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The land of Uz, was named after Uz the son of Aram, grandson of Shem who was Noah's son. Uz is mentioned in Job 1:1,
Jerimiah 25:20 and Lamentations 4:1. In considering that Aram settled in this Region (Genesis 36:20, 21) and that JOB, being
one of the most well known to live here.
This is one view where Uz was.
“To summarize: Job clearly lived
after Esau, and lived in the land of
Uz, which was part of Edom. Thus,
we can consider it established that
Job was an Edomite.”
• by James B. Jordan
June, 2000 BIBLICAL Horizons, No. 130
Copyright (c) 2000 Biblical Horizons
• This is belief is based on a misconception by a scribe’s
own personal commentary at the end of the Septuagint
(the Greek translation of the Old Testament).
BUT… this is one example of how
you may be able to do a little bit of
Scriptural digging and become
smarter than the scholars.
• NIV Genesis 10:23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether
and Meshech.
• NIV 2 Chronicles 16:7 At that time Hanani the seer
came to Asa king of Judah and said to him:
"Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on
the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram
has escaped from your hand.
Uz settled near Damascus
• Even though his father settled near Edom,
the area around Damascus came to be
called Aram, in honor of Uz’s father.
• When you hear of Uz, Syria, or Aram, think
of Job’s homeland.
Maps by Ron Graham
Ptolemy and Josephus believed Damascus is
the land of Uz that this is where he eventually
settled away from his father.
Date: 2000 - 1800 BC
Why?
1. Job lived more than 100 years (like the patriarchs).
2. He acted as priest for his own family.
3. The raiding of Babylonian and Sabeans
fits this time period.
4. The monetary mention of kesitah “piece of silver” fits
this time period. 42:11.
5. Unique Hebrew style and dialect is considered a
variant of the standard Mosaic of the first five books
of the Bible. Moses’ writings standardize Hebraic
dialect as Luther did for German with his translation of
the Bible.
Damascus countryside
Damascus countryside
NIV Job 1:1 In the land of Uz there lived a man
whose name was Job. This man was blameless
and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2
He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and
he owned seven thousand sheep, three
thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen
and five hundred donkeys, and had a large
number of servants. He was the greatest man
among all the people of the East.
4 His sons used to take turns
holding feasts in their homes,
and they would invite their three
sisters to eat and drink with them.
5a When a period of feasting had
run its course, Job would send
and have them purified.
The text simply understood
speaks of a regular get together
and the sons did not forget their
sisters but added them to their
number.
Family peace and union had
been uninterruptedly cherished.
The purification was the father’s,
Job’s, deliberate attempt to act as
intercessor for his children’s
standing before God.
5 When a period of feasting had
run its course, Job would send
and have them purified. Early in
the morning he would sacrifice a
burnt offering for each of them,
thinking, "Perhaps my children
have sinned and cursed God in
their hearts." This was Job's
regular custom.
The cursing of God means to
“speak evil of God”.
This is very important to
remember as we continue to go
through the Book of Job.
Is God responsible and blamed
for bad things in this world?
Is His will for His people
bad and evil?
NIV Job 1:6 One day the angels
came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan also
came with them.
Does Satan curse God?
Does he speak evil of God?
Does he speak evil of God’s will
for his people?
Remember the Garden of Eden.
In the Lord’s absolute and cosmic
rule, why is the evil one allowed a
place to stand?
The answer: The redemption
of those under Satan’s power.
NIV Hebrews 2:14 Since the children have
flesh and blood, he too shared in their
humanity so that by his death he might
destroy him who holds the power of death-that is, the devil--
So far in the first few verses, we
see Job’s family gathers together.
So does God’s spiritual children.
The original Hebrew
for angels here is “sons of God.”
Beyond earthly elements of time
and space, the spiritual sons
gather and assemble.
Here we have mention of that
assembly day.
Where are evil angels?
Some evil angels are in hell.
NIV 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent
them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;
Some evil angels are on earth.
NIV Revelation 12:4 His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung
them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to
give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born.
All evil angels will plague the damned in hell.
NIV Revelation 16:13 Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; they
came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of
the mouth of the false prophet.
NIV Job 1:8 Then the LORD said
to Satan, "Have you considered
my servant Job? There is no one
on earth like him; he is blameless
and upright, a man who fears
God and shuns evil."
God casts down Satan’s pride.
He points out that there is one
who is not under Satan’s control:
Job does not like evil spoken
about His Lord, does not partake
of it, and even goes out of his
way to undo its effects in his
family.
NIV Job 1:9 "Does Job fear God for
nothing?" Satan replied. 10 "Have you not
put a hedge around him and his
household and everything he has? You
have blessed the work of his hands, so
that his flocks and herds are spread
throughout the land. 11 But stretch out
your hand and strike everything he has,
and he will surely curse you to your face."
Satan calls on God to hurt and
harm Job. But who actually will
be doing the hurting and
harming? Does Satan even
blame the Lord for the evil done
through himself? Yes.
So sinners may say, “The devil
made me do it!” Satan says,
“The Lord made me do it.”
Satan believes suffering will draw
the Lord’s people away from Him.
Isn’t that interesting?
But does suffering draw us away
from the Lord?
Or does it draw us closer as we
detest what has caused all
suffering? The lies of Satan
against God’s care.
Satan believes the Lord will be
blamed for the suffering.
He believes Job is vain in his
religion. Job only worships the
Lord to secure earthly wealth,
security, and family.
NIV Job 1:12 The LORD said to
Satan, "Very well, then,
everything he has is in your
hands, but on the man himself do
not lay a finger." Then Satan
went out from the presence of the
LORD.
In the assembly of angels,
God allows Job to suffer.
Oddly enough, to our reason,
Satan is carrying out the Lord’s
bidding to cause suffering.
Is the Lord responsible for evil?
Why did God cause
Christ to suffer evil like Job while
the assembly of angels did not
help Him?
NIV Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law
or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
NIV Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he
explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning
himself.
NIV Luke 24:44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was
still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me
in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
Why did God cause
Christ to suffer evil from Satan?
NIV Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the
punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and
by his wounds we are healed.
NIV Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us to redeem us
from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people
that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
NIV Hebrews 2:18 Because he himself suffered when he
was tempted, he is able to help those who are being
tempted.
Step aside from the tragedy
about to happen, the event will
show where Job’s heart stands
before Almighty God.
Will he remain steadfast and
renounce the thought that God is
the source of evil?
Will he confess that God is good
in the midst of an evil world held
under Satan’s control?
NIV John 12:31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of
this world will be driven out.
NIV John 14:30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this
world is coming. He has no hold on me,
NIV John 16:11 and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world
now stands condemned.
NIV 1 Corinthians 15:24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the
kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and
power.
NIV Colossians 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
NIV Romans 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels
nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
KJV Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
The Four Messengers
One day when Job's sons and
daughters were feasting and drinking
wine at the oldest brother's house, a
messenger came to Job and said, "The
oxen were plowing and the donkeys
were grazing nearby, and the Sabeans
attacked and carried them off. They put
the servants to the sword, and I am the
only one who has escaped to tell you!”
Job 1:13-15
While he was still speaking, another
messenger came and said, "The fire of
God fell from the sky and burned up
the sheep and the servants, and I am
the only one who has escaped to tell
you!"
Job 1:16
While he was still speaking, another
messenger came and said, "The
Chaldeans formed three raiding parties
and swept down on your camels and
carried them off. They put the servants
to the sword, and I am the only one
who has escaped to tell you!"
Job 1:17
NIV Job 1:18 While he was still
speaking, yet another messenger came
and said, "Your sons and daughters
were feasting and drinking wine at the
oldest brother's house, 19 when
suddenly a mighty wind swept in from
the desert and struck the four corners
of the house. It collapsed on them and
they are dead, and I am the only one
who has escaped to tell you!"
Job 1:18-19
At this, Job got up and tore his robe
and shaved his head. Then he fell to
the ground in worship 21 and said:
"Naked I came from my mother's
womb, and naked I will depart. The
LORD gave and the LORD has taken
away; may the name of the LORD be
praised." 22 In all this, Job did not sin
by charging God with wrongdoing.
Job 1:20-22
How is Job fulfilled in Christ thus far?
1. Christ is set apart from Satan’s kingdom due
to His righteousness.
2. Satan believes suffering will cut Him off from
God.
3. Christ is allowed to suffer and lose every
blessing and earthly tie, never speaking evil of
His Father’s will in the midst of this.
NIV Job 2:1 On another day the angels came to
present themselves before the LORD, and Satan
also came with them to present himself before him.
2 And the LORD said to Satan, "Where have you
come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From
roaming through the earth and going back and forth
in it." 3 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you
considered my servant Job? There is no one on
earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man
who fears God and shuns evil. And he still
maintains his integrity, though you incited me
against him to ruin him without any reason."
4 "Skin for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he
has for his own life. 5 But stretch out your hand and
strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you
to your face." 6 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well,
then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life."
In a sense, Satan is correct.
For many, family and fortune are
sacrificed for sake of self.
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD
and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles
of his feet to the top of his head. 8 Then Job took a
piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it
as he sat among the ashes.
9 His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to
your integrity? Curse God and die!" 10 He replied,
"You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we
accept good from God, and not trouble?" In all this,
Job did not sin in what he said. 11 When Job's
three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the
Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about
all the troubles that had come upon him, they set
out from their homes and met together by
agreement to go and sympathize with him and
comfort him.
12 When they saw him from a distance, they
could hardly recognize him; they began to
weep aloud, and they tore their robes and
sprinkled dust on their heads. 13 Then they sat
on the ground with him for seven days and
seven nights. No one said a word to him,
because they saw how great his suffering was.
The open cry, weeping, renting of
garments, and casting of dust are all
outward signs to communicate how they
empathize with Job.
The casting of dust shows humility
brought from heaven.
In, 1 Samuel 4:12, a messenger uses
dust on his hear to instantly communicate
that his news is not good.
The friends are silent.
They are obviously stunned and fear annoying the sufferer.
Afterall, reflect what it would be like for you to suffer the
loss of all your children and possessions, less alone health.
But the long silence provides time for meditation that
eventually overpowers and breaks forth in the chapters
ahead.
NIV Job 3:1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed
the day of his birth.
2 He said: 3 "May the day of my birth perish, and the night
it was said, 'A boy is born!' 4 That day-- may it turn to
darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light
shine upon it. 5 May darkness and deep shadow claim it
once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness
overwhelm its light. 6 That night-- may thick darkness seize
it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be
entered in any of the months.
7 May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be
heard in it. 8 May those who curse days curse that day,
those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9 May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not
see the first rays of dawn, 10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
to hide trouble from my eyes. 11 "Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I
came from the womb? 12 Why were there knees to receive me and breasts
that I might be nursed? 13 For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be
asleep and at rest 14 with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for
themselves places now lying in ruins, 15 with rulers who had gold, who filled
their houses with silver. 16 Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a
stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day? 17 There the
wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest. 18 Captives also
enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver's shout. 19 The small
and the great are there, and the slave is freed from his master. 20 "Why is light
given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul, 21 to those who long for
death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure, 22
who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave? 23 Why is
life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? 24 For
sighing comes to me instead of food; my groans pour out like water. 25 What I
feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. 26 I have no
peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil."
Notice from this section what
Job’s view of the afterlife is for
evil and good alike.
The answer: Dead calm.
Is this Biblically correct? NO!!! Job’s view of death will drastically change
before the end of the book. We will get one of our most beautiful Easter
hymns from the change that takes place:
“I know my Redeemer lives.”
Just note the neat reference to the Leviathan.
Those who want to talk about Job are wrestling with
horrible thoughts that are best left alone.