Matthew 8:31-32
8:31 Then the demons begged him,
“If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
8:32 And he said,
“Go!” So
they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.
Job 1:10-19
1:10 Have you
not made a hedge
around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed
the work of his hands, and his livestock
have increased
in the land.
1:11 But
extend your hand and strike
everything he has, and he will no doubt
curse you
to your face!”
1:12 So the Lord said to Satan, “All right then, everything he has is in your power. Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
Job’s Integrity in Adversity
1:13 Now the day came when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
1:14 and a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing beside them,
1:15 and the Sabeans swooped down and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”
1:16 While this one was still speaking, another messenger arrived and said, “The fire of God has fallen from heaven and has burned up the sheep and the servants – it has consumed them! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”
1:17 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”
1:18 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
1:19 and suddenly a great wind swept across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they died! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”
Job 2:7
Job’s Integrity in Suffering
2:7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and he afflicted Job with a malignant ulcer from the sole of his feet to the top of his head.
Mark 5:4-5
5:4 For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles,
but
he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
5:5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.