Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

88 RISTORY OB THE OLD TESTAMENT,
liim 3 word; fir they sn.m that his g~ief mns very gred,.
10. Bat whon Job a t length begit11 to co~uplaiil af the cxccijs
of his ~nisel-y, they repl.o.zched him, s~yiilg t1in.t ~ecretlg
hc must h:tvr: been n grcn,t sinnw, or t.he jnst Goil wonlcl
not havc nfflicteci him in so griovous n ril:l.nncr. Bnt Job
loudly nncl firmly asserted liis innoccncc, and oonsoIecl him-
~:lf witll the hope of the resnrroction of the bocly, ~aying:
I know that my Rccleemcr livcth; ai~l in t.he Inst dy I:
shall risa nut of the earth; and I shall be clothed :]gain with
my slcin, and in my lleell I sllnll see rrly G-otl, mliom I mysolf
shall scc, and not anotl~e~.. 'I'llis lrly hope is laid up in 111y
bosom.''
11. WThen they hn.tl Rnishcd tllcir rel>rond~r?s, the Lord re.vcalecl
Hirnsclf' in n, ~vl~irlmincl to Job, :uld i~lildly
~C~TOVC
11 i m, becnnse i 11 dcfcnding his innocence Ilr, lincl spokcn soi~lc
jtnprutlent wo~.ds. Clod's mr:~tll, lla~vever, was 1;indletl ngdnst
the three f'rientls, ancl He commanded them to oRer n. 11010caust
for themselves, wllilet Job slloulcl pray for tllcnl. AII~
Uie Lortl loolrccl gmcioasly on Job's hmnility, and grantetl
his praycrs in behalf of his friends. The Lord re\vartlcd
.Tob7s faith rind pnlic~kce by 11ca.ling his body :tntl restoring to
him dolible wl~nt he had lost. And new sons ancl ilnughters
wrc born nnto Iiim.
12. Job, prncticing virtue whilc l~apl~y an(1 wealthy, was
nrltnired by the :~.ngc?is, but he was not get fcarecl by the
clcvih; but when h[! rclnnined frcc f'l-oln sill even in tlie
depths of misory and affliction, tllen the dc~~ils bcgan to
tremble I,cfol-c bin?. Fro111 this 1r.c lenr~l that tvrong patiently
ellilnre(1 for God's sdce is the highest virt.uc. The friends of
Job knew not tllnl; fit times Qorl sends nmictio~ls cvc11 to IIis
saints, to maim tllelrl moro lloIy ~.t7d to give tl~elzl greatcr
glory in heavc~l. Joh also said that he wonld not live to sco
the Savior prainiscd to Adam, to ~bral~ak, to Isasc and to
Jibcob, Lnt iha.t he mould scc Him on thc day 01 the general
resurrection. From Job me ]nay also learn how pleasing ta
God and how powerful is the intercession of the saints.