Job had been dealt blow after blow – losing his family, servants, livestock, property, income, future prospects, respect, reputation, health, and spousal support.  And yet in Job 2:10 we read that Job’s response to to all of this was,  “Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?”  And then Job’s ultimate response is that in all this Job did not sin. 

Nevertheless, the pain of Satan’s attacks was very real and could not be ignored or dismissed easily.  In Job 3 we come to understand just a bit of that pain as Job expresses the deep depression that has resulted from the these attacks.  He wishes he had never been born.  He wants the day of his birth removed from the calendar.  He laments that he would be better off dead.  

We see this same expression of longing for death in Moses, Elijah, Jonah, Jeremiah, and David.  In each of these giants of the faith there were times of deep distress that brought them to this point.  Job said I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest – only turmoil. (Job 2:26)  Fortunately, Jesus promised in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

This Bible study was presented to the Agape Life Bible Study Class of the First Baptist Church in Brenham, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. It is part of a series in a Bible study curriculum called Connect 360, published by the GC2 Press of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The overall title of the current set of lessons is Praise Him in the Storm: When Life Falls Apart – A Study of Job. You can find printed and digital versions of this series online at https://gc2press.org/praise-him-in-the-storm-job-study-guide/ .Handouts with slide content can be requested at: fromthebackporchintexas@gmail.com . Handouts are also available at: fromthebackporch.org .


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