This Bible study by Pastor Rod Harris from Job 42, was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, October 28, 2020.

It was the only thing he could do. When you’re flat of your back the only thing you can do is look up. Beaten, battered and bruised Job looked to heaven. He had gone from “riches to rags.” He lost his family, wealth, influence and his respect. His friends despised him and his wife urged him to curse God and die. He became an unwitting participant in an experiment…

Early on Job’s faith shines bright, “Shall we receive good from God and not receive evil?” Job was trusting in the sovereignty of God. This is not “blind fatalism” it is trust in the goodness God and His sovereign purposes. Thus the biblical text says, “In all this Job did not sin with his lips” (Job 2:10).