One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.
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… the next few verses describe what he owned and his children there were ten of them verse six now there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord and interesting the hebrew text says and the satan and the satan also came among them the lord said to the Satan, from where did you come? Then the Satan answered the Lord and said, from roaming about on the earth and walking around on it. The Lord said to Satan, have you considered my servant Job? For there's no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil? Satan answered the Lord, Does Job fear God for nothing? Have you not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands and his possessions have increased in the land. But put forth your hand now and touch all that he has. …
… these kids and sacrifice for them because maybe they have cursed God in their hearts. Thus Job did regularly. Now there was a day, and this now sets up the behind the scenes, behind the stage goings-on of the book. There was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord and Satan also came among them. of course, Job does not know any of this, right? We have the book of Job. Job will wish he had the book of Job. He doesn't have that resource. We have it. We can look and we can, um, acknowledge and we can study and we can break it down. Oh, that's why this is happening. He didn't have that. It just happened to him. And he has to figure out with his friends, why is this happening? So there was a day when the sons of God, and that, that is a phrase that almost always refers to the angels of God. Genesis chapter six uses that phrase. Job chapter 42 uses the phrase the sons of God as being a synonym for the angels of God at creation. So there came a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord and Satan also came among them. …
… Verse 6. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord. And interesting, the Hebrew text says, And the Satan also came among them. The Lord said to the Satan, From where did you come? Then the Satan answered the Lord and said, From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it, the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job? For there's no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil. Satan answered the Lord, does Job fear God for nothing? Have you not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands and his possessions have increased in the land. But put forth your hand now and touch all that he has. He will surely curse you to your face. The Lord said to the Satan, behold, all that he has is in your power. …
… Thus Job did continually. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord. and Satan also came among them. The Lord said to Satan, From where do you come? Then Satan answered the Lord and said, From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it. The Lord said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil. Then Satan answered the Lord, Does Job fear God for nothing? Have you not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands and his possessions have increased in the land. but put forth your hand now and touch all that he has he will surely curse you to your face and the Lord said to Satan behold all that he has is in your power only do not put forth your hand on him so Satan departed from the presence of the Lord Just leave your Bible open in your lap there and bow with me in prayer. …
… Job 2, verse 1. Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. The Lord said to Satan, Where have you come from? Then Satan answered the Lord and said, From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it. The Lord said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth. A blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity. Although you incited me against him to ruin him without cause. Satan answered the Lord and said, skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life. however put forth your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh he will curse you to your face so the lord said to satan behold he is in your power only spare his life Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. …
… off. Skip on down to verse 6 and you'll see this. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord. And watch this. And Satan came also among them. Did you know that Satan is called in the Bible the accuser of the brethren? And so the angelic creatures are coming to present themselves. And along comes Satan. And the Lord said unto Satan, and by the way, the word Satan means adversary. Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord and said, from going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it. And by the way, he's still doing that today, isn't he? And the Lord said unto Satan, Has thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, and one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Now watch verse 9. Then Satan answered the Lord and said, Doth Job fear God for naught? …
… SUBJECT, HOW TO STAND WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOW TO STAND WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. BOOK OF JOB, CHAPTER ONE, VERSE SIX, NOW THERE WAS A DAY WHEN THE SONS OF GOD CAME TO PRESENT THEMSELVES BEFORE THE LORD, AND SATAN CAME ALSO AMONG THEM. AND THE LORD SAID UNTO SATAN, WHENCE COMEST THOU? THEN SATAN ANSWERED THE LORD AND SAID, FROM GOING TO AND FRO IN THE EARTH, AND FROM WALKING UP AND DOWN IN IT. AND THE LORD SAID UNTO SATAN, HAST THOU CONSIDERED MY SERVANT JOB, THAT THERE'S NONE LIKE HIM IN THE EARTH, A PERFECT AND AN UPRIGHT MAN, AND ONE THAT FEARETH GOD, AND ESCHUETH EVIL, THAT IS, HE HATES WHAT IS WRONG. THEN SATAN ANSWERED THE LORD AND SAID, HA, DOTH JOB FEAR GOD FOR NOT? HA, HA, HA, HA. YOU THINK HE LOVES YOU, GOD. HE ONLY LOVES YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE BRIBED HIM. HE ONLY LOVES YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE BOUGHT HIM OFF. AND WE BEGIN HERE A DRAMA, A DRAMA IN THREE ACTS THAT'S GOING TO HELP US TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO STAND, A WHEN WE DON'T UNDERSTAND. NOW YOU KNOW ONE OF THE MOST PERPLEXING COMMANDS IN THE BIBLE IS THIS. IT'S FOUND IN FIRST THESSALONIANS CHAPTER FIVE AND VERSE 18 AND IT SAYS THIS, IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS. IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS, FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS CONCERNING YOU. NOW IT'S EASY TO GIVE THANKS FOR SOME THINGS. IT'S EASY TO GIVE THANKS FOR FOOD, FOR HEALTH, FOR FAMILY, FOR A NEW GRANDBABY, UH, WHEN YOUR …