Job 2:5

[clark thompson]

Job 2:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job 2:5 Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, and see whether he will curse you to your face.”
Lexham English Bible (LEB) 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software

These are my thoughts, please share yours.
Satan knows our weaknesses, he has studied us and has a good idea of what will make us fall, he will not give on trying to break us, we can either let him or allow the evils he chooses to make us go thru bring us closer to the Lord instead of driving us away from God which is what Satan wants. In life there will be troubles and Satan wants to use all this to divide us from God and keep us from where He wants us.

 

[Chad]

Hi @clark thompson

True, he knows our weaknesses and watches us.

That's made clear in this Scripture for example, in a sense

1 Peter 5:8
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour"

I Corinthians 10:13
"No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it"

But for us who believe in Christ and walk with Him are stronger than Satan is...

1 John 4:4
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Bible Notes...

Job 2
V 1–8: SATAN’S NEXT STEP When God tells Satan that Job has not cursed Him, despite losing everything, Satan responds that if his body is touched, he will curse God. God gives Satan permission to afflict Job bodily, but his life must be spared. Satan responds by covering Job with painful boils from head to foot. While Job mourns in the midst of the ashes, he scrapes himself with a bit of broken pottery.