Notes On Job
Ch.1 1. Before mention of Abraham , three names stand out: Noah, Job and Enoch - another righteous man, who walked uprightly. Unlike Enoch, Job will not be taken by the LORD; For another, entirely different destiny has been written for this righteous man...a much harder destiny; but just like Enoch, Job’s story will provide us us an important arrow pointing forward towards the fulfillment of Genesis 3:16 Two righteous men; two entirely different destinies: but the same LORD and serving the same divine purpose. 2-3. By all accounts, we do not know what earthly possessions Enoch had before the LORD “took him”, but Job is clearly prosperous...and, as we shall shortly see, his worldly prosperity does not appear to distract, diminish or contaminate his holy and reverential fear of the Lord, and his desire towards Him. 5. Following the precedent laid down by the Lord Himself, in Genesis 3:21, and then, by righteous Abel in Genesis 4:4. What does this tell us, except that, those who ...