16/05/2026
Then Job arose and tore his cloak and shaved his head, and prostrated himself on the ground and worshipped,
1:20 In this verse and the next we have one of the great moments in the whole Bible, in the whole of human history. It should fill us with admiration. Job’s faith rises superior to all his loss and sorrow. Satan is proved a liar. And God’s work of grace in human hearts is shown to be powerful and real. Instead of uttering the curse Satan had predicted, Job praises God. Notice that Job does not blame the Sabeans or Chaldeans or wind or fire or even Satan for his losses. He did not think these losses were the result of accidents or men’s cruelty or the powers of nature. He says God gave, God took away. He recognizes God’s sovereignty in everything. He knows the things which have happened could not happen unless God permitted them.⚜
Job 1:20
