The book of Job

Recently I have concluded the book of Job in my devotional readings.

Through the reading of this Old Testament book I was reminded of Job's 

unwavering faithfulness and continual dependence in God.

He truly is to serve as a Biblical example to pattern Christians' lives after.

As I did with the book of Ecclesiastes,

 I thought I would share a few of the passages which spoke to my heart.

{Somehow whenever I take pictures of nature 

I am pointed to and reminded of  the wonderful Creator I serve; 

hence the "need" to picturize these highlighted passages...}

Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feared God, and escheweth evil?

1:8

Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither:  the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

1:21-22

and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him with out cause.

2:3

 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Which doeth great things and unsearchable: marvelous things without number:

Who giveth rain upon the earth and sendeth waters upon the fields:

5:8-10

Behold happy is the man whom God correcteth:

5:17a

Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

6:8

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove/

6:25

Behold he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again:  he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

12:14

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

19:25-26

But he knoweth the way that I take:  when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

23:10

I have esteemed with words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

23:12

For God maketh my heart soft...

23:16

seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty?

24:1a

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth:

37:6a

By the breath of God frost is given:

37:10a

I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

42:2

I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

42:3b

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends:  also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

42:10

So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:

So Job died, being old and full of days.

42:12a, 17

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