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The most classic words spoken by Job are proof that he had overcome Satan. He said: “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither.” This is Job’s attitude of submission toward God. Next, he said: “Jehovah gave, and Jehovah has taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.” These words spoken by Job prove that God scrutinizes the depths of man’s heart, that He is able to look into the heart of man, and they prove that His approval of Job is without error, that this man who was approved by God was righteous.

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“Jehovah gave, and Jehovah has taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.” These words are Job’s testimony to God. It was these ordinary words that terrified Satan, that brought shame upon it and caused it to flee in panic, and which even more so left it stalemated. So, too, did these words make Satan feel the wondrousness and might of the deeds of Jehovah God, and allow it to perceive the extraordinary charisma of one whose heart was ruled by God’s way. Even more so, they demonstrated to Satan the powerful life force shown by a small and insignificant man in adhering to the way of fearing God and shunning evil.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God’s Work, God’s Disposition, and God Himself II