Job 3:1

[clark thompson]

Job 3:1 King James Version (KJV)

3 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.


Job 3:1 Lexham English Bible (LEB)
Job Regrets His Birth
3 Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.

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These are my thoughts, please share yours.


Sometimes we have to let things out that is what Job did, Job just wondered why he was born and thought that it would have been better if he was never born and regretted that he was born, he thought all this because of his deep grief. Job was not yet cursing God but questioning what he did by allowing him to be born, sometimes when we go thru something we do not like we often wonder why but under deep stress we may wonder why we were born if we had to go thru this.

 

[Brighthouse]

Job is talked about by many believers as almost being perfect in his walk.Job, like all of us, had to learn a tough lesson due to both his bad words and his very poor mindset!! In Job 1 we see how Job gave place to the devil to be tempted in the first place!( job 1:7-9) " Does job FEAR God for nothing?? Eph 4:27 Job did this by both his own words and his own mindset! God knew this as well!( job 3:25-26!!!!) Job was already of the belief something bad was about to come upon him! Much like we do! Job was looking to direct God?LOL And in chapter 40 job is wise to become silent,much as we are!

Many are of the belief that Job did nothing wrong,but if this were so why then did he repent??( job 42:1-6!!)He repented of both pride and rebellion and finds contentment in the knowledge that he has God's fellowship!! That is the great lesson of this book to me. Job's lesson shows us clearly 2 things! 1. God will hide from us for a time,he does not ever leave us or ever forsake us,but he sure does hide from us for a reason,and purpose!( Isaiah 45:15!!) and 2.why he hides!! ( 2 chron 32:31) which says in part, God left him alone ONLY to test him that he might know all that was in his own heart!!

It is not that God himself did not know,he sure did know,but he hid so that we could see into our heart as he does!!( 1 sam 16:7!) A perfect example of this is described in ( 2 Kings 20:1-11!!) It is not that God ever changes his mind,he causes a reason to change our mind!! 2 Kings 20:1 from these words Hezekiah changed his mind! He prayed! verse 2-3!! and before the prophet Isaiah ever left the middle of the court, God's purpose to help Hezekiah comes to full light! verse 6 A reward to look into ones own heart! This insight did not come by flesh to me good brother!! LOL I only hope Holy Spirit confirms this unto many as well,for in doing so. As I sure have been greatly helped in my relationship to our Jesus,many who will take consideration of this will as well become greatly blessed! amen!

 

[Wired 4 Fishen]

Job is talked about by many believers as almost being perfect in his walk.Job, like all of us, had to learn a tough lesson due to both his bad words and his very poor mindset!! In Job 1 we see how Job gave place to the devil to be tempted in the first place!( job 1:7-9) " Does job FEAR God for nothing?? Eph 4:27 Job did this by both his own words and his own mindset! God knew this as well!( job 3:25-26!!!!) Job was already of the belief something bad was about to come upon him! Much like we do! Job was looking to direct God?LOL And in chapter 40 job is wise to become silent,much as we are!

Many are of the belief that Job did nothing wrong,but if this were so why then did he repent??( job 42:1-6!!)He repented of both pride and rebellion and finds contentment in the knowledge that he has God's fellowship!! That is the great lesson of this book to me. Job's lesson shows us clearly 2 things! 1. God will hide from us for a time,he does not ever leave us or ever forsake us,but he sure does hide from us for a reason,and purpose!( Isaiah 45:15!!) and 2.why he hides!! ( 2 chron 32:31) which says in part, God left him alone ONLY to test him that he might know all that was in his own heart!!

It is not that God himself did not know,he sure did know,but he hid so that we could see into our heart as he does!!( 1 sam 16:7!) A perfect example of this is described in ( 2 Kings 20:1-11!!) It is not that God ever changes his mind,he causes a reason to change our mind!! 2 Kings 20:1 from these words Hezekiah changed his mind! He prayed! verse 2-3!! and before the prophet Isaiah ever left the middle of the court, God's purpose to help Hezekiah comes to full light! verse 6 A reward to look into ones own heart! This insight did not come by flesh to me good brother!! LOL I only hope Holy Spirit confirms this unto many as well,for in doing so. As I sure have been greatly helped in my relationship to our Jesus,many who will take consideration of this will as well become greatly blessed! amen!

Hello Bright House,
I just wanted to say this post of yours is the reason I joined. Like years past if you were going to apply for a carpenters job they would ask you to build them a set of steps with the dimentions for the risers etc and if you could then you were a carpenter and employed.
For me, I look for understanding of Job and few others, if I find them then I know it is a place I want to be. So thank you again.
Blessings
Jim

 

[Brighthouse]

Thank you Jim for your kinds words. You make an excellent point with the carpenter. In Christ Jesus I have found out a good point, and a waiting point.For us, his children,what is so very nice is that all the steps to heaven are already paved. As we learn each step,we climb to the next,drawing closer to our builder through each step. We become excited,we wish to run up the next,and the next,but there is even a lesson in climbing! Another brother or sister is not quite ready to join us upon the step we are on. In our old nature,this would be there own problem,but Like Jesus, who wants us very much to DO as he did, as well as speak as he did,we wait,even go back to help another,even as our Jesus did us! ( gal 6:1-5) Verse 2! bear one another's burden and thereby fulfill the law of Christ!! For standing alone on any step is not the goal( rom 12:3) Each step represents more and more hope!!( rom 15:13) Hope not just for us,but in leading others further in there own hope,for in DOING THIS we understand how not only to become a servant,but stay a servant in Christ as well!!( john 13:34-35!!) Welcome again from all of us Jim! Your brother in Christ Jesus mark

 

[Wired 4 Fishen]

Blessings Mark,
I thought I would run my take on Job past you once and see what your thoughts were on it. I used it in another forum some time back and it amazes me to see how many people in the body of Christ insist that job did no wrong and God used the devil to test job.
Any way here is my take on it.........Thank YOU for the warm welcome as well and your postings !!


Job........
First I write a small out line of what is in question and then quote scripture that show what i am saying. Please follow through this and see for your self. The first thing we learn about Job is the Blessing of God was working in his life. We have all agreed on this point. We know Job was wealthy in finances and live stock and spiritually. Job lived by faith in the blessing of God and then his children grew up.

Once his children grew up he began to fret and worry every time his children got together and had a party. He worried in fear that his children were sinning against God. Job developed such a terror about this that every time one of them had a party or get together, well Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: FOR JOB SAID, it may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. (job1:5)

We see in Job1:5 that he was obsessed with the fact his children might have cursed God and sinned against God.
We see in .....that the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me......I was not in safety.....neither had I rest......neither was I quiet.....yet trouble came..... I broke these two scriptures down this way so as to make it easier to see.

1. the thing which I greatly feared has come upon me.....
Job stepped out of walking by Faith in God and stepped into walking into fear of his children sinning against God and cursing God.

2. I was not in safety.........
This is saying that Job was not walking in Faith of God and under the blessing of God...Once you step out into fear..you have left out from under the blessing....his fear over his children sinning against God was bigger in his thinking then his remembering of Gods protection of the blessing.

3. Neither had I rest.........
Why did Job say he had no rest ? Easy he was to busy worrying about his children.....he was up all night worrying....just like any other worried parent would.....he had lost his peace in God, once he stepped out into fear and doubt.

4. Neither was I quiet......Job ran his mouth...speaking words of fear and doubt and worry.....remember he has stepped out of the safety place of God and His blessing. See every one of us falls right into this every time we allow our words to speak anything other then the word of God or another words faith filled words.

5. yet trouble came..... job thought he was doing right by his family by worrying and thought he was being responsible and this happens to many believers.

Ok Next is the conversation between God and satin.....

First a few points....all the devil knew was this man had the blessing over him and the devil described it as a hedge of protection. The devil wanted Job all along to curse God and that is why he even had an interest in Job.

Now lets look at two verses here.

Doth Job fear God for nought? Has not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all he hath on every side? Thou has blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. BUT put forth thine hand now and touch all that he hath and he will CURSE you to thy face.

And the Lord said unto satin, Behold all that he hath is in thy power: only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So satin went froth from the presence of the Lord.

We can see two things .
1..the devil had wanted Job to curse God from the beginning.
........This is why Job was speaking in all that fear about his children sinning and cursing God...That is how our enemy works,,,,he has to get us to speak out against what the word of God says... Then he has the right to enter into the situation.....even jobs wife eventually sided with satin and told Job to just give up and cures God.( job2:9 ) ...Man that is easy to see where she got that idea from..........However in all Job did say, He never cursed God. THATS WHY WE READ.....In ALL this did not Job sin with his lips.

2....The second thing we learn here in these two verses is this.....
God did not tell the devil, "Here I put Job into your hands and you do what ever you want".
The devil was poorly mistaken to even suggest such a thing because God was in no way going to stretch out His hand against Job. God NEVER agreed with satin to what satin suggested.

HOWEVER GOD DID SAY THIS......"BEHOLD he is already in your hand"
We don't use the word Behold much at all these days. I mean when was the last time you heard some one say BEHOLD is not this car beautiful ? Now if you look up this word "Behold" in any of the translations such as Hebrew or Greek or English or Spanish or any other translation...YOU WILL LEARN that it ALWAYS MEANS " Look and see. Wake up and pay attention"

See God was telling satan that JOB had already opened the door to him or had given satan the right to do as he wanted to do. God was simply telling the devil the truth....Job had already tore down the protective hedge around him ( the blessing of God) when he stepped out into fear and worry and doubt. HOWEVER God did set a boundary.....spare his life or another words satin could do whatever....EXCEPT....KILL JOB...

Then once satan finally grasped that Job had stepped out of or lost the blessing this protective hedge...well you know the story....satin with after job with vengeance.

Then Job ran his mouth complaining about everything but still NEVER CURSED GOD......Funny how this story ends.....God sends a preacher to preach some sense back into job.......AND once Job repented of his errors...God restored the blessing back and Job increased in all.
Have thee most blessed and wonderful week end
Jim