The Book of Job, Chapter 2 summary
Chapter 2 of 42 · 2 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 2, the Lord permits Satan to afflict Job without killing him, and Job suffers painful sores but refuses his wife’s advice to curse God. His three friends arrive to comfort him, then sit silently beside him for seven days and nights because they see the depth of his grief.
What happens
- The Lord praises Job’s continuing integrity, while Satan argues that bodily suffering can make him curse God.
- The Lord allows Satan to harm Job but requires him to preserve Job’s life.
- Satan covers Job with painful sores, and Job sits in ashes, scraping himself with broken pottery.
- Job rejects his wife’s advice to curse God and argues that people must accept trouble as well as good.
- Three friends arrive, weep and tear their robes, then sit silently with Job for seven days and nights.
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What to notice
Job rejects his wife’s advice through this question. It states his reason for remaining faithful despite his suffering.
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What restriction does the Lord place on Satan’s treatment of Job?
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