Naked Life

Background before diving into the book of Job - did you know?

1. What does upright and blameless mean?
Upright (righteous) and Blameless (no cause) but this doesn't mean sinless, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). The reason Job was upright is that he feared God and shunned evil (Job 1:1; Psa 103:17). The reason Job was blameless is because he covered his sins with sacrifices (Job 1:5). Animal sacrifices don’t take away sin, they only cover it (Heb. 10:4; Lev. 17:11).

2. What time period was Job?
During the time period between Jacob and Moses. 1) Eliphaz, Job’s friend, was a Temanite - Teman was from the city of Edom (Ezek. 25:13). Edom is where the descendants of Esau resided (Gen. 25:13) therefore, the time period was after Esau was born. The name Eliphaz (Job 2:11), is the same name as the eldest son of Esau (Gen. 36:10-11), it could potentially be the same person. 2) Job died at the age of ~180-200years: Job lived 140years after God restored what was lost (Job 42:16). Job’s first set of children had their own houses therefore they were adults and Job would have been 40-60 years old. This meant he lived to about the same age as Isaac. People who lived to this age existed before Moses. 3) The reason it is before Moses is because he didn’t have a book to reference (Job 31:35). The written Torah came through Moses.

3. What do Christians have that Job didn’t?
A book explaining what was good and evil, the law of God (Job 31:35; 2 Tim. 3:16). The blood of Yeshua to wash away his sins (Rev. 1:5; 7:14). Sealed with Holy Spirit to help him overcome sin and live holy (Eph. 1:13, John 7:39). The power of Holy Spirit to cast out demons and lay hands on the sick to be healed (Acts 1:8; Mark 16:17-18).