Chapter 1: The Blessed Man of Uz

In the land of Uz, there lived a man named Job. He was blameless and upright. He feared God and turned away from evil. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.

God had blessed Job with a large family — seven sons and three daughters. He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred donkeys. Servants filled his household.

His children loved to celebrate together. The sons would take turns hosting feasts in their homes, and they always invited their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

When the cycle of feasting had run its course, Job would rise early in the morning. He would send for his children and offer a burnt sacrifice for each one of them.

JOB“Lord, if any of my children have sinned and cursed You in their hearts, please forgive them. I offer this sacrifice on their behalf.”

This was Job's regular custom. He loved God, and he wanted to protect his family.

But far above the earth, in the courts of heaven, a conversation was about to take place — one that would change Job's life forever.