Character Analysis Of Job In The Grapes Of Wrath

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Job makes his final submission, to humbling himself in before God. In the second. We see framework, in which happened in Job liife, is resumed and brought to a close. God 's view was disappointment and a slight anger denounced against the three friends, who are required to expiate their guilt by a sacrifice, and only promised forgiveness if Job will intercede on their behalf. The sacrifice takes place and then a brief account is appended of Job 's after life his prosperity, his reconciliation with his family and friends, his wealth, his sons and daughters, and his death in a good old age, receiving back what was taking from him in earlier part of his life. In chapter one of Job received his first test when Satan had approached the lord. I …show more content…
When Jesus was on the cross. He said quote in Matthew 27, “My God, My God, why hast you forsaken me?” When we look over Job and his situations you have this wise servant who doesn’t want to take negative to the lord but he probably had a bit of forsaken on his heart. The moment he shaved his head and fell to the ground in worship. He was making the surrendering to the Lord with an understanding he had nothing else to lose nor to gain. Naked he came out from his mother womb and naked he will leave. After reading that I feel he definitely had a good deal of forsaken on his heart to come before the Lord as such. It is important to consider doing the Prayer of Examen Richard Foster share in chapter three of his book. An examen of consciousness through which we discover how God has been present to us throughout the day and how we have responded to his loving presence. (Foster, p. 27) It is the means God uses to make us more aware of our surroundings. (Foster, p. 28) It is also one way we heed the call to rehearse the mighty deeds of God under God supervision. (Foster, p. 28) In other words, a call to remember. Of who God is to us. An examen of conscience in which we uncover those areas that we need cleansing, purifying, and healing from pain and suffering in life. (Foster, p. 27). Suffering is what Job experienced the most of in his life. With prayer of Examen it produces within us the priceless grace of self-knowledge. (Foster, p.

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