Hello, and welcome
to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and thank
you for joining with me today
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to continue reading in the story
of Esther. Before we start,
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let's pray together. Dear Lord,
thank you for the evidences
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of your power and deliverance
that we are reading in this
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story. Please, may the Holy
Spirit bring to the hearts of
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each one of us the assurance
that just as you delivered
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Esther and the Jews all
these hundreds of years ago,
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you have a deliverance for each
of us today in whatever we are
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facing right now. Please be with
us. Thank you for hearing our
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prayer. Amen.
Although Haman had conspired to
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destroy the Jews, God
had answered the prayer of
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Esther and her people, and
granted them favor in the eyes
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of the king and a decree had
gone forth that they would be
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able to defend themselves
against the attack when it came.
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We're going to pick up that
story now in Esther, chapter 9,
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beginning with verse 5.
Thus the Jews smote all their
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enemies with a stroke of
the sword, and slaughter,
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and destruction, and did what
they would unto those that hated
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them. And in Shushan the palace
the Jews slew and destroyed
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500 men. And Parshandatha,
and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
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and Poratha, and Adalia,
and Aridatha, and Parmashta, and
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Arisai, and Aridai, and
Vajezatha, the 10 sons of
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Haman the son of Hammedatha,
the enemy of the Jews, slew they
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but on the spoil laid they
not their hand. On that day
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the number of those that
were slain in Shushan the palace
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was brought before the king.
And the king said unto Esther
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the queen, The Jews have slain
and destroyed 500 men in Shushan
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the palace, and the 10 sons
of Haman; what have they done in
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the rest of the king's
provinces? now what is thy
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petition? and it shall be
granted thee: or what is thy
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request further? and it
shall be done. Then said Esther,
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If it please the king,
let it be granted to the Jews
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which are in Shushan to do
tomorrow also according unto
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this day's decree, and
let Haman's 10 sons be hanged
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upon the gallows. And the
king commanded it so to be done:
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and the decree was given
at Shushan; and they hanged
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Haman's 10 sons. For the Jews
that were in Shushan gathered
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themselves together on the
14th day also of the month Adar,
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and slew 300 men at Shushan; but
on the prey they laid not their
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hand. But the other Jews that
were in the king's provinces
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gathered themselves together,
and stood for their lives,
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and had rest from their
enemies, and slew of their foes
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seventy and five thousand,
but they laid not their hands on
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the prey, on the 13th day of the
month Adar; and on the 14th day
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of the same rested they,
and made it a day of feasting
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and gladness. But the Jews
that were at Shushan assembled
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together on the 13th day thereof
and on the 14th thereof; and on
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the 15th day of the same they
rested, and made it a day of
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feasting and gladness.
Therefore the Jews of the
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villages, that dwelt in
the unwalled towns, made the
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14th dayof the month Adair a
day of gladness and feasting,
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and a good day, and of
sending portions one to another.
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And Mordecai wrote these things,
and sent letters unto all the
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Jews that were in all the
provinces of the king Ahasuerus
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both nigh and far, to stablish
this among them, that they
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should keep the 14th day of
the month Adar, and the 15th day
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of the same, yearly, as the
days wherein the Jews rested
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from their enemies, and
the month which was turned unto
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them from sorrow to joy, and
from mourning into a good day:
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that they should make them
days of feasting and joy, and of
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sending portions one to
another, and gifts to the poor.
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And the Jews undertook to do as
they had begun, and as Mordecai
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had written unto them; because
Haman the son of Hammadatha,
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the Agagite, the enemy of all
the Jews, had devised against
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the Jews to destroy them, and
had cast Pur, that is, the lot,
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to consume them, and to destroy
them; But when Esther came
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before the king, he commanded
by letters that his wicked
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device which he devised against
the Jews, should return upon
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his own head, and that he and
his sons should be hanged on the
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gallows. Wherefore they called
these days Purim after the name
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of Pur. Therefore for all
the words of this letter, and of
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that which they had
seen concerning this matter,
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and which had come unto them,
the Jews ordained, and took
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upon them, and upon their seed,
and upon all such as joined
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themselves unto them, so as it
should not fail, that they would
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keep these two days according
to their writing, and according
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to their appointed time
every year; And that these days
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should be remembered and kept
throughout every generation,
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every family, every province,
and every city; and that these
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days of Purim should not
fail from among the Jews,
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nor the memorial of
them perish from their seed.
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Then Esther the queen,
the daughter of Abihail,
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and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with
all authority, to confirm this
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second letter of Purim. And
he sent the letters unto all the
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Jews, to the hundred and twenty
and seven provinces of the
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kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words
of peace and truth, to confirm
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these days of Purim in
their times appointed, according
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as Mordecai the Jew and
Esther the queen had enjoined
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them, and as they had decreed
for themselves and for their
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seed, the matters of
the fastings and their cry.
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And the decree of Esther
confirmed these matters of Purim
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and it was written in the book.
Finishing now the book of Esther
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chapter 10. This is
the King James Version.
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And the king Ahasuerus
laid a tribute upon the land,
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and upon the isles of the sea.
And all the acts of his power
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and of his might, and the
declaration of the greatness
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of Mordecai, whereunto the
king advanced him, are they not
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written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Media
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and Persia? For Mordecai the
Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus
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and great among the Jews, and
accepted of the multitude of his
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brethren, seeking the wealth of
his people, and speaking peace
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to all his seed.
We're beginning now the book
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of Job. This is
the King James Version.
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There was a man in the
land of Uz, whose name was Job;
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and that man was perfect and
upright, and one that feared God
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and eschewed evil. And there
were born unto him 7 sons and
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3 daughters. His substance
also was 7,000 sheep, and 3,000
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camels, and 500 yoke of oxen,
and 500 she asses, and a very
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great household; so that
this man was the greatest of all
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the men of the east. And his
sons went and feasted in their
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houses, everyone his day; and
sent and called for their three
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sisters to eat and to
drink with them. And it was so,
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when the days of their feasting
were gone about, that Job sent
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and sanctified them, and
rose up early in the morning,
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and offered burnt offerings
according to the number of them
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all: for Job said, It may
be that my sons have sinned,
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and cursed God in their hearts.
Thus did Job continually.
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Now there was a day when
the sons of God came to present
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themselves before the Lord,
and Satan came also among them.
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And the Lord said unto
Satan, Whence cometh thou?
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Then Satan answered the Lord,
and said, From going to and fro
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in the earth, and from
walking up and down in it.
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And the Lord said unto Satan,
Hast thou considered my servant
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Job, that there is none like
him in the earth, a perfect and
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upright man, one that
feareth God, and escheweth evil?
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Then Satan answered the Lord,
Doth Job fear God for nought?
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Hast not thou made an hedge
about him, and about his house,
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and about all that he hath
on every side? thou hast blessed
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the work of his hand, and his
substance is increased in the
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land. But put forth thine hand
now, and touch all that he hath,
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and he will curse thee to
thy face. And the Lord said unto
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Satan, Behold, all that he
hath is in thy power; only upon
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himself put not forth
thine hand. So Satan went forth
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from the presence of the Lord.
And there was a day when his
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sons and his daughters
were eating and drinking wine
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in their eldest brother's house:
And there came a messenger
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unto Job, and said, The
oxen were plowing, and the asses
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feeding beside them: and
the Sabeans fell upon them,
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and took them away; yea they
have slain the servants with the
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edge of the sword; and I only
am escaped alone to tell thee.
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While he was yet speaking, there
came also another, and said,
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The fire of God has fallen
from heaven, and hath burned up
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sheep, and the servants,
and consumed them; and I only am
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escaped alone to tell
thee. While he was yet speaking,
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there came also another,
and said, The Chaldeans made out
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three bands, and fell upon the
camels, and have carried them
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away, yea and slain the
servants with the edge of the
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sword and I only am
escaped alone to tell thee.
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While he was yet speaking,
there came also another,
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and said, Thy sons and
thy daughters were eating and
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drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house: and, behold,
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there came a great wind from the
wilderness, and smote the four
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corners of the house, and
it fell upon the young men,
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and they are dead; and I only
am escaped alone to tell thee.
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Then Job arose and rent his
mantle, and shaved his head,
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and fell down upon the ground,
and worshipped, And said,
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Naked came I out of my mother's
womb, and naked shall I return
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thither: the Lord gave,
and the Lord hath taken away;
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blessed be the name of the Lord.
In all this Job sinned not,
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nor charged God foolishly.
Continuing in Job chapter 2
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This is the King James Version.
Again there was a day when
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the sons of God came to present
themselves before the Lord,
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and Satan came also among them
to present himself before the
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Lord. And the Lord said unto
Satan, From whence comest thou?
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And Satan answered the Lord,
and said, From going to and fro
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in the earth, and from
walking up and down in it.
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And the Lord said unto Satan,
Hast thou considered my servant
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Job, that there is none like him
in the earth, a perfect and an
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upright man, one that
feareth God, and escheweth evil?
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and still he holdeth fast his
integrity, although thou movedst
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me against him, to
destroy him without cause.
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And Satan answered the Lord,
and said, Skin for skin, yea,
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all that a man hath will he
give for his life. But put forth
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thine hand now, and touch his
bone and his flesh, and he will
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curse thee to thy face. And the
Lord said unto Satan, Behold,
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he is in thine hand; but save
his life. So went Satan forth
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from the presence of the Lord,
and smote Job with sore boils
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from the sole of his foot
unto his crown. And he took him
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a potsherd to scrape himself
withal; and he sat down among
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the ashes. Then said his wife
unto him, Dost thou still retain
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thine integrity? curse God, and
die. But he said unto her, Thou
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speakest as one of the foolish
women speaketh. What? shall we
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receive good at the hand of God,
and shall we not receive evil?
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In all this did not
Job sin with his lips.
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Now when Job's three friends
heard of all this evil that was
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come upon him, they came
every one from his own place;
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Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad
the Shuhite, and Zophar the
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Naamathite: for they had made an
appointment together to come to
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mourn with him and to comfort
him. And when they lifted up
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their eyes afar off, and knew
him not, they lifted up their
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voice, and wept; and they
rent every one his mantle,
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and sprinkled dust upon
their heads toward heaven.
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So they sat down with him upon
the ground, seven days and seven
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nights, and none spake a
word unto him: for they saw that
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his grief was very great.
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We're continuing in
chapter 3 of the book of Job.
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After this opened Job his
mouth, and cursed his day.
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And Job spake, and said,
Let the day perish wherein I was
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born, and the night in which it
was said, there is a men child
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conceived. Let that day be
darkness; let not God regard it
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from above, neither let
the light shine upon it.
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Let darkness and the shadow
of death stain it; let a cloud
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dwell upon it; let the
blackness of the day terrify it.
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Until we come together
again, may God keep us faithful
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like Job. Goodbye.
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