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A could easily place him over 50). He spent
question often posed is this: How
an unspecified period of time being sick
do those who lived from Adam
to Abraham have an opportunity
to be saved? The Bible emphatically before recovering and fathering a further
seven children. He watched these children
answers this, informing us that humanity grow to a mature age, where his daughters
was never left without the witness of would receive their inheritance among
the triune God. First, Adam’s testimony his sons. The Holy Spirit then states,
for the necessity of sacrifice in Eden’s “After this Job lived an hundred and forty
garden was obviously effective in the life years” (Job 42:16). These calculations,
of Abel. In the days of Seth, men began to added to the suggestion of scholars that
call upon the Lord. Furthermore, Psalm the book was written approximately
19 declares the universe as evidence to 400 years before Moses, could place Job
the eternal power of God. Any person even before the patriarch Abraham. This
has to admit that we are governed by would fit with the fact that in the book of
time, and the fact that scientists purport Job there is no mention of the Abrahamic
“billions” of years verifies they appreciate covenant, Melchisedec, the Law of Moses,
the universe had a beginning. Everything the priesthood or Levitical offerings. No
within is on a known countdown. The reference is made to the Israelite people or
sun burning in our sky has an energy the Promised Land, yet what’s incredible
output leading to a loss in the sun's mass is that this man had such insight into
of over 350 billion tonnes each day. The future events. Within three short verses of
Bible declares that the eternal God, who chapter 19 (vv25-27), we note something
initiated and controls the stopwatch of
this universe, gave personal testimony of of Job’s spiritual intelligence. He knew
Himself through the creation of mankind. the forgiveness of sins and that he was
Made in the image of God, the human indeed redeemed. He understood that
being uniquely has the innate ability his “redeemer” was none less than God
to know God (Rom 1:19), recognise sin Himself. By the usage of this word, he
(2:15) and comprehend eternity (Ecc 3:11 doctrinally grasped that God’s salvation
NKJV). Leaving man without excuse (Rom had come at a cost (sacrifice – see Job 1:5).
1:20), God sovereignly decreed that those He also appreciated that upon death, as a
who seek Him will find Him (Jer 29:13; believer, his body would be buried (not
Mat 7:7). Additionally, as we see with burnt as was prevalent in ancient cultures
the following persons, those who trust of the east), referring to its decomposition
God are further rewarded with spiritual in the ground. In the same light, he was
revelation (Heb 11:6). confident of resurrection, understanding
that his body, having been sown in the
Job earth (not strewn on the wind), would
Although our Bible opens with the be raised in the great day of harvest.
Genesis record by Moses, it’s probable that Moreover, Job looked forward to the day
Job was the earliest book to be written. Job of future millennial glory, absolutely
was likely in excess of 200 years old when confident that in his own resurrected
he died. The book begins by informing us body, he would behold his Redeemer
that he had seven grown children (this (Christ) standing upon the earth.

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