What is Job’s response to God’s words?
Job's response is humble submission. He stands up, dusts himself off, and admits that he does not know everything, deciding at last to let God be God. Having demanded answers and lost his perspective at times, he now yields, content to trust the God whose ways are beyond him.
Also asked: What was Job's reaction after God spoke to him? · What change did Job experience in his attitude after speaking with God? · How did Job behave after hearing from God?
Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 5, Lesson 5-4 - The Victory—Grace and Truth (Review q5) · Read this lesson in the book →
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Grace and truthJobSuffering of Jobreasons for Sufferingstages of SufferingPlan of GodSatan and Christpersonal attack from Satan
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