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Bible Reading: Job
2
Key Verse: Verse 9 – “Then said
his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”
Key Words: Curse God, and die
Not much is known about
Job’s wife. She is mentioned only three
times in the book of Job. The first time
she pleads with him to curse God and die.
She certainly was not a bundle of encouragement in this situation. The second time we see Job’s wife is in Job
19:17 when we read, “My breath is strange to my wife,...” In other words, we do not have a close
relationship. The third time we read
about Job’s wife is in Job 31:10 when Job tells his friends, “If I have lusted
after another woman, then let my wife grind another.” Let her become a harlot. Needless to say, Job’s wife was not a role
model when it came to being a helpmeet.
With a wife like Job’s it
really gives meaning to the following.
A young primary-age boy
was forced to attend a wedding with his mother, bored to tears and squirming
continually, the mother vehemently scolded her son to pay attention, which he
did. As he was gazing at the young couple
a question came to mind so he leaned over and said, “Mother, why is the bride
wearing a white dress?” The mother, not
wanting to go into all the details, pondered the question for a moment and then
said, “She is wearing white because she is happy.” The son looked puzzled and then asked, “Then
why is the groom wearing black?”
I trust today that each wife desires to be a helpmeet to her husband, and I hope today you are teaching your daughter to do the same.
What to do:
✞ Be a helpmeet to your
husband, not a hindrance.
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