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In the oldest book of the Bible, Pastor Bohr digs deep into Job to show how its theme is based on a courtroom trial. In this case Satan is the accuser, the representatives of heavenly worlds in council are the jury, and God is the Judge and the Defense Attorney. God's character, as revealed by the evidence displayed in the experience of Job, is on trial to see if His love and power can really change man from evil and keep him from sin, because he loves God for who He is and not simply because He gives those who serve Him many blessings.
Many scholars puzzle as to why Satan is seen at the beginning of the book, but not apparently at the end of it. Pastor Bohr compares all the Scriptures that talk about Leviathan, the strange sea creature who does appear at the end of Job, and reveals that he is the seven-headed serpent/dragon clearly revealed in Revelation 12 as Satan. When Job finally sees that God's problem is on a far wider scale than what he is going through in his sufferings and seemingly unanswered questions, he then understands why God has allowed all of his calamities to happen. |
This sermon will help you to be encouraged by Job's example of faith amongst inner turmoils and severe trials. It will show you behind the scenes as to why God allows Satan to harass us; how He never forsakes those who hang on by faith to Him no matter what we are hit with by the adversary; and how all of heaven is interested in what transpires in our lives as we take our place in the great controversy between Christ and Satan.