Suffering & the Example of Job, Part 1 (TMF:2168)

Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Peace to Live By: Suffering & the Example of Job, Part 1 (TMF:2168) - Daniel Litton
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       Moving on. James chapter 5, and verse 10: “As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.” Suffering may be happening for us, it may not be. The point is that we all will, at one point or another, experience suffering. We went over this in James chapter 1, remember? James is taking us roundabout back to what he discussed at the beginning of his letter. There he called the suffering we experience ‘trials.’ His example for reference is the prophets from the Old Testament which would have been familiar to his Jewish readers and listeners, and should be familiar to us—those of us who are familiar with the Scriptures. And not only does James point us in that direction, but he also goes to the most extreme example that lies back there. And that, of course, is the story, or we could say, the historical account of the man named Job.