Sam Macdonald - July 24, 2022

Job’s Repentance and Restoration Job 40 - 42 Background - Job is a righteous man - Satan wants to destroy him - God allows Satan to inflict suffering on Job (loss of family, wealth, health) - Job cries out to God in his suffering but does not sin (yet) - Job's three “friends” try to help (they are really bad at this) - Job accuses God of wrongdoing (this is sin fyi) - Elihu sets them straight - God responds with questions for Job - Job repents and is restored What is Repentance? - Google's definition the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse. "each person who turns to God in genuine repentance and faith will be saved" - Repentance is agreeing with God about our sin and surrendering to Him Job 40:3 5 Job Listens to God - What does repentance look like here? - Job concludes that he is of small account - Job decides to be quiet and listen to God - This is humility which is vital to repentance Job 40:6 Job 41:34 God Continues to Challenge Job - God directly challenges Job to humble the proud “with a glance” 40:6 14 - “Behemoth” 40:15 24 - “Leviathan” 41:1 34 - God demonstrates the power of His creatures - If we can’t even approach His Creatures who can approach God? 41:9 11 Job 42:1 6 Job Repents - Job acknowledges who God is 42:1 2 - Job identifies and admits to the accusation against him 42:3 - Job humbles himself before the Almighty God 42:5 6 Job 42:7 9 Job’s Three Friends Rebuked - God is thorough in His Judgement - Job is a mediator - At the end, they obeyed God Job 42:10 17 Job is Restored - God poured out His blessing on Job X2 - Job’s friends comfort him 42:11 Conclusion / Application - God will hold us accountable to our actions and words - Repentance is a prerequisite for pleasing God - Repentance is worship - Repentance is a constant state of mind for the believer - Repentance results in gratefulness and thanksgiving from the heart