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… Now what happened on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, that a messenger came to Job and said, The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, and the Sabaeans attacked and took them, they also slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house. …
… There was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house. And there came a messenger unto Job saying, The oxen were plowing and the asses feeding beside them. And the Sabaeans fell upon them and took them away. Yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword. And I only am escaped alone to tell thee. That is, first of all, Job had lost his finances. His animals, his flocks, his herds. He was a rancher. and in one fell swoop they were all taken away. Now, if tomorrow morning you wake up a pauper, if the stock market crashes and goes to the bottom, and you have everything in stocks and bonds, and your so-called fortune is gone, can you still trust God? Can you? Well, I hope so. Job became bankrupt overnight. There was the loss of finances. That's verses 13 through 17. And then right on the heel of that, not only the loss of finances, he lost his family. …
… HIS SONS AND DAUGHTERS WERE EATING AND DRINKING WINE IN THEIR ELDEST BROTHER'S HOUSE. AND THERE CAME A MESSENGER UNTO JOB AND SAID, THE OXEN WERE PLOWING AND THE ASSES FEEDING BESIDE THEM, AND THE SABEANS FELL UPON THEM AND TOOK THEM AWAY. YEA, THEY HAVE SLAYN THE SERVANTS WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED TO TELL THEE. AND WHILE HE WAS YET SPEAKING, THERE CAME ANOTHER ALSO, AND SAID, THE FIRE OF GOD HAS FALLEN FROM HEAVEN, AND HATH BURNED UP THE SHEEP AND THE SERVANTS, AND CONSUMED THEM, AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED TO TELL THEE. AND WHILE HE WAS YET SPEAKING, THERE CAME ANOTHER ALSO, AND SAID, THE CHAUDEANS MADE OUT THREE BANDS, AND FELL UPON THE CAMELS, AND HAVE CARRIED THEM AWAY, YEA, AND SLAY THE SERVANTS WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED TO TELL THEE." JUST LIKE THAT, JOB, WHO WAS ONE OF THE WEALTIEST MEN OF HIS DAY, LOST IT ALL. HIS POSSESSIONS ARE STRIPPED FROM HIM. JOB WENT TO BED A MILLIONAIRE, AND HE WOKE UP A PAUPER. JUST LIKE THAT. …