Him Exalting, Self Abasing
March 8, 2020 Speaker: Paul Martin Series: Job
Topic: Expository Preaching Scripture: Job 38:1– 42:6
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Speech One
1. God is sovereign over evil
a. He made everything good (Job 38:1-7)
b. He limits the work of evil (Job 38:8-11)
c. He will rid the creation of all evil one day (Job 38: 12-15)
d. He alone knows the depths of evil (Job 38:16-18)
e. He alone knows the extremities of heaven and hell (Job 38: 19-21)
2. God is sovereign over what appears to us to be wild and random
a. In the natural world
i. He directs the elements in their disruptive power (Job 38: 22-24)
ii. He directs the elements in their constructive power (Job 38: 25-27)
iii. He is the source of the elements He uses (Job 38:28-30)
iv. He directs the works of the spiritual beings (Job 38: 31-33)
v. He directs the timing of when all these things happen (Job 38:34-38)
b. In the animal kingdom
i. Some die so others might live (Job 38: 39-41)
ii. Some live in quiet obscurity (Job 39:1-4)
iii. Some run free (Job 39:5-8)
iv. Some cannot be domesticated (Job 39:9-12)
v. Some survive despite their carelessness (Job 39:13-18)
vi. Some fear nothing (Job 39:19-25)
vii. Some soar unfettered (Job 39:26-30)
3. Conclusion to speech one
a. God challenges Job to defend himself (Job 40:1-2)
b. Job acknowledges the sovereignty of God (Job 40:3-5)
Speech Two
1. The sovereign God is the only powerful and fair Judge of all
a. Go ahead and put on my robes and pick up my gavel (Job 40:6-14)
b. You are just as likely to control Behemoth (Job 40:15-24)
c. You are just as likely to catch Leviathan
i. No one can catch him (Job 41:1-2)
ii. No one can tame him (Job 41:3-5)
iii. No one can eat him (Job 41: 6-9)
iv. He is a terrible creature, but I am not afraid of him (Job 41: 12-24)
v. He is a mighty creature, but not as mighty as Me (Job 41: 25-32)
vi. There is no match for him on earth, except for Me (Job 41:33-34)
2. Conclusion to Speech Two
a. Job admits he is not God (Job 42:1-2)
b. Job admits he has spoken incorrectly about God (Job 42:3)
c. Job repents (Job 42: 4-6)

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