Read Job 1:6–19
Yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters
were feasting … 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.”
Job 1:18–19
In one day, Job was stripped of his wealth, and all ten of his children
were killed in a windstorm (Job 1:13–19).
Job knew what had happened, but he did not know why. Because
the author allows us to visit the throne room of heaven and hear God
and Satan speak, we do know (vv. 6–12).
Several important truths emerge from this scene, not the least
of which is that God is sovereign in all things. He is on the throne
of heaven, the angels do His will and report to Him, and even Satan
can do nothing to God’s people without God’s permission. “The
Almighty” is one of the key names for God in Job; it is used thirty-one
times. From the outset, the writer reminds us that, no matter what
happens in this world and in our lives, God is on the throne and has
everything under control. We may not know until we get to heaven
why God allowed certain things to happen. Meanwhile, we walk by
faith and say with Job, “May the name of the LORD be praised” (v. 21).
Something to Ponder
How do these events that happened to Job make you feel about God?