Bottom line up front: Job was a master of biblical theology because he had a God-centered worldview.

Why do I say that? Just listen to these words from the man whom God first crushed, only to exalt him later:

10 But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
¹¹ My foot has held fast to his steps;
    I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
¹² I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.
¹³ But he is unchangeable,and who can turn him back?
    What he desires, that he does.
¹⁴ For he will complete what he appoints for me,
    and many such things are in his mind.
¹⁵ Therefore I am terrified at his presence;
    when I consider, I am in dread of him.
¹⁶ God has made my heart faint;
    the Almighty has terrified me;
¹⁷ yet I am not silenced because of the darkness,
    nor because thick darkness covers my face. (Job 23:10-17)

Teaching: Job endured staggering amounts of suffering–the loss of his own health, his friends, his children, his wealth, his reputation, and more. But what Job did not lose was God. God was there–through it all. And God was going to–and indeed did–reward Job and also rebuke those who turned against Job.

In the verses from Job 23 quoted above, will you notice the following:

• Job repeatedly confessed the omniscience of God.
• Job, though a sinner, labored to be a faithful man of God.
• Job repeatedly confessed the sovereignty of God.
• Job embodied a biblical, reverent posture towards God.

Encouragement: God sees, dear ones. He truly does. He sees EVERYTHING. Nothing escaped God’s sight. For those in Christ, that should encourage us. For those still under God’s wrath, that should lead them to repentance over their sin and a change of heart/mind such that they flee to the gospel of Christ. Let us learn from Job. Don’t be put off by his story. It is written, like all Scripture, for our instruction.