Job 1
Treated in 40 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 1:21 He said, "I came naked from my mother's womb, and naked I will go back there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be blessed." 16
- 1:6 One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser also came among them. 5
- 1:9 The Accuser answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing?" 4
- 1:10 Have you not put a protective hedge around him and his household and everything he owns on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his flocks and herds have spread throughout the land. 4
- 1:5 Whenever a round of feasting was over, Job would send for his children and consecrate them. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each one of them, because Job said to himself, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This is what Job always did. 3
- 1:8 The LORD said to the Accuser, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth: a man blameless and upright, who fears God and turns away from evil." 2
- 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz named Job. He was blameless and upright; he feared God and turned away from evil. 1
- 1:2 He had seven sons and three daughters. 1
- 1:7 The LORD said to the Accuser, "Where have you come from?" The Accuser answered the LORD, "From roaming the earth and walking up and down on it." 1
- 1:11 But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face. 1
- 1:12 The LORD said to the Accuser, "Very well, everything he has is in your power. Only do not lay a hand on the man himself." Then the Accuser went out from the presence of the LORD. 1
- 1:20 Then Job got up, tore his robe and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped. 1
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Where it is preached
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Sheep Before the Shearers cites Job 1:21
…like Job when he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return” (Job 1:21, ESV). Yet they have also said with Job, “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Gratitude in All Things cites JOB 1:20
…and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped. JOB 1:20 Her own life gave her the right to teach this. She had been bereaved twice, had lost her…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Broken Fence cites Job 1:10
…around you, even Satan will recognize it and say, “Have you not put a hedge around him?” (Job 1:10, ESV). I have kept you long enough looking over the wall. Let me now invite you inside…
- Communion with God ·
Of the fellowship which the saints have with Jesus Christ the Son of God cites Job i. 6
…both with great delight. All other sons, either angels, the sons of God by creation, Job i. 6, xxxviii. 7, or the sons of Adam, — the best of his offspring, the leaders of those…
- Faithful With Little ·
It All Belongs to God cites Job 1:21
…there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be blessed.” (Job 1:21) Only a steward can pray like that. An owner who loses everything has lost everything. A…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Lungan cites Job 1:21
…of Job, “Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah” (Job 1:21, ASV), are words of faith, but they are also words spoken by a man sitting in the ashes…
- All Things for Good ·
The worst things work for good to the godly cites Job i. 9
…made a hedge about him?” Etc. “Well,” says God, “put forth thy hand, touch his estate” (Job i. 9). The devil had no sooner received a commission, but he falls a breaking down Job’s…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites Job 1:12
…against his own will, absolutely subject to the will and word of God, as is evident from Job 1:12 and Job 2:6. The exercise of God's omnipotence is limited by His own wise and holy and…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Betsie cites Job 1:10
…made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side?” (Job 1:10, ASV). There was a hedge around Betsie too. It would be wrong to read this as…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Job 1:10
…illness and death, and the saying “no pit so deep.” Scriptures to revisit Psalm 139:7-12; Job 1:10, 21; 1 Corinthians 15. Reflection 1. Who has been a hiding place for you? 2. How does…
- Practical Religion ·
Heirs of God cites Job i. 6
…is one which belongs to stones, trees, beasts, or even to the devils, as much as to us. (Job i. 6.) That God loves all mankind with a love of pity and compassion, I do not deny. "His…
- Practical Religion ·
The Great Gathering cites Job i. 6
…and wherever the "sons of God" come together Satan is sure to appear among them. (Job i. 6.) But all this shall come to an end one day. Our Lord shall at length present to the…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 17 — Use to Be Made of the Doctrine of Providence cites Job 1:21
…“The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord,” (Job 1:21). So when David was assailed by Shimei with stones and curses, had he immediately fixed…
- All Things for Good ·
Why all things work for good cites Job i. 21
…God when He took all away: “The Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job i. 21). Many will thank God when He gives; Job thanks Him when He takes away, because he knew…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Job 1:21
…work was stolen: losses that no explanation could make sense of. Scriptures to revisit Job 1:21; Habakkuk 3:17-18; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9. Reflection 1. What loss in your life has never…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of C. T. Studd cites Job 1:21
…by families. “Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah” (Job 1:21, ASV). 10. The Church Belongs to the People of the Land In Shanxi and in the Congo, the…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Acceptance and Offering cites JOB 1:21
…thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. JOB 1:21 Job’s words were among her touchstones. He did not say that Satan had taken away, or the…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
The Fatherly Hand cites JOB 1:21
…taken away. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. JOB 1:21 The second is gratitude in prosperity. Every good thing that comes to us, even through…
- The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom ·
No Pit So Deep cites JOB 1:21
…with it. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. JOB 1:21 It would be dishonest to make this sound easy. Corrie grieved Betsie for the rest of her…
- Talks to the Farmer (For Teens) ·
The Broken Fence cites Job 1:10
…Satan said to God about a man God was protecting: “Have you not put a hedge around him?” (Job 1:10). Even the devil could see the wall. Build yours high enough that he notices. One thing…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Job 1: 6
…the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, Satan came also among them.’ Job 1: 6. The devil sets vain objects before the fancy to cause a diversion. His great design is…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Job 1:21
…graves were part of the cost of sowing in China. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 126:5-6; Job 1:21; Psalm 34:18. Reflection 1. How do you measure faithfulness when results are few? 2. What…
- Humility ·
Humility and Holiness cites Job 1:6
…sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.” Job 1:6 “God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
Pure Love and Union with God cites JOB 1:9
…ever since. Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? JOB 1:9 Does anyone love God for His own sake? Or is all our religion, in the end, a bargain —…
- The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor ·
Blessed Adversity cites JOB 1:21
…thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. JOB 1:21 Few Christian teachers have earned the right to speak about suffering as fully as Hudson…
- The Key Teachings of Derek Prince ·
Husbands and Fathers cites JOB 1:5
…up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. JOB 1:5 As a prophet, the father represents God to his family: he teaches them the Scriptures…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
Manorama cites Job 1:21
…thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.” — Job 1:21, ASV Heart’s Joy Of all the people in Ramabai’s story, the one who appears most often and…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Job 1:21
…daughter gave her life to her mother’s work, and died before her. Scriptures to revisit Job 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13. Reflection 1. What might Manorama’s life have cost her? 2. How do…
- Evening by Evening ·
January cites Job 1:9
…assured that God will deliver you ere long. January 22 “Doth Job fear God for nought?” (Job 1:9) This was the wicked question of Satan concerning that upright man of old, but there are…
- Evening by Evening ·
December cites Job 1:5
…be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.” (Job 1:5) What the patriarch did early in the morning, after the family festivities, it will be…
- The Big Story ·
Songs and Wisdom cites Job 1:1
…when. It tells of a man who was “blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil” (Job 1:1), who lost his wealth, his children and his health. At first he worshipped: “The LORD…
- The Ten Commandments ·
3.1 Man's Inability to keep the Moral Law cites Job 1: 8
…to interpret his own word. He calls sincerity perfection. ‘A perfect and an upright man.’ Job 1: 8. But who is exactly perfect? A man full of diseases may as well say he is healthful, as a…
- Lectures to My Students ·
The Minister's Self-Watch cites Job i. 2
…God upon a false surmise, and tell him he could make Job to curse him to his face (Job i. 2), what would he do if he should indeed prevail against us? And at last he will insult as…
- A Call to the Unconverted ·
Sermon I cites Job i. 11
…himself for him; yea, it is not so much he that liveth, as Christ in him. For these, see Job i. 11, 12, and iii. 20. John xv. 2, 3, 4. 1 Cor. i. 20, and ii. 2. You see now in plain terms…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
II. The first objective ground of gracious affections, is the transcendently excellent and amiable nature of divine things as they are themselves; and not any conceived relation they bear to self, or self-interest cites Job 1:9
…otherwise he never would have made use of such a slander before God, against Job, as in Job 1:9, 10: “Doth Job serve God for nought? Has not thou made a hedge about him, and about his…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Job 1:8
…Lord, and depart from evil.” Prov. 16:6, “By the fear of the Lord, men depart from evil.” Job 1:8, “Hast thou considered my servant Job—a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God…
- A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ·
Of the necessity and benefit of intercession, considered as an exercise of universal love. How all orders of men are to pray and intercede with God for one another. How naturally such intercession amends and reforms the hearts of those that use it cites Job i. 5
…early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all." [Job i. 5] If parents, therefore, considering themselves in this light, should be daily calling…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 9: Songs and Wise Words ·
Job Loses Everything cites Job 1:21
“The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.” — Job 1:21 Long ago, in a land called Uz, there lived a man called Job. He was a good man who loved…
- Holiness ·
The Fight cites Job i. 7
…God. The strong man armed will never be kept out of our hearts without a daily battle. (Job i. 7; 1 Peter v. 8; John viii. 44; Luke xxii. 31; Ephes. vi. 11.) Some men may think these…
- Old Paths ·
Christ’s Invitation cites Job i. 21
…bereaved of children and property, he will bless the name of the Lord. (Acts xvi. 2.5; Job i. 21.) He is the truly independent man who possesses that which nothing can take away. (h)…