Job: There Was a Man from the Land of Uz

One of the most prominent men in the entire Bible is Job. He is listed with such great men as Daniel and Noah as one possessing personal righteousness (Ezek. 14:14, 20). Thus, the Book of Job starts out with, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." It would be Job's personal righteousness that will make him the target of the one person that hates all things good, Satan, the adversary of God. It is also Job's righteousness that will prove to be a personal struggle for Job. For a right holiness and right walk carries with it the possibility of pride and an overestimation of one's self-worth in the sight of God. Job's so-called "friends" will prove to be nothing more than miserable comforters who while dancing around the truth are never able to lend any advice to comfort Job's pains. It will be God that will set them all straight with wisdom from above; the wisdom that only God can bring, and with wisdom comes comfort and restoration. James asks, "Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy" (James 5:11). The end of the LORD is seen in the Book of Job. It is a lesson for all ages and generations. So, let us travel to the land of Uz and sit at the feet of Job, a man that fears God and eschews evil.