God’s Protective Hedge in Job’s Life
For many years Job lived behind God’s protective hedge in unrivaled prosperity. God’s hedge served as a wall to protect Job against Satan and the wicked. The Lord was like a wealthy landowner who had a beloved vineyard. He built a rocky hedge around it to keep out wild beasts and predators. Nothing could enter His vineyard unless it served His good purposes. In the same way, God’s hedge around Job was to keep Satan and evil men from touching him or his possessions (Job 1:10; 3:23; cf. Psalms 80:12; 89:40; Jeremiah 49:3; Matthew 21:33).
God’s hedge around Job also provided security so he could prosper. Inside this hedge the work of Job’s hands prospered until he enjoyed the reputation of being the “greatest man in all the east” (Job 1:3). Satan and Job’s enemies, however, waited for their opportunity to get inside this hedge to work their will against him. When Satan came before the King of Heaven, he tried to slander God’s motivations. He accused God of blessing the righteous so they would glorify Him. In other words, Satan was saying that Job was into honoring God for what he selfishly got out of their relationship. Satan wagered that if the Lord struck all Job had, he would curse him to His face. Unthreatened by this challenge, the Lord gave Satan permission to strike all Job’s possessions but he could not touch Job’s life.
God temporarily opened the gate to Job’s hedge to permit Satan to work his will. It is God’s prerogative to open and close the hedge that protects and blesses the righteous. Dwelling inside ancient stone hedges that surrounded vineyards were poisonous serpents. When the hedge was broken down they prepared to strike the next innocent victim. The same would result in Job’s life (cf. Ecclesiastes 10:8; Isaiah 5:5; Ezekiel 13:5; Ephesians 4:14).
Oyedepo had in one of his messages which is being circulated online told his church members that the reason Job suffered losses was because he was not a tither. He said to the church that there was no single place where Job was recorded to have paid tithe. While noting that Job gave to the poor, he said because he did not tithe he did not enjoy God’s protection.
Oyedepo said that Job’s blessing was insecured because Job didn’t pay tithe… If this is the man you call PAPA, shame on you….. How low can this man take you before you rebel against his mammon twisting of the Bible.
I have seen the video and it breaks my heart.
He went on to boast about how untouchable he and his church are…. Yet There were poor people in his congregation who may be going through their own JOB-EXPERIENCE.
Shame on you Bishop David Oyedepo. Shame.
Thank God who restored Job a double fold even when Job didn’t still pay any tithe… The restoration of Job is a proof that his blessings were never lost but just tested.
I don’t know who I am talking to this morning… You are going through a testing season in your life just like Job… You have lost everything and you feel like giving up… You heard Oyedepo twist the Bible about Job and now you think that your suffering is because you didn’t pay tithe… I come to you with a good news…. Oyedepo lied… Focus on Jesus… In due time, you will be restored without paying any tithe…. If you want to hear my personal testimony of how I grew my networth without paying tithes, please slide inbox and I will invite you to my private space.
All you need to create wealth is an idea and a strong partnership… Not tithe paying or seed sowing. Listen to me and not the pastors whose only business are tithes and offering.
My soul weeps at the deception men like Oyedepo has led my people into…. Now when we tell them the truth, they think we are heretic whereas their Papas are the ones who has fed them with poison.
God shall destroy all religious evil empires very soon. They will have nothing to boast of again.
Another commentator, Yinka Ayobolu writes that Oyedepo was right noting, “Oyedepo is absolutely right. Even Adam fell because he forgot to tithe to Melchizedek…and Moses too. He couldn’t enter Promised Land because of his refusal to tithe”
But the general mood on the social media is that Bishop Oyedepo misrepresented the scriptures. Many wondered what prompted him to make such statement. A handful of commentators however believed it is not right to drag the man of God in the mud for his comments on tithe.
Yesterday at 8:43 AM
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NNEKA ANONYE -IDIEGE
Tithing must not be in his church. I simply means giving. People don’t like giving.
· Yesterday at 5:45 PM
ONYEOCHA CHRISTIAN
Y don’t know share the video where he made the statement rather than share a photoshop image or paraventure he said it why don’t u put up the full statement let people see…
#videomustwesee
1 · · Yesterday at 7:05 PM
Onyeocha Christian replied · 2 replies
RUTHY LOVE OGBUABOR
You don’t have a justification to do this ma.
Your stand should be for truth and not against persons.
You have not done any better yourself because you only shame someone, you didn’t explain anything here.
I pray you understand this
2 · · Yesterday at 7:09 PM
UZOMECHINA CHUKURAH
Africans especially Nigerians are being taken for a jolly ride
1 · · Yesterday at 7:29 PM
ODIACHI ANN ONYI
Aunty let things be the way you see it,let God be the judge…Because u are even committing sin by judging.
1 · · 8 hours ago
ENENMO IFEANYI MELVIN DOMINIC
It’s normal people must always kick against the truth
Noted David oyedepo the must prosperous man ever with mind blowing results which no mortal man can comprehend ,so criticism is sure,noted the chain are great power House in the gospel the whole world
De Adeboyes ,De oyedepos,De ibiyeomies ,De Eneches ,
So man of God allow us to be paying what works for us and speaks for us in the times of challenges….
My generation is blessed with this men of great results .. that has always made my pears win mentally and stood out in our various field, they don’t need ur tithe to be rich , because they soul winners and God rewards them,,, proud son of David oyedepo ,#david ibiyeomies generation
1 · · 6 hours ago
IFEANYI E AMBROSE
Bishop Oyedepo is misleading his people
· 2 hours ago
ORUGBOH EYEMOWAJE
Who ever that has posted this, shame unto you and everlasting disgrace to you and your generation for insulting a Great servant of GOD.
Touch not my annointed and do my prophet no harm
· 14 minutes ago
ORUGBOH EYEMOWAJE
You don’t know the truth hence you have come up with this.
My people perish for lack of knowledge
· 13 minutes ago
ORUGBOH EYEMOWAJE
Read Malachi 3:1- ended
Gen 14:20
For all of you that has written one evil thing against the man of GOD, MAY Doom and gross darkness follow you. And GOD’S judgement be your portion
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