1. Who is Job?

Write a brief summary about his life, what

happened to him in the beginning as seen in Job Chapters 1-3,
and at the end in Job Chapters 38-42. (10 points)

Job is a blameless and a prosperous man with outstanding piety.

God also praised him for being a faultless and upright towards
Satan when he present himself to the Lord (Job 1:6-8). To prove
God’s claim, he let Satan do what he wants to Job. Long story
short, Job lost everything, from his sons and daughters, his
servants and properties, to his very health; Job suffered, yet he did
never detest God (Job 1:13-2:10). In Job chapter 38, God spoke
to Job. He questioned him, “Where were you when I laid the
foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.” (Job
38:4). Employing God’s authorship of the wonders and complexity
of His creation. Revealing the things He do which He alone, the
only One capable of doing it. “Who has put wisdom in the inward
parts, or given understanding to the mind?” (Job 38:36). The
wisdom that God places within us allows us to yearn for an answer
to the mystery of suffering. However, because our wisdom comes
only from God, we cannot outwit God with our own wisdom. In fact,
he has only implanted a small portion of his wisdom in us, so we
will never be able to comprehend all of his ways. As we have seen,
complaining to God may be beneficial to our souls. But it would be
foolish to expect him to respond, "Yes, I see now that I was
wrong." God provided Job with a bigger picture from his situation.
Job, like someone who stands too close to a painting and cannot
appreciate the artist's perspective, needs to take a few steps back
so that he can see — if not fully comprehend — God's larger
purposes. Job recognized God's wisdom and admitted to speaking
things he didn't understand (Job 42:1-6). Then God condemns
Job's three friends for their arrogant proclamation of false wisdom.
In a satisfying and ironic twist, he declares that if Job prays for
them, he will not punish them for their ignorant speeches on God's
behalf (Job 42:7-8).They, who had incorrectly urged Job to repent,
must now rely on him to accept their repentance and on God to
fulfill Job's entreaty on their behalf. Job prayed for his friends, and
the Lord restored his fortune twice as well, and he blessed Job's
life even more than before (Job 42:10-16).

2. What lessons and insights from the Book of Job can you apply
in your life? Discuss at least two. (5 points)
1. Bad things happen to good people. It does not mean that if
we are good and kind to others, we are immune to the worst that
the world has to offer. We live in a cursed world, and no matter
how hard we try to do good and be good, we will still experience
pain and suffering because this world is cursed, and we are all
sinners. One thing we can do is have faith in God and trust in His
plans for us, because our deed are not an assurance but only His
grace.

2. God is in control. God never permits circumstances to arise

that we are unable to overcome.He knows more about our
capabilities than we can possibly imagine.He understands us
better than we do.We must therefore trust Him because he always
has control.