Curse God And Die

Curse God And Die 

Job 2:7-10 NKJV

[7] So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. [8] And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes. [9] Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” [10] But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

     The title is spoken by Job's wife after he had lost everything and the enemy turned it's attack on Job's health. He is afflicted with painful sores, and sits in ashes, a sign of deep mourning. Some scholars are sympathetic to Jobs wife after they lost everything. According to them,She was watching her husband, whom she loved, suffer in excruciating pains. So from a human perspective, she may have felt that death was the only escape from such unbearable suffering. Maybe this was her way of expressing her grief and frustration with God. 

      Within the larger narrative, her words are a direct temptation to Job. The devil had told God that Job would curse Him if the blessings were taken away. Knowingly or unknowingly, Job's wife's words were to prove satan's claims. In v10, Job told her that she speaks as a foolish woman. That's the central theme of the book of Job. It is the human tendency to question God's goodness and justice when suffering occurs. She's not presented as a villain but as someone whose faith has faltered in the face of very tough pains.

     How do you respond to situations that may appear as if God is silent? How do you react when others think God is punishing you for your secret crimes. How do you feel when others submit that you're a victim of your parental sins. Do you just accept them? Is there a way out in the New Testament? You have to follow up this vignettes. You'll be happy you did. Good morning.