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Speaker 1: Then said his wife, unto him, dost thou still retain

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Speaker 1: thine integrity? Curse God and die job to nine, my Lord.

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Speaker 1: To day marks the day that I will begin to

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Speaker 1: the words that are in alignment with what you have

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Speaker 1: matter how many times you try to inflict me with pain. Lord,

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Speaker 1: will not stop praising your name. Redemption and favor follow

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Speaker 3: Curse God and die. In our last story, we learned

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Speaker 3: about the righteousness of Job. The Lord showcased Job to

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Speaker 3: Satan as an example of uprightness, integrity, and love. Job

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Speaker 3: was truly unmatched in riches, familial bliss and devotion. Satan,

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Speaker 3: in an attempt to expose Job's shallow faith, destroyed his property, riches,

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Speaker 3: praised God. His faith was unwavering. Now we learn of

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Speaker 3: Satan's second attempt to break Job. Satan removes his health

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Speaker 4: Hello, I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible

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Speaker 4: we learned how God allowed Satan to take away Job's

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Speaker 4: that if he took away what Job had, that Job

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Speaker 4: when Job lost everything, his response was surely grief, But

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Speaker 4: through the tears there was worship. Never once did he

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Speaker 4: accuse or curse God. Satan had underestimated this man's heart

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Speaker 4: and the power of God to be faithful to his servant. Today,

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Speaker 3: Satan stood again before the presence of God. The sound

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Speaker 3: the Lord asked, from where have you come. Satan gazed

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Speaker 3: Their voices continued to shake in Job's brain. Their explanations

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Speaker 3: What he knew of God's goodness did not align with

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Speaker 4: He tells God that if Job were to feel his

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Speaker 4: gets to work on Job. He strikes Job with illness

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Speaker 4: Sometimes the very best response to someone who is grieving,

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Speaker 4: and suffering, Job gave voice to his feelings. He deeply

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Speaker 4: that become accusations against Job. Job must have sinned in

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Speaker 4: They assumed that blessings were a sign of favor and

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Speaker 4: friends don't. That God is a redeemer, and that God

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Speaker 4: So Job leaves his friends behind and goes to talk

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Speaker 4: Dear God, help us to know how to comfort those

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Speaker 4: them your word, not our own. May we always trust

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