“But true wisdom and power are found in God;
counsel and understanding are his.
What he destroys cannot be rebuilt.
When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.
If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert.
If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;
wise judges become fools.
He removes the royal robe of kings.
They are led away with ropes around their waist.
He leads priests away, stripped of status;
he overthrows those with long years in power.
He silences the trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.
He pours disgrace upon princes
and disarms the strong.

“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
He builds up nations, and he destroys them.
He expands nations, and he abandons them.
He strips kings of understanding
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
They grope in the darkness without a light.
He makes them stagger like drunkards.

Job 12:13-25

As for you, you smear me with lies.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.
If only you could be silent!
That’s the wisest thing you could do.
Job 13:4-5

• This book is not about Job’s patience!
• Job is probably the oldest book in the Bible. 
• Job lived at the same time as Abraham. 
• Job does not fit within the story of Israel. 
• The book steps outside of the historical account. 
• When we read Job, pay attention to two things of serious importance: God’s character and our response to it. 
• The sovereignty of God is on display in the book of Job. 
• Sovereignty is the absolute right that God has to run the universe as He wants because He created it for His own purposes and glory. 
• Sovereignty is God’s right to do what He wants with what is His. 
• Sovereignty is a matter of ownership. 
• God controls the universe. 
• Job 38:4-6
• Matthew 5:45
• God controls the plant and animal creation. 
• Psalm 104:21
• Jonah 1:17
• Jonah 4:6-7
• Matthew 6:26
• God controls all nations. 
• Job 12:23
• Daniel 4:25
• God controls the length of a man’s life. 
• Job 12:10
• Luke 12:20
• John 21:22
• God controls all things for our good and His glory. 
• Isaiah 46:9-11
• Genesis 50:20
• Romans 8:28

Read Job. Know God. Respond.