Learn from Job to Worship God in Your Suffering (Part 1)
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JOB'S LOVE FOR GOD
And then Job's love for God is described. Look at Job 1:4-5
4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually.
Here are Job's seven sons and evidently they have a little tradition of each one of the seven sons hosting a meal in their home. We are not exactly sure how often they did it, may bee they did it on every night of the week and if so it took only a week to get through the whole cycle. Or maybe, they did it less frequently. But in either case, everyone would come to that son's house and have a party, and eat, and enjoy food together. What a party that must have been! There must have been children as well and Job was deeply committed to his family.
You see before the Law came through Moses and before the priesthood was established and the sacrificial system given to priests of God that he appointed; the Patriarchs were the priests of their home. And they sacrificed on behalf of their own home. And so Job took his role as the priest of the family very seriously. And after this seven-day cycle of these parties in the homes of his sons, Job would offer sacrifices for his children. He would evidently get up early in the morning, and pray for his children and he would consecrate them to God.
And so what you learn from Job from just this description you learn at least three things that
(1) he loved the honor of God's name. He wanted to make sure that his children had not cursed God in any way. He wanted to make sure that they had not done any reproach to God's name. And he wrestled in prayer that his children would worship God and honor God's name.
(2) He loved his children and wanted them to walk in the truth and not to be lost to sin or to rebellion against God.
JOB'S LOVE FOR GOD
And then Job's love for God is described. Look at Job 1:4-5
4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually.
Here are Job's seven sons and evidently they have a little tradition of each one of the seven sons hosting a meal in their home. We are not exactly sure how often they did it, may bee they did it on every night of the week and if so it took only a week to get through the whole cycle. Or maybe, they did it less frequently. But in either case, everyone would come to that son's house and have a party, and eat, and enjoy food together. What a party that must have been! There must have been children as well and Job was deeply committed to his family.
You see before the Law came through Moses and before the priesthood was established and the sacrificial system given to priests of God that he appointed; the Patriarchs were the priests of their home. And they sacrificed on behalf of their own home. And so Job took his role as the priest of the family very seriously. And after this seven-day cycle of these parties in the homes of his sons, Job would offer sacrifices for his children. He would evidently get up early in the morning, and pray for his children and he would consecrate them to God.
And so what you learn from Job from just this description you learn at least three things that
(1) he loved the honor of God's name. He wanted to make sure that his children had not cursed God in any way. He wanted to make sure that they had not done any reproach to God's name. And he wrestled in prayer that his children would worship God and honor God's name.
(2) He loved his children and wanted them to walk in the truth and not to be lost to sin or to rebellion against God.
