Week 32 Job
Yesterday I was wondering about the story in Job where the Lord conferred with his angels (and with Satan) about in-world events.
It seemed kind of ominous to realize that there might be a whole other dimension of life and activity going on that was a) invisible to me and b) could have an effect on me. It would be totally different to have an invisible dimension that was irrelevant. That would almost be like having no extra-dimension at all. But if extra-dimensional conferencing potentially had a real-life impact then that would be worthwhile info to have (I might or might not like it – but there’s no doubt that – if it was true – it would be useful intelligence).
Anyway I remembered another story I read back in mid-May that was pretty similar to Job 1. It was the story of the prophet Micaiah and a vision-type experience he had. He said: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven on his right and on his left. So…the Job story doesn’t have a throne and the armies-of-heaven. But just like Job there’s a discussion going on – in this case about what action to take in Ahab’s upcoming battle against Ramothgilead. So there’s a conference. Ideas are suggested. Recommendations are made. Outcomes are decided.
With both Job and Michaiah events inside-the-material world aren’t just randomly happening – they’re being affected by decisions outside-the-material world.
Note: quote from 2 Chronicles 18:18 (NLT)