Deep Theological Questions From Job’s Mind. Part [10] 11/11/2025 (Morning thought)

1st Corinthians 10: 13 There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

In the narrative, we observe that satan could never have touched Job without God’s permission, and so, the next theological question is: Question [2] Does satan need God’s permission in every single instance, to cause destruction and mayhem?… [Great Controversy 589] In accidents and calamities by sea and by land, in great conflagrations, in fierce tornadoes and terrific hail-storms, in tempests, floods, cyclones, tidal waves, and earthquakes, in every place and in a thousand forms, Satan is exercising his power.

He sweeps away the ripening harvest, and famine and distress follow. He imparts to the air a deadly taint, and thousands perish by the pestilence. These visitations are to become more and more frequent and disastrous…. o, we ask again, does satan need God’s permission in every single instance, without exception to cause great destruction and mayhem? The answer to this question is both yes and no. It’s a yes, if persons are in a covenant relationship with Christ, and are thus covered by His grace, mercy, and protection.

[D.A. pp 324] When the soul surrenders itself to Christ, a new power takes possession of the new heart. A soul thus kept in possession by the heavenly agencies is impregnable to the assaults of Satan. But unless we do yield ourselves to the control of Christ, we shall be dominated by the wicked one. It is not necessary for us deliberately to choose the service of the kingdom of darkness in order to come under its dominion.

Genesis 20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me, therefore, suffered I thee not to touch her.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Deep Theological Questions From Job’s Mind. Part [9] 11/11/2025 (Evening thought)

Romans 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

The truth in the matter is that Adam’s transgression changed the human family’s relation to God, so that whereas before sin, the blessings, protections and favor of God were naturally theirs, after sin it was determined by God to deal in the currency of grace and mercy, for this was the only way that He could have redeemed us. In other words, He would treat us in a manner that we do not deserve, and His character of love would be manifested in doing things for our good that He was not bound to do.

The following statement will shed great light on the question under investigation…. [Patriarchs & Prophets pp 723] Heretofore God’s providence had preserved David against all the plotting of his enemies, and had been directly exercised to restrain Saul. But David’s transgression had changed his relation to God. He could not exercise His power to protect David from the results of his sin as He had protected him from the enmity of Saul.

If we were to conclude that God is morally obligated to protect the fallen human family, then He will also be morally obligated to protect satan, who also fell in transgression. Thus, it is because of His mercies alone, why any protections and favors are granted. This leads us to the 2nd deep theological question that probably haunted the mind of Job. The Bible says specifically that Job was a God-fearing man, a man who was trying by God’s grace to live right and yet calamity came out of the blue upon him.

Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!