First,

00:34:25.199 --> 00:34:26.299
 a sudden attack

00:34:26.299 --> 00:34:27.500
 from the enemy.

00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:30.259
 Almost simultaneously

00:34:30.259 --> 00:34:32.639
 with getting permission,

00:34:33.079 --> 00:34:34.199
 now Job is afflicted.

00:34:34.639 --> 00:34:35.879
 This instantaneous

00:34:35.879 --> 00:34:37.239
 affliction

00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:38.940
 that pops out

00:34:38.940 --> 00:34:40.359
 all over Job's body

00:34:40.359 --> 00:34:42.799
 and it is horrendous.

00:34:43.019 --> 00:34:44.319
 It is awful.

00:34:44.819 --> 00:34:45.480
 It's horrific.

00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:48.340
 It's described

00:34:48.340 --> 00:34:49.960
 throughout this book.

00:34:50.659 --> 00:34:51.619
 We see that,

00:34:51.860 --> 00:34:52.900
 especially in Job

00:34:52.900 --> 00:34:53.579
 chapter 7.

00:34:54.280 --> 00:34:55.300
 We see the restless

00:34:55.300 --> 00:34:56.380
 nights that Job

00:34:56.380 --> 00:34:56.780
 endured.

00:34:57.599 --> 00:34:57.820
 He says,

00:34:57.900 --> 00:34:58.579
 when I lie down,

00:34:58.679 --> 00:34:59.559
 I say,

00:34:59.760 --> 00:35:01.039
 when shall I arise?

00:35:01.260 --> 00:35:01.780
 But the night

00:35:01.780 --> 00:35:02.619
 is so long

00:35:02.619 --> 00:35:03.599
 and I'm full of

00:35:03.599 --> 00:35:05.179
 tossing until the dawn.

00:35:05.579 --> 00:35:06.679
 In verse 5

00:35:06.679 --> 00:35:07.500
 of chapter 7,

00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:08.219
 it talks about

00:35:08.219 --> 00:35:08.780
 his skin.

00:35:08.780 --> 00:35:09.400
 My flesh

00:35:09.400 --> 00:35:10.460
 is clothed

00:35:10.460 --> 00:35:11.460
 with worms

00:35:11.460 --> 00:35:12.540
 and dirt.

00:35:12.980 --> 00:35:13.380
 Imagine.

00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:15.080
 Clothed

00:35:15.080 --> 00:35:15.760
 with worms

00:35:15.760 --> 00:35:16.400
 and dirt.

00:35:17.900 --> 00:35:18.680
 My skin

00:35:18.680 --> 00:35:19.480
 hardens,

00:35:19.700 --> 00:35:20.480
 then breaks

00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:21.360
 out afresh.

00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:23.980
 Job 7,

00:35:24.040 --> 00:35:24.420
 14.

00:35:25.300 --> 00:35:26.160
 You scare me

00:35:26.160 --> 00:35:26.820
 with dreams

00:35:26.820 --> 00:35:28.280
 and terrify me

00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:29.200
 with visions.

00:35:30.460 --> 00:35:31.980
 In chapter 7,

00:35:32.040 --> 00:35:33.019
 verse 15.

00:35:33.019 --> 00:35:35.159
 I would choose

00:35:35.159 --> 00:35:36.800
 strangling in death

00:35:36.800 --> 00:35:38.639
 rather than my bones.

00:35:39.380 --> 00:35:40.280
 In chapter 16,

00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:40.780
 verse 8,

00:35:41.820 --> 00:35:42.159
 he says,

00:35:42.259 --> 00:35:43.639
 he has shriveled me up,

00:35:44.460 --> 00:35:45.139
 which is a witness

00:35:45.139 --> 00:35:45.759
 against me

00:35:45.759 --> 00:35:48.719
 and my leanness

00:35:48.719 --> 00:35:49.880
 has risen up

00:35:49.880 --> 00:35:50.500
 against me.

00:35:50.699 --> 00:35:51.679
 It testifies

00:35:51.679 --> 00:35:52.519
 to my face.

00:35:53.980 --> 00:35:55.239
 In chapter 30,

00:35:55.300 --> 00:35:55.699
 verse 30,

00:35:55.739 --> 00:35:56.139
 he says,

00:35:56.259 --> 00:35:56.900
 my skin

00:35:56.900 --> 00:35:58.000
 turns black

00:35:58.000 --> 00:35:59.000
 and falls

00:35:59.000 --> 00:35:59.840
 from me

00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:01.740
 and my bones

00:36:01.740 --> 00:36:02.320
 burn

00:36:02.320 --> 00:36:03.300
 with heat.

00:36:04.300 --> 00:36:04.880
 Commentators

00:36:04.880 --> 00:36:06.380
 have surmised

00:36:06.380 --> 00:36:07.000
 what kind

00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:07.680
 of illness

00:36:07.680 --> 00:36:08.840
 or disease

00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:09.660
 that Job had

00:36:09.660 --> 00:36:11.519
 and I think

00:36:11.519 --> 00:36:12.300
 that's probably

00:36:12.300 --> 00:36:13.260
 a wasted effort

00:36:13.260 --> 00:36:14.880
 and the reason

00:36:14.880 --> 00:36:15.720
 why is because

00:36:15.720 --> 00:36:16.780
 this was a

00:36:16.780 --> 00:36:18.680
 Satan-infused

00:36:18.680 --> 00:36:19.460
 disease.

00:36:20.240 --> 00:36:20.700
 Nobody

00:36:20.700 --> 00:36:21.700
 on the face

00:36:21.700 --> 00:36:22.180
 of the earth

00:36:22.180 --> 00:36:22.880
 has ever

00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:23.660
 experienced

00:36:23.660 --> 00:36:24.480
 this kind

00:36:24.480 --> 00:36:25.240
 of torment,

00:36:25.400 --> 00:36:25.960
 at least in

00:36:25.960 --> 00:36:27.300
 this physical way.

00:36:27.740 --> 00:36:28.300
 Job did

00:36:28.300 --> 00:36:29.500
 because God

00:36:29.500 --> 00:36:30.000
 gave him

00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:30.559
 permission.

00:36:31.300 --> 00:36:31.579
 By the way,

00:36:31.599 --> 00:36:32.079
 I'm not talking

00:36:32.079 --> 00:36:33.099
 about Jesus.

00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:33.539
 Of course,

00:36:33.679 --> 00:36:34.400
 Jesus endured

00:36:34.400 --> 00:36:35.099
 suffering,

00:36:35.199 --> 00:36:35.579
 but I'm talking

00:36:35.579 --> 00:36:36.179
 about the kind

00:36:36.179 --> 00:36:37.159
 of physical

00:36:37.159 --> 00:36:37.780
 torment

00:36:37.780 --> 00:36:39.360
 to his body

00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:40.239
 in this way

00:36:40.239 --> 00:36:42.260
 and this was

00:36:42.260 --> 00:36:44.500
 a Satan-infused

00:36:44.500 --> 00:36:45.260
 disease,

00:36:45.440 --> 00:36:46.199
 the worst

00:36:46.199 --> 00:36:47.099
 of the worst,

00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:49.079
 as bad as

00:36:49.079 --> 00:36:49.599
 Satan could

00:36:49.599 --> 00:36:50.380
 throw at Job

00:36:50.380 --> 00:36:51.460
 and how given

00:36:51.460 --> 00:36:52.159
 permission,

00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:53.519
 you can better

00:36:53.519 --> 00:36:54.440
 believe that

00:36:54.440 --> 00:36:55.340
 Job is going

00:36:55.340 --> 00:36:56.099
 to be doing

00:36:56.099 --> 00:36:57.679
 everything short

00:36:57.679 --> 00:36:59.219
 of Job's

00:36:59.219 --> 00:36:59.919
 life being

00:36:59.919 --> 00:37:00.559
 taken away

00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:01.099
 because that

00:37:01.099 --> 00:37:01.539
 was the one

00:37:01.539 --> 00:37:01.899
 boundary.

00:37:02.139 --> 00:37:02.599
 So everything

00:37:02.599 --> 00:37:03.199
 up to that

00:37:03.199 --> 00:37:05.059
 point is

00:37:05.059 --> 00:37:05.519
 what God

00:37:05.519 --> 00:37:05.960
 has allowed

00:37:05.960 --> 00:37:06.480
 Satan to

00:37:06.480 --> 00:37:06.739
 do.

00:37:08.899 --> 00:37:09.599
 This was not

00:37:09.599 --> 00:37:10.059
 a localized

00:37:10.059 --> 00:37:10.639
 problem.

00:37:11.419 --> 00:37:12.319
 It was from

00:37:12.319 --> 00:37:13.179
 the sole of

00:37:13.179 --> 00:37:13.679
 his foot to

00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:14.179
 the crown of

00:37:14.179 --> 00:37:14.519
 his head.

00:37:14.699 --> 00:37:15.359
 There was no

00:37:15.359 --> 00:37:16.239
 place that Job

00:37:16.239 --> 00:37:17.159
 could find that

00:37:17.159 --> 00:37:17.799
 was comfortable.

00:37:18.219 --> 00:37:19.179
 His dreams,

00:37:19.339 --> 00:37:20.039
 his sleep,

00:37:20.199 --> 00:37:20.839
 were haunted.

00:37:20.940 --> 00:37:21.319
 He couldn't

00:37:21.319 --> 00:37:22.639
 even find relief

00:37:22.639 --> 00:37:23.259
 in the night

00:37:23.259 --> 00:37:24.199
 where most of us

00:37:24.199 --> 00:37:24.519
 say, well,

00:37:24.559 --> 00:37:24.980
 at least I can

00:37:24.980 --> 00:37:25.500
 go to bed

00:37:25.500 --> 00:37:26.139
 and then

00:37:26.139 --> 00:37:27.099
 worry about

00:37:27.099 --> 00:37:27.679
 this tomorrow.

00:37:27.800 --> 00:37:28.380
 No, not

00:37:28.380 --> 00:37:29.559
 Job because

00:37:29.559 --> 00:37:30.480
 Job is going

00:37:30.480 --> 00:37:31.179
 to experience

00:37:31.179 --> 00:37:31.960
 this kind

00:37:31.960 --> 00:37:32.360
 of pain

00:37:32.360 --> 00:37:33.480
 relentlessly

00:37:33.480 --> 00:37:34.480
 enduring

00:37:34.480 --> 00:37:35.179
 all the time.

00:37:36.079 --> 00:37:36.940
 There is

00:37:36.940 --> 00:37:37.539
 no relief.

00:37:38.219 --> 00:37:39.179
 By the way,

00:37:39.679 --> 00:37:40.699
 no antibiotics,

00:37:41.659 --> 00:37:42.800
 no pain

00:37:42.800 --> 00:37:43.480
 relievers,

00:37:44.260 --> 00:37:45.179
 no special

00:37:45.179 --> 00:37:45.860
 ointments,

00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:47.079
 no one to

00:37:47.079 --> 00:37:47.619
 give attention

00:37:47.619 --> 00:37:48.460
 to his wounds,

00:37:48.940 --> 00:37:49.840
 no surgeons

00:37:49.840 --> 00:37:50.500
 to remove

00:37:50.500 --> 00:37:51.300
 the dead skin,

00:37:51.619 --> 00:37:52.719
 no specialized

00:37:52.719 --> 00:37:53.559
 dressing,

00:37:54.079 --> 00:37:54.900
 no anti-

00:37:54.900 --> 00:37:55.500
 inflammatory

00:37:55.500 --> 00:37:56.519
 drugs,

00:37:56.720 --> 00:37:57.700
 no nerve

00:37:57.700 --> 00:37:58.500
 blockers.

00:37:58.740 --> 00:37:59.420
 He is

00:37:59.420 --> 00:38:00.200
 experiencing

00:38:00.200 --> 00:38:03.139
 the breadth

00:38:03.139 --> 00:38:03.780
 and the depth

00:38:03.780 --> 00:38:04.240
 of this

00:38:04.240 --> 00:38:05.139
 with no

00:38:05.139 --> 00:38:05.960
 relief

00:38:05.960 --> 00:38:06.740
 and no

00:38:06.740 --> 00:38:07.500
 end in sight.

00:38:08.019 --> 00:38:08.440
 And what

00:38:08.440 --> 00:38:08.860
 makes this

00:38:08.860 --> 00:38:09.300
 the worst

00:38:09.300 --> 00:38:10.740
 is that

00:38:10.740 --> 00:38:12.160
 Job will

00:38:12.160 --> 00:38:12.579
 think

00:38:12.579 --> 00:38:13.380
 and his

00:38:13.380 --> 00:38:13.960
 friends will

00:38:13.960 --> 00:38:14.400
 say,

00:38:14.960 --> 00:38:15.619
 God is

00:38:15.619 --> 00:38:16.119
 against you.

00:38:16.320 --> 00:38:16.740
 That was

00:38:16.740 --> 00:38:17.039
 the hardest

00:38:17.039 --> 00:38:17.340
 thing.

00:38:18.680 --> 00:38:19.380
 But Job

00:38:19.380 --> 00:38:20.200
 continues to

00:38:20.200 --> 00:38:21.920
 maintain his

00:38:21.920 --> 00:38:22.340
 integrity.

00:38:23.320 --> 00:38:23.579
 Children

00:38:23.579 --> 00:38:24.000
 or not,

00:38:24.119 --> 00:38:24.579
 friends or

00:38:24.579 --> 00:38:24.880
 not,

00:38:25.460 --> 00:38:26.159
 regardless of

00:38:26.159 --> 00:38:27.039
 pain and

00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:27.699
 loss and

00:38:27.699 --> 00:38:28.759
 confusion and

00:38:28.759 --> 00:38:29.599
 by the way,

00:38:29.799 --> 00:38:30.420
 the silence

00:38:30.420 --> 00:38:31.360
 of God,

00:38:31.960 --> 00:38:33.199
 Job remains

00:38:33.199 --> 00:38:34.119
 true.

00:38:35.239 --> 00:38:35.480
 He

00:38:35.480 --> 00:38:36.139
 endures.

00:38:37.179 --> 00:38:37.920
 His heart

00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:39.019
 remains

00:38:39.019 --> 00:38:40.559
 loyal to

00:38:40.559 --> 00:38:40.920
 God.

00:38:40.920 --> 00:38:40.940
 God.

00:38:43.519 --> 00:38:43.880
 Next,

00:38:44.079 --> 00:38:44.420
 a moment

00:38:44.420 --> 00:38:44.920
 of weakness.

00:38:46.000 --> 00:38:46.460
 I want

00:38:46.460 --> 00:38:46.700
 to deal

00:38:46.700 --> 00:38:47.139
 with this

00:38:47.139 --> 00:38:47.840
 quickly,

00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:48.240
 but I

00:38:48.240 --> 00:38:48.440
 don't want

00:38:48.440 --> 00:38:48.740
 to run

00:38:48.740 --> 00:38:49.280
 through this

00:38:49.280 --> 00:38:50.579
 and you're

00:38:50.579 --> 00:38:50.639
 going to

00:38:50.639 --> 00:38:50.820
 have to

00:38:50.820 --> 00:38:51.180
 bear with

00:38:51.180 --> 00:38:51.440
 me

00:38:51.440 --> 00:38:52.000
 because

00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:52.860
 what I'm

00:38:52.860 --> 00:38:53.320
 about to

00:38:53.320 --> 00:38:53.860
 share with

00:38:53.860 --> 00:38:54.720
 you is

00:38:54.720 --> 00:38:56.980
 probably not

00:38:56.980 --> 00:38:57.619
 agreed on by

00:38:57.619 --> 00:38:58.480
 most commentators.

00:38:58.700 --> 00:38:58.820
 Okay?

00:38:59.200 --> 00:38:59.420
 So,

00:38:59.820 --> 00:39:00.019
 you can just

00:39:00.019 --> 00:39:00.380
 take it for

00:39:00.380 --> 00:39:01.039
 what's worth,

00:39:01.260 --> 00:39:02.000
 check out for a

00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:02.300
 couple of

00:39:02.300 --> 00:39:02.539
 minutes,

00:39:02.639 --> 00:39:03.220
 then check back

00:39:03.220 --> 00:39:03.680
 in when we

00:39:03.680 --> 00:39:04.300
 finish our

00:39:04.300 --> 00:39:04.840
 last point.

00:39:05.320 --> 00:39:05.760
 But here we

00:39:05.760 --> 00:39:05.940
 go.

00:39:06.019 --> 00:39:06.840
 Verse 9,

00:39:06.920 --> 00:39:07.500
 it says this,

00:39:07.500 --> 00:39:08.360
 then his wife

00:39:08.360 --> 00:39:09.019
 said to him,

00:39:09.260 --> 00:39:09.739
 do you still

00:39:09.739 --> 00:39:10.280
 hold fast

00:39:10.280 --> 00:39:10.860
 your integrity?

00:39:11.300 --> 00:39:12.000
 Curse God

00:39:12.000 --> 00:39:12.559
 and die.

00:39:13.380 --> 00:39:13.780
 But he said

00:39:13.780 --> 00:39:14.059
 to her,

00:39:14.500 --> 00:39:15.360
 you speak

00:39:15.360 --> 00:39:16.280
 as one of the

00:39:16.280 --> 00:39:16.739
 foolish women

00:39:16.739 --> 00:39:17.280
 would speak.

00:39:17.960 --> 00:39:18.360
 Shall we

00:39:18.360 --> 00:39:19.219
 receive good

00:39:19.219 --> 00:39:19.860
 from God

00:39:19.860 --> 00:39:21.000
 and shall we

00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:22.219
 not receive

00:39:22.219 --> 00:39:22.639
 evil?

00:39:23.119 --> 00:39:24.360
 In all this,

00:39:24.579 --> 00:39:25.440
 Job did not

00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:26.679
 sin with his

00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:26.940
 lips.

00:39:27.059 --> 00:39:27.539
 And by the way,

00:39:27.719 --> 00:39:28.159
 as we've just

00:39:28.159 --> 00:39:28.480
 learned,

00:39:28.739 --> 00:39:29.079
 he didn't sin

00:39:29.079 --> 00:39:29.599
 with his lips

00:39:29.599 --> 00:39:30.300
 and he hasn't

00:39:30.300 --> 00:39:30.940
 sinned with his

00:39:30.940 --> 00:39:31.500
 heart because

00:39:31.500 --> 00:39:32.679
 the lips are an

00:39:32.679 --> 00:39:33.480
 expression of

00:39:33.480 --> 00:39:34.099
 what's going on

00:39:34.099 --> 00:39:34.699
 inside.

00:39:34.940 --> 00:39:35.079
 Okay?

00:39:35.400 --> 00:39:35.860
 But I want

00:39:35.860 --> 00:39:36.099
 to just,

00:39:36.420 --> 00:39:36.739
 I want to

00:39:36.739 --> 00:39:37.519
 pause for a

00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:37.839
 moment and

00:39:37.839 --> 00:39:38.239
 talk about

00:39:38.239 --> 00:39:38.839
 Job's wife.

00:39:39.239 --> 00:39:39.479
 Okay?

00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:40.399
 And I want

00:39:40.399 --> 00:39:40.919
 to talk about

00:39:40.919 --> 00:39:41.519
 a moment of

00:39:41.519 --> 00:39:41.899
 weakness.

00:39:43.539 --> 00:39:44.559
 I believe this

00:39:44.559 --> 00:39:45.539
 is a response

00:39:45.539 --> 00:39:46.559
 of weakness.

00:39:47.539 --> 00:39:48.319
 I believe,

00:39:48.439 --> 00:39:48.679
 it's my

00:39:48.679 --> 00:39:49.419
 personal conviction

00:39:49.419 --> 00:39:50.899
 that she is

00:39:50.899 --> 00:39:51.939
 responding in

00:39:51.939 --> 00:39:53.079
 pity to her

00:39:53.079 --> 00:39:54.919
 suffering husband.

00:39:56.119 --> 00:39:56.919
 Job's wife

00:39:56.919 --> 00:39:57.399
 is here,

00:39:57.500 --> 00:39:57.959
 by the way,

00:39:58.059 --> 00:39:59.000
 to show us

00:39:59.000 --> 00:40:00.019
 what every

00:40:00.019 --> 00:40:01.279
 single one

00:40:01.279 --> 00:40:01.899
 of us would

00:40:01.899 --> 00:40:02.179
 do.

00:40:03.299 --> 00:40:04.159
 Every one

00:40:04.159 --> 00:40:04.839
 of us would

00:40:04.839 --> 00:40:05.619
 do in the

00:40:05.619 --> 00:40:06.279
 same situation

00:40:06.280 --> 00:40:07.019
 because remember,

00:40:07.740 --> 00:40:08.400
 remember what

00:40:08.400 --> 00:40:09.300
 God says of

00:40:09.300 --> 00:40:09.560
 Job,

00:40:10.000 --> 00:40:10.920
 there is no

00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:12.200
 one like him

00:40:12.200 --> 00:40:12.920
 on the earth.

00:40:13.080 --> 00:40:13.940
 I think Job's

00:40:13.940 --> 00:40:14.780
 wife was runner

00:40:14.780 --> 00:40:15.160
 up,

00:40:15.240 --> 00:40:15.760
 by the way.

00:40:16.320 --> 00:40:16.800
 That's my

00:40:16.800 --> 00:40:17.620
 personal opinion.

00:40:17.980 --> 00:40:18.860
 But she got

00:40:18.860 --> 00:40:19.560
 to the breaking

00:40:19.560 --> 00:40:20.080
 point.

00:40:20.320 --> 00:40:20.920
 She couldn't

00:40:20.920 --> 00:40:21.380
 bear it

00:40:21.380 --> 00:40:22.200
 anymore.

00:40:22.880 --> 00:40:23.000
 Now,

00:40:23.000 --> 00:40:23.880
 why do I

00:40:23.880 --> 00:40:24.440
 say that?

00:40:24.700 --> 00:40:24.840
 Well,

00:40:24.860 --> 00:40:25.380
 I say that

00:40:25.380 --> 00:40:25.840
 for a couple

00:40:25.840 --> 00:40:26.340
 of reasons.

00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:26.720
 First,

00:40:26.880 --> 00:40:27.420
 I say that

00:40:27.420 --> 00:40:27.800
 because of

00:40:27.800 --> 00:40:28.320
 what I know

00:40:28.320 --> 00:40:29.260
 about God's

00:40:29.260 --> 00:40:30.420
 commendation of

00:40:30.420 --> 00:40:31.519
 Job and what

00:40:31.519 --> 00:40:32.540
 I see in his

00:40:32.540 --> 00:40:32.920
 family.

00:40:33.240 --> 00:40:34.360
 This was an

00:40:34.360 --> 00:40:35.660
 epic family.

00:40:35.659 --> 00:40:36.739
 This was an

00:40:36.739 --> 00:40:38.039
 ideal family.

00:40:38.319 --> 00:40:38.779
 You read

00:40:38.779 --> 00:40:39.239
 through this,

00:40:39.299 --> 00:40:39.519
 you're like,

00:40:39.899 --> 00:40:40.599
 man,

00:40:40.699 --> 00:40:41.279
 how did they

00:40:41.279 --> 00:40:41.859
 do it?

00:40:42.019 --> 00:40:42.420
 And by the

00:40:42.420 --> 00:40:42.599
 way,

00:40:42.679 --> 00:40:43.460
 you realize

00:40:43.460 --> 00:40:44.440
 these things

00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:45.099
 don't happen

00:40:45.099 --> 00:40:46.019
 by themselves.

00:40:47.179 --> 00:40:48.099
 Older brothers

00:40:48.099 --> 00:40:49.079
 caring for

00:40:49.079 --> 00:40:49.960
 younger sisters

00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:50.539
 in that

00:40:50.539 --> 00:40:50.980
 culture.

00:40:52.440 --> 00:40:54.000
 The closeness,

00:40:54.199 --> 00:40:55.019
 the unity,

00:40:55.759 --> 00:40:56.599
 the oneness,

00:40:56.759 --> 00:40:57.619
 they're almost

00:40:57.619 --> 00:40:58.799
 finding excuses

00:40:58.799 --> 00:40:59.819
 to get together.

00:41:00.359 --> 00:41:01.279
 The spiritual

00:41:01.279 --> 00:41:03.239
 following after

00:41:03.239 --> 00:41:03.899
 their dad

00:41:03.899 --> 00:41:04.619
 who does

00:41:04.619 --> 00:41:05.879
 sacrifices for

00:41:05.879 --> 00:41:06.059
 them.

00:41:06.459 --> 00:41:07.379
 And knowing

00:41:07.379 --> 00:41:08.219
 that Job

00:41:08.219 --> 00:41:09.599
 is a godly

00:41:09.599 --> 00:41:10.959
 man means

00:41:10.959 --> 00:41:11.719
 that he's a

00:41:11.719 --> 00:41:12.619
 godly father,

00:41:12.619 --> 00:41:13.500
 but he's also

00:41:13.500 --> 00:41:14.119
 a godly

00:41:14.119 --> 00:41:14.739
 husband.

00:41:15.539 --> 00:41:15.859
 And I

00:41:15.859 --> 00:41:16.739
 believe that

00:41:16.739 --> 00:41:18.939
 requires that

00:41:18.939 --> 00:41:19.279
 he's leading

00:41:19.279 --> 00:41:19.779
 his wife.

00:41:20.219 --> 00:41:20.659
 And she's

00:41:20.659 --> 00:41:21.159
 responding.

00:41:23.059 --> 00:41:24.119
 Especially since,

00:41:24.199 --> 00:41:24.659
 by the way,

00:41:25.899 --> 00:41:27.019
 we've heard

00:41:27.019 --> 00:41:27.739
 this statement

00:41:27.739 --> 00:41:28.759
 behind every

00:41:28.759 --> 00:41:29.779
 great man

00:41:29.779 --> 00:41:30.399
 is a great

00:41:30.399 --> 00:41:31.739
 woman.

00:41:31.739 --> 00:41:32.239
 I've heard

00:41:32.239 --> 00:41:32.599
 that before.

00:41:33.139 --> 00:41:33.779
 That's not

00:41:33.779 --> 00:41:34.439
 just a good

00:41:34.439 --> 00:41:34.859
 phrase.

00:41:35.099 --> 00:41:35.759
 That's something

00:41:35.759 --> 00:41:36.319
 we find in

00:41:36.319 --> 00:41:36.699
 the scripture.

00:41:37.799 --> 00:41:38.459
 Proverbs 31

00:41:38.459 --> 00:41:38.879
 woman,

00:41:39.339 --> 00:41:39.879
 you see the

00:41:39.879 --> 00:41:40.500
 results of her

00:41:40.500 --> 00:41:40.979
 husband and

00:41:40.979 --> 00:41:42.099
 the way he's

00:41:42.099 --> 00:41:44.079
 lifted up in

00:41:44.079 --> 00:41:44.799
 the gates and

00:41:44.799 --> 00:41:45.219
 the way that

00:41:45.219 --> 00:41:45.919
 he's revered

00:41:45.919 --> 00:41:46.500
 and respected.

00:41:46.819 --> 00:41:46.919
 Well,

00:41:46.979 --> 00:41:48.279
 that's because

00:41:48.279 --> 00:41:49.579
 his wife is

00:41:49.579 --> 00:41:50.459
 like killing

00:41:50.459 --> 00:41:51.239
 it everywhere.

00:41:51.879 --> 00:41:52.899
 And women

00:41:52.899 --> 00:41:53.919
 in that day

00:41:53.919 --> 00:41:55.059
 were responsible

00:41:55.059 --> 00:41:56.199
 for the home.

00:41:56.839 --> 00:41:57.979
 It was their

00:41:57.979 --> 00:41:58.439
 domain.

00:41:58.839 --> 00:41:59.139
 It wasn't

00:41:59.139 --> 00:41:59.759
 that the dads

00:41:59.759 --> 00:42:00.539
 never had anything

00:42:00.539 --> 00:42:01.439
 to do with it,

00:42:01.440 --> 00:42:02.280
 but let me

00:42:02.280 --> 00:42:02.639
 tell you,

00:42:02.800 --> 00:42:03.599
 you see these

00:42:03.599 --> 00:42:04.519
 things in

00:42:04.519 --> 00:42:05.840
 the family,

00:42:06.240 --> 00:42:06.679
 you better

00:42:06.679 --> 00:42:07.679
 believe they

00:42:07.679 --> 00:42:08.179
 were true

00:42:08.179 --> 00:42:09.380
 about Job's

00:42:09.380 --> 00:42:09.780
 wife.

00:42:10.300 --> 00:42:10.920
 That's my

00:42:10.920 --> 00:42:11.400
 perspective.

00:42:13.159 --> 00:42:14.119
 Not to mention

00:42:14.119 --> 00:42:14.599
 the fact,

00:42:15.720 --> 00:42:17.460
 notice how Job

00:42:17.460 --> 00:42:18.720
 corrects her.

00:42:19.800 --> 00:42:20.519
 Notice in

00:42:20.519 --> 00:42:20.920
 verse 10,

00:42:21.000 --> 00:42:21.380
 he says,

00:42:21.760 --> 00:42:22.920
 you speak as

00:42:22.920 --> 00:42:23.840
 one of the

00:42:23.840 --> 00:42:24.420
 foolish women

00:42:24.420 --> 00:42:24.860
 speak.

00:42:25.139 --> 00:42:26.059
 What did he

00:42:26.059 --> 00:42:26.780
 not say?

00:42:27.780 --> 00:42:28.880
 You are a

00:42:28.880 --> 00:42:29.820
 foolish woman.

00:42:29.820 --> 00:42:29.880
 foolish woman.

00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:31.120
 He doesn't

00:42:31.120 --> 00:42:31.600
 say that.

00:42:32.340 --> 00:42:32.880
 He says,

00:42:33.180 --> 00:42:33.840
 you're speaking

00:42:33.840 --> 00:42:34.280
 like the

00:42:34.280 --> 00:42:34.780
 foolish woman.

00:42:35.100 --> 00:42:36.160
 This isn't

00:42:36.160 --> 00:42:36.559
 you.

00:42:36.720 --> 00:42:37.280
 You know

00:42:37.280 --> 00:42:37.720
 better.

00:42:38.240 --> 00:42:38.840
 What are you

00:42:38.840 --> 00:42:39.300
 doing?

00:42:40.360 --> 00:42:40.820
 Well,

00:42:40.880 --> 00:42:41.200
 she had a

00:42:41.200 --> 00:42:41.519
 moment of

00:42:41.519 --> 00:42:41.780
 weakness.

00:42:43.780 --> 00:42:45.140
 She succumbed

00:42:45.140 --> 00:42:47.059
 to a Satan

00:42:47.059 --> 00:42:49.280
 inspired message.

00:42:49.820 --> 00:42:50.300
 And I say

00:42:50.300 --> 00:42:51.059
 Satan inspired

00:42:51.059 --> 00:42:52.140
 because the

00:42:52.140 --> 00:42:53.100
 word of God

00:42:53.100 --> 00:42:53.820
 to Satan

00:42:53.820 --> 00:42:54.200
 was,

00:42:54.580 --> 00:42:55.019
 have you

00:42:55.019 --> 00:42:55.519
 noticed he

00:42:55.519 --> 00:42:56.559
 hangs on to

00:42:56.559 --> 00:42:57.760
 his integrity?

00:42:57.760 --> 00:42:58.560
 And then the

00:42:58.560 --> 00:42:59.080
 words that are

00:42:59.080 --> 00:42:59.740
 repeated back.

00:42:59.960 --> 00:43:00.360
 Why do you

00:43:00.360 --> 00:43:00.780
 hold on to

00:43:00.780 --> 00:43:01.320
 your integrity?

00:43:02.520 --> 00:43:03.000
 And then

00:43:03.000 --> 00:43:03.520
 Satan's

00:43:03.520 --> 00:43:04.240
 accusation,

00:43:04.480 --> 00:43:04.700
 well,

00:43:05.100 --> 00:43:05.960
 he will curse

00:43:05.960 --> 00:43:06.580
 you to your

00:43:06.580 --> 00:43:07.520
 face and

00:43:07.520 --> 00:43:08.580
 then Job's

00:43:08.580 --> 00:43:09.980
 wife curse

00:43:09.980 --> 00:43:10.520
 God and die.

00:43:13.120 --> 00:43:13.760
 Can we

00:43:13.760 --> 00:43:15.440
 appreciate that

00:43:15.440 --> 00:43:17.000
 she experienced

00:43:17.000 --> 00:43:17.380
 the same

00:43:17.380 --> 00:43:17.800
 suffering?

00:43:18.400 --> 00:43:19.380
 The loss of

00:43:19.380 --> 00:43:19.800
 property,

00:43:20.220 --> 00:43:20.940
 the loss of

00:43:20.940 --> 00:43:21.300
 friendships,

00:43:21.840 --> 00:43:22.600
 the loss of

00:43:22.600 --> 00:43:23.480
 dignity in the

00:43:23.480 --> 00:43:23.920
 community.

00:43:23.920 --> 00:43:25.099
 And now

00:43:25.099 --> 00:43:26.180
 what seemed

00:43:26.180 --> 00:43:26.680
 to eclipse

00:43:26.680 --> 00:43:26.860
 it,

00:43:26.980 --> 00:43:27.900
 especially for

00:43:27.900 --> 00:43:28.659
 people of

00:43:28.659 --> 00:43:29.280
 compassion,

00:43:29.780 --> 00:43:30.680
 is to now

00:43:30.680 --> 00:43:31.440
 look on

00:43:31.440 --> 00:43:32.680
 somebody who's

00:43:32.680 --> 00:43:33.200
 in great

00:43:33.200 --> 00:43:34.579
 pain and

00:43:34.579 --> 00:43:35.000
 your heart

00:43:35.000 --> 00:43:35.500
 breaks for

00:43:35.500 --> 00:43:35.599
 them.

00:43:35.619 --> 00:43:35.820
 And it's

00:43:35.820 --> 00:43:35.980
 like,

00:43:36.539 --> 00:43:37.440
 I cannot

00:43:37.440 --> 00:43:38.639
 bear this

00:43:38.639 --> 00:43:39.360
 anymore.

00:43:40.119 --> 00:43:41.000
 I can't

00:43:41.000 --> 00:43:41.940
 do it

00:43:41.940 --> 00:43:42.619
 anymore.

00:43:42.980 --> 00:43:44.240
 Just end

00:43:44.240 --> 00:43:45.340
 it now,

00:43:45.460 --> 00:43:45.760
 Job.

00:43:46.000 --> 00:43:46.480
 Get it

00:43:46.480 --> 00:43:47.200
 over with.

00:43:47.880 --> 00:43:48.539
 That's what I

00:43:48.539 --> 00:43:48.740
 think is

00:43:48.740 --> 00:43:49.059
 happening.

00:43:49.880 --> 00:43:50.559
 And I say

00:43:50.559 --> 00:43:51.039
 that, by the

00:43:51.039 --> 00:43:52.019
 way, because

00:43:52.019 --> 00:43:52.780
 at the end

00:43:52.780 --> 00:43:53.280
 of the book,

00:43:53.780 --> 00:43:54.400
 this is a

00:43:54.400 --> 00:43:55.160
 spoiler alert,

00:43:55.280 --> 00:43:55.880
 at the end

00:43:55.880 --> 00:43:56.460
 of the book,

00:43:56.800 --> 00:43:57.680
 Job's wife

00:43:57.680 --> 00:43:58.920
 is restored

00:43:58.920 --> 00:44:00.420
 along with

00:44:00.420 --> 00:44:00.840
 Job.

00:44:01.840 --> 00:44:02.700
 Her family

00:44:02.700 --> 00:44:03.540
 restored.

00:44:03.780 --> 00:44:04.440
 Her property,

00:44:04.780 --> 00:44:05.380
 her dignity,

00:44:05.720 --> 00:44:06.220
 her standing

00:44:06.220 --> 00:44:06.420
 in the

00:44:06.420 --> 00:44:06.780
 community.

00:44:07.480 --> 00:44:08.220
 All of that

00:44:08.220 --> 00:44:08.840
 is restored

00:44:08.840 --> 00:44:09.800
 to her

00:44:09.800 --> 00:44:10.260
 too.

00:44:10.860 --> 00:44:11.060
 So,

00:44:12.720 --> 00:44:13.420
 it's a

00:44:13.420 --> 00:44:13.780
 reminder,

00:44:14.400 --> 00:44:15.320
 it's a

00:44:15.320 --> 00:44:15.920
 reminder to

00:44:15.920 --> 00:44:17.760
 us not to

00:44:17.760 --> 00:44:18.080
 get too

00:44:18.080 --> 00:44:18.400
 arrogant.

00:44:19.400 --> 00:44:20.000
 Look at

00:44:20.000 --> 00:44:21.140
 his wife

00:44:21.140 --> 00:44:21.400
 and say,

00:44:21.440 --> 00:44:22.540
 what a

00:44:22.539 --> 00:44:23.139
 messenger of

00:44:23.139 --> 00:44:23.300
 Satan.

00:44:23.360 --> 00:44:23.579
 Well, she

00:44:23.579 --> 00:44:24.639
 was, but

00:44:24.639 --> 00:44:25.199
 every single

00:44:25.199 --> 00:44:25.759
 one of us

00:44:25.759 --> 00:44:26.239
 in this

00:44:26.239 --> 00:44:27.420
 room have

00:44:27.420 --> 00:44:27.920
 been there.

00:44:29.219 --> 00:44:29.699
 You have

00:44:29.699 --> 00:44:29.940
 been a

00:44:29.940 --> 00:44:30.440
 messenger of

00:44:30.440 --> 00:44:30.880
 Satan too.

00:44:31.440 --> 00:44:31.739
 And we're

00:44:31.739 --> 00:44:31.779
 going to

00:44:31.779 --> 00:44:32.139
 learn about

00:44:32.139 --> 00:44:32.559
 that more

00:44:32.559 --> 00:44:33.179
 in a couple

00:44:33.179 --> 00:44:33.619
 of weeks.

00:44:37.119 --> 00:44:37.519
 Okay.

00:44:38.980 --> 00:44:39.639
 A moment

00:44:39.639 --> 00:44:40.219
 of silence.

00:44:40.380 --> 00:44:40.639
 That's where

00:44:40.639 --> 00:44:40.920
 we're going to

00:44:40.920 --> 00:44:41.420
 finish with.

00:44:41.500 --> 00:44:42.019
 Very quickly.

00:44:42.900 --> 00:44:43.460
 A moment

00:44:43.460 --> 00:44:44.059
 of silence.

00:44:44.599 --> 00:44:44.920
 This is

00:44:44.920 --> 00:44:45.219
 Job's

00:44:45.219 --> 00:44:45.619
 friends.

00:44:46.340 --> 00:44:46.719
 Now, when

00:44:46.719 --> 00:44:47.400
 Job's three

00:44:47.400 --> 00:44:48.579
 friends heard

00:44:48.579 --> 00:44:49.039
 of all the

00:44:49.039 --> 00:44:49.420
 evil that

00:44:49.420 --> 00:44:49.920
 had come

00:44:49.920 --> 00:44:50.519
 upon him,

00:44:50.519 --> 00:44:51.639
 they came

00:44:51.639 --> 00:44:52.239
 each from

00:44:52.239 --> 00:44:52.539
 his own

00:44:52.539 --> 00:44:52.940
 place.

00:44:53.059 --> 00:44:53.579
 Eliphaz,

00:44:53.920 --> 00:44:54.559
 the Temanite,

00:44:54.920 --> 00:44:55.400
 Bildad,

00:44:55.519 --> 00:44:56.219
 the Shuhite,

00:44:56.619 --> 00:44:57.179
 Zophar,

00:44:57.460 --> 00:44:58.099
 the Namathite.

00:44:58.280 --> 00:44:58.759
 By the way,

00:44:58.840 --> 00:44:59.139
 have you heard

00:44:59.139 --> 00:44:59.539
 the joke?

00:44:59.820 --> 00:45:00.139
 Here's the

00:45:00.139 --> 00:45:00.639
 shortest guy

00:45:00.639 --> 00:45:00.820
 in the

00:45:00.820 --> 00:45:01.039
 Bible.

00:45:02.940 --> 00:45:03.420
 Bildad,

00:45:03.579 --> 00:45:04.079
 the Shuhite.

00:45:04.119 --> 00:45:04.380
 He's only

00:45:04.380 --> 00:45:05.179
 the Shuhite.

00:45:07.679 --> 00:45:08.380
 They made

00:45:08.380 --> 00:45:08.719
 an appointment

00:45:08.719 --> 00:45:09.440
 together to

00:45:09.440 --> 00:45:10.119
 come to show

00:45:10.119 --> 00:45:11.039
 him sympathy

00:45:11.039 --> 00:45:11.639
 and comfort.

00:45:12.480 --> 00:45:12.739
 And when

00:45:12.739 --> 00:45:13.280
 they saw

00:45:13.280 --> 00:45:13.800
 him from

00:45:13.800 --> 00:45:14.500
 a distance,

00:45:14.679 --> 00:45:15.219
 they did

00:45:15.219 --> 00:45:15.840
 not recognize

00:45:15.840 --> 00:45:16.219
 him.

00:45:16.219 --> 00:45:17.119
 And they

00:45:17.119 --> 00:45:17.759
 raised their

00:45:17.759 --> 00:45:18.379
 voices and

00:45:18.379 --> 00:45:18.799
 wept.

00:45:19.399 --> 00:45:19.919
 They tore

00:45:19.919 --> 00:45:20.659
 their robes

00:45:20.659 --> 00:45:21.759
 and sprinkled

00:45:21.759 --> 00:45:22.399
 dust on their

00:45:22.399 --> 00:45:23.480
 heads towards

00:45:23.480 --> 00:45:23.799
 heaven.

00:45:24.179 --> 00:45:24.839
 They sat

00:45:24.839 --> 00:45:25.259
 with him

00:45:25.259 --> 00:45:25.579
 on the

00:45:25.579 --> 00:45:25.899
 ground

00:45:25.899 --> 00:45:26.679
 seven days

00:45:26.679 --> 00:45:27.419
 and seven

00:45:27.419 --> 00:45:27.779
 nights,

00:45:28.000 --> 00:45:28.579
 and no

00:45:28.579 --> 00:45:29.500
 one spoke

00:45:29.500 --> 00:45:30.000
 a word

00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:30.459
 to him,

00:45:30.539 --> 00:45:30.859
 for they

00:45:30.859 --> 00:45:31.739
 saw that

00:45:31.739 --> 00:45:32.339
 his suffering

00:45:32.339 --> 00:45:33.039
 was very

00:45:33.039 --> 00:45:33.559
 great.

00:45:35.559 --> 00:45:36.279
 This was

00:45:36.279 --> 00:45:36.879
 the very

00:45:36.879 --> 00:45:38.299
 best they

00:45:38.299 --> 00:45:38.839
 could ever

00:45:38.839 --> 00:45:39.319
 do.

00:45:39.959 --> 00:45:40.419
 This is

00:45:40.419 --> 00:45:40.939
 the best

00:45:40.939 --> 00:45:41.319
 they will

00:45:41.319 --> 00:45:41.839
 ever be

00:45:41.839 --> 00:45:42.299
 in this

00:45:42.299 --> 00:45:42.559
 book,

00:45:42.639 --> 00:45:42.879
 by the

00:45:42.879 --> 00:45:43.059
 way.

00:45:43.059 --> 00:45:45.599
 What's

00:45:45.599 --> 00:45:45.900
 significant

00:45:45.900 --> 00:45:46.259
 is we

00:45:46.259 --> 00:45:46.920
 don't know

00:45:46.920 --> 00:45:47.840
 exactly where

00:45:47.840 --> 00:45:48.299
 they're from,

00:45:48.420 --> 00:45:49.860
 but it's

00:45:49.860 --> 00:45:50.299
 likely they

00:45:50.299 --> 00:45:50.739
 were from

00:45:50.739 --> 00:45:51.139
 Edom,

00:45:51.219 --> 00:45:51.559
 which was

00:45:51.559 --> 00:45:52.179
 just to

00:45:52.179 --> 00:45:52.679
 the west

00:45:52.679 --> 00:45:53.460
 of Uz.

00:45:54.159 --> 00:45:55.239
 And it's

00:45:55.239 --> 00:45:55.679
 significant

00:45:55.679 --> 00:45:56.539
 because Edom

00:45:56.539 --> 00:45:57.360
 was known

00:45:57.360 --> 00:45:58.500
 as a,

00:45:58.679 --> 00:45:59.360
 is renowned

00:45:59.360 --> 00:45:59.920
 for its

00:45:59.920 --> 00:46:00.279
 wisdom.

00:46:00.380 --> 00:46:00.840
 And so here

00:46:00.840 --> 00:46:01.099
 are the

00:46:01.099 --> 00:46:01.559
 aged,

00:46:01.880 --> 00:46:02.159
 here are

00:46:02.159 --> 00:46:02.699
 the wise,

00:46:02.860 --> 00:46:03.400
 they're coming

00:46:03.400 --> 00:46:04.360
 to bring

00:46:04.360 --> 00:46:05.219
 wisdom and

00:46:05.219 --> 00:46:05.440
 comfort.

00:46:05.559 --> 00:46:06.000
 They've

00:46:06.000 --> 00:46:06.639
 arranged a

00:46:06.639 --> 00:46:07.099
 time in

00:46:07.099 --> 00:46:07.619
 the schedule

00:46:07.619 --> 00:46:08.259
 to come

00:46:08.259 --> 00:46:08.500
 and to

00:46:08.500 --> 00:46:08.880
 meet with

00:46:08.880 --> 00:46:09.219
 Job.

00:46:10.360 --> 00:46:10.860
 And make

00:46:10.860 --> 00:46:11.380
 this appointment.

00:46:12.320 --> 00:46:12.699
 And then

00:46:12.699 --> 00:46:13.739
 they round

00:46:13.739 --> 00:46:14.519
 the corner

00:46:14.519 --> 00:46:15.659
 and they

00:46:15.659 --> 00:46:16.500
 see Job

00:46:16.500 --> 00:46:17.839
 in the

00:46:17.839 --> 00:46:18.339
 worst place

00:46:18.339 --> 00:46:18.559
 he could

00:46:18.559 --> 00:46:19.219
 possibly be

00:46:19.219 --> 00:46:19.739
 with open

00:46:19.739 --> 00:46:20.059
 wounds,

00:46:20.179 --> 00:46:20.500
 sitting on

00:46:20.500 --> 00:46:20.980
 the ashes,

00:46:21.399 --> 00:46:22.079
 scraping himself

00:46:22.079 --> 00:46:22.500
 with a piece

00:46:22.500 --> 00:46:22.960
 of pottery.

00:46:24.419 --> 00:46:25.199
 And they

00:46:25.199 --> 00:46:25.799
 lose it.

00:46:27.079 --> 00:46:27.960
 They're so

00:46:27.960 --> 00:46:28.859
 broken over

00:46:28.859 --> 00:46:29.299
 the scene.

00:46:30.879 --> 00:46:31.779
 They can't

00:46:31.779 --> 00:46:32.519
 even recognize

00:46:32.519 --> 00:46:33.079
 their friend.

00:46:33.919 --> 00:46:34.899
 Face swollen,

00:46:36.279 --> 00:46:37.339
 sores oozing,

00:46:37.960 --> 00:46:39.159
 blackened skin,

00:46:39.879 --> 00:46:40.960
 this emaciated

00:46:40.960 --> 00:46:41.399
 form.

00:46:41.400 --> 00:46:42.619
 who is

00:46:42.619 --> 00:46:43.059
 this guy?

00:46:44.400 --> 00:46:45.760
 What tragedy

00:46:45.760 --> 00:46:46.559
 has befallen

00:46:46.559 --> 00:46:46.860
 him?

00:46:48.059 --> 00:46:49.559
 And the

00:46:49.559 --> 00:46:50.559
 wisest thing

00:46:50.559 --> 00:46:51.200
 that they do

00:46:51.200 --> 00:46:51.660
 is keep

00:46:51.660 --> 00:46:52.039
 their mouth

00:46:52.039 --> 00:46:52.320
 shut.

00:46:53.099 --> 00:46:53.519
 And we're

00:46:53.519 --> 00:46:53.599
 going to

00:46:53.599 --> 00:46:53.900
 learn about

00:46:53.900 --> 00:46:54.380
 this more

00:46:54.380 --> 00:46:54.840
 in a couple

00:46:54.840 --> 00:46:55.280
 of weeks.

00:46:56.519 --> 00:46:56.980
 But when

00:46:56.980 --> 00:46:57.599
 God does

00:46:57.599 --> 00:46:58.519
 not speak,

00:46:59.440 --> 00:47:00.139
 be quiet.

00:47:01.539 --> 00:47:02.380
 The silence

00:47:02.380 --> 00:47:03.119
 of God

00:47:03.119 --> 00:47:05.079
 should be a

00:47:05.079 --> 00:47:06.019
 clue to us

00:47:06.019 --> 00:47:07.220
 that we also

00:47:07.220 --> 00:47:07.860
 must be silent.

00:47:07.860 --> 00:47:09.140
 God

00:47:09.140 --> 00:47:10.380
 and sometimes

00:47:10.380 --> 00:47:10.980
 the best thing

00:47:10.980 --> 00:47:11.300
 that we could

00:47:11.300 --> 00:47:12.039
 possibly do

00:47:12.039 --> 00:47:13.420
 is sit

00:47:13.420 --> 00:47:14.620
 and cry

00:47:14.620 --> 00:47:16.079
 and pray

00:47:16.079 --> 00:47:17.700
 and just

00:47:17.700 --> 00:47:19.320
 be a friend

00:47:19.320 --> 00:47:20.019
 that's there.

00:47:21.099 --> 00:47:21.920
 I tried to

00:47:21.920 --> 00:47:22.820
 find this story

00:47:22.820 --> 00:47:23.400
 and just bear

00:47:23.400 --> 00:47:23.880
 with me.

00:47:24.579 --> 00:47:25.120
 I'm just going

00:47:25.120 --> 00:47:25.800
 to retell it.

00:47:25.800 --> 00:47:27.920
 I was reading

00:47:27.920 --> 00:47:28.600
 in a book

00:47:28.600 --> 00:47:30.740
 and it was

00:47:30.740 --> 00:47:31.360
 interesting.

00:47:31.580 --> 00:47:32.300
 The author of

00:47:32.300 --> 00:47:32.600
 this book

00:47:32.600 --> 00:47:33.039
 talked about

00:47:33.039 --> 00:47:33.480
 a tragedy

00:47:33.480 --> 00:47:33.740
 that he

00:47:33.740 --> 00:47:34.320
 experienced

00:47:34.320 --> 00:47:35.480
 where his

00:47:35.480 --> 00:47:36.080
 wife had

00:47:36.080 --> 00:47:36.720
 died because

00:47:36.720 --> 00:47:36.960
 of an

00:47:36.960 --> 00:47:37.500
 illness and

00:47:37.500 --> 00:47:38.380
 he was so

00:47:38.380 --> 00:47:39.120
 broken and

00:47:39.120 --> 00:47:40.080
 troubled and

00:47:40.080 --> 00:47:40.480
 grieving.

00:47:41.180 --> 00:47:41.560
 And he gets

00:47:41.560 --> 00:47:42.240
 this call from

00:47:42.240 --> 00:47:43.280
 a friend and

00:47:43.280 --> 00:47:45.200
 he answers the

00:47:45.200 --> 00:47:45.820
 call and the

00:47:45.820 --> 00:47:46.260
 friend just

00:47:46.260 --> 00:47:46.440
 says,

00:47:46.580 --> 00:47:46.760
 listen,

00:47:47.300 --> 00:47:48.039
 I'm in town,

00:47:48.740 --> 00:47:49.340
 I'm staying

00:47:49.340 --> 00:47:49.900
 at the hotel,

00:47:50.639 --> 00:47:51.480
 I just want

00:47:51.480 --> 00:47:51.840
 you to know

00:47:51.840 --> 00:47:52.360
 I'm here

00:47:52.360 --> 00:47:52.880
 and if you

00:47:52.880 --> 00:47:53.440
 need me,

00:47:53.840 --> 00:47:54.200
 you know

00:47:54.200 --> 00:47:54.420
 where to

00:47:54.420 --> 00:47:54.780
 find me.

00:47:55.460 --> 00:47:56.380
 I would love

00:47:56.380 --> 00:47:57.160
 to come over,

00:47:57.619 --> 00:47:58.619
 I would love

00:47:58.619 --> 00:47:59.360
 to listen to

00:47:59.360 --> 00:47:59.660
 what you're

00:47:59.660 --> 00:48:00.160
 going through,

00:48:00.360 --> 00:48:01.099
 I want to

00:48:01.099 --> 00:48:02.079
 pray with you,

00:48:02.139 --> 00:48:02.420
 I want to

00:48:02.420 --> 00:48:03.099
 put my arm

00:48:03.099 --> 00:48:03.800
 around you

00:48:03.800 --> 00:48:04.740
 and give you

00:48:04.740 --> 00:48:05.119
 a hug,

00:48:05.440 --> 00:48:06.280
 but I'm just

00:48:06.280 --> 00:48:07.559
 here to be

00:48:07.559 --> 00:48:08.360
 for you.

00:48:09.639 --> 00:48:10.280
 If you don't

00:48:10.280 --> 00:48:10.800
 need me,

00:48:11.079 --> 00:48:11.500
 I'll just turn

00:48:11.500 --> 00:48:12.079
 around and go

00:48:12.079 --> 00:48:12.599
 back home

00:48:12.599 --> 00:48:12.920
 the end of

00:48:12.920 --> 00:48:13.380
 this week

00:48:13.380 --> 00:48:14.000
 and it'll

00:48:14.000 --> 00:48:14.500
 be fine.

00:48:16.059 --> 00:48:16.860
 I wonder

00:48:16.860 --> 00:48:19.800
 if we can

00:48:19.800 --> 00:48:20.140
 learn a

00:48:20.140 --> 00:48:21.380
 lesson from

00:48:21.380 --> 00:48:22.680
 his friends

00:48:22.680 --> 00:48:24.420
 here and

00:48:24.420 --> 00:48:25.260
 learning the

00:48:25.260 --> 00:48:26.320
 example of

00:48:26.320 --> 00:48:27.920
 quietness when

00:48:27.920 --> 00:48:28.480
 God has not

00:48:28.480 --> 00:48:28.960
 spoken,

00:48:29.980 --> 00:48:30.640
 learning to be

00:48:30.640 --> 00:48:31.340
 quiet and

00:48:31.340 --> 00:48:31.780
 learning the

00:48:31.780 --> 00:48:32.980
 significance of

00:48:32.980 --> 00:48:34.039
 just keeping our

00:48:34.039 --> 00:48:35.480
 mouth shut and

00:48:35.480 --> 00:48:37.579
 maybe praying for

00:48:37.579 --> 00:48:38.180
 this individual,

00:48:38.340 --> 00:48:38.940
 putting your arm

00:48:38.940 --> 00:48:39.340
 around them,

00:48:39.660 --> 00:48:40.460
 crying with

00:48:40.460 --> 00:48:40.740
 them,

00:48:41.780 --> 00:48:42.440
 tossing up some

00:48:42.440 --> 00:48:43.220
 dust to the

00:48:43.220 --> 00:48:43.599
 heavens,

00:48:44.320 --> 00:48:44.820
 whatever the

00:48:44.820 --> 00:48:45.740
 expression of

00:48:45.740 --> 00:48:46.599
 grief is,

00:48:46.860 --> 00:48:47.900
 join them in

00:48:47.900 --> 00:48:48.680
 that process

00:48:48.680 --> 00:48:50.000
 and just be a

00:48:50.000 --> 00:48:50.380
 listening,

00:48:51.160 --> 00:48:51.559
 tender,

00:48:52.120 --> 00:48:52.460
 sympathetic

00:48:52.460 --> 00:48:52.860
 ear.

00:48:54.320 --> 00:48:55.019
 Let me pray

00:48:55.019 --> 00:48:55.480
 for us.

00:48:56.000 --> 00:48:56.380
 I'm going to

00:48:56.380 --> 00:48:57.039
 let you watch

00:48:57.039 --> 00:48:58.039
 a quick testimony

00:48:58.039 --> 00:48:58.519
 video.

00:48:59.039 --> 00:48:59.360
 We're going to

00:48:59.360 --> 00:49:00.320
 do a baptism

00:49:00.320 --> 00:49:02.180
 and then I

00:49:02.180 --> 00:49:03.240
 will dismiss

00:49:03.240 --> 00:49:03.579
 you.

00:49:03.820 --> 00:49:03.980
 All right?

00:49:05.140 --> 00:49:05.940
 Father, thank

00:49:05.940 --> 00:49:06.380
 you for the

00:49:06.380 --> 00:49:07.039
 example of

00:49:07.039 --> 00:49:07.340
 Job.

00:49:09.720 --> 00:49:10.539
 Thank you for

00:49:10.539 --> 00:49:11.260
 his enduring

00:49:11.260 --> 00:49:14.640
 heart that was

00:49:14.640 --> 00:49:14.960
 full of

00:49:14.960 --> 00:49:15.380
 integrity.

00:49:15.380 --> 00:49:17.099
 God, I

00:49:17.099 --> 00:49:17.599
 pray that you

00:49:17.599 --> 00:49:18.840
 would help

00:49:18.840 --> 00:49:20.680
 us as men,

00:49:21.280 --> 00:49:22.099
 as fathers,

00:49:22.760 --> 00:49:23.519
 as single

00:49:23.519 --> 00:49:24.280
 guys, young

00:49:24.280 --> 00:49:24.880
 and old,

00:49:25.059 --> 00:49:25.700
 wherever we

00:49:25.700 --> 00:49:26.480
 might fit into

00:49:26.480 --> 00:49:26.960
 the continuum.

00:49:27.320 --> 00:49:28.019
 I pray that you

00:49:28.019 --> 00:49:29.000
 would help us,

00:49:29.280 --> 00:49:31.079
 Lord, to be the

00:49:31.079 --> 00:49:32.460
 kinds of men

00:49:32.460 --> 00:49:33.800
 that you take

00:49:33.800 --> 00:49:34.880
 notice of because

00:49:34.880 --> 00:49:36.980
 we're filled up

00:49:36.980 --> 00:49:37.700
 with the spirit.

00:49:37.840 --> 00:49:38.700
 We're strengthened

00:49:38.700 --> 00:49:39.640
 by your word.

00:49:39.940 --> 00:49:40.980
 We're moving in

00:49:40.980 --> 00:49:41.680
 the right direction

00:49:41.680 --> 00:49:42.200
 because we're

00:49:42.200 --> 00:49:43.420
 following the

00:49:43.420 --> 00:49:43.860
 scriptures.

00:49:43.860 --> 00:49:45.460
 scriptures.

00:49:45.460 --> 00:49:46.840
 May that be

00:49:46.840 --> 00:49:47.960
 the expression of

00:49:47.960 --> 00:49:48.579
 our life and

00:49:48.579 --> 00:49:49.840
 may, God, we

00:49:49.840 --> 00:49:51.340
 use that to

00:49:51.340 --> 00:49:52.019
 encourage and

00:49:52.019 --> 00:49:52.519
 strengthen the

00:49:52.519 --> 00:49:53.360
 people around us.

00:49:53.840 --> 00:49:54.320
 We pray in

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 Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you.