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Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

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Is God Real?3real answer about why Job was having problems. To appreciatethe real questions, God said the following to Jobdirectly.Job 38:3-7 3 Gird up now your loins like a man; forI will demand of you, and answer you me. 4 Wherewere you when I laid the foundations of the earth?Declare, if you have understanding. 5 Who has laid themeasures thereof, if you know? Or who has stretchedthe line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundationsthereof fastened? Or who laid the corner stonethereof; 7 When the morning stars sang together andall the sons of God shouted for joy?God tells Job, “ 3 Gird up now your loins like a man.” Paraphrasing,He asks if Job thinks he knows the answer toeverything. He wants to know if Job knew who created allthings and if he understands the purpose of life. God iscalling Job to account. He asks, “ 4 Where were you when Ilaid the foundations of the earth?”The Foundation Of The EarthHow would you answer these questions if you were Job?“Who made the foundation of the earth? What was it laidupon?” God is asking Job very significant and very importantquestions. Where was Job when all this happened?Where were you? “ 5 Who has laid the measures thereof, ifyou know? Or who had stretched the line upon it?” Godspoke in terms that Job would understand. Job would,indeed, have known how to construct a building by firstsurveying the site, laying the foundation and then erectingthe structure. But could Job even begin to measure

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