Free online bible commentaries on all books of the bible. We may be sure that the author was an israelite, since he not job or his friends frequently uses the israelite covenant name for god yahweh. Study guide for job 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. At last, god fulfills job s desire for a facetoface encounter. The book of job is the first document in history to take seriously the question of why really bad things happen to really good people. Many copies of the hebrew bible place it after the book of psalms, and some after the proverbs, which perhaps has given occasion to some learned men to imagine it to have been written by isaiah or some of the later prophets. List passages book chapterverse from other books of the bible that mention job. Job is a wealthy man living in a land called uz with his large family and extensive flocks. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. Throughout the book, job, his wife, and his friends speculate on why he, an upright man, suffers. So satan left the presence of yahweh on the day when job s sons and daughters were eating and drinking in their eldest brothers house. Job accuses god of being unjust and not operating the world according to principles of justice, and his friends believe that job s sin caused his suffering. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing god and shunning evil. Whether during pain, suffering, or agony, the lord will.
There are some bible stories that are so familiar that we think we know. Study job using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The book of job the book of job, named after its protagonist apparently not an israelite. As the first poetic book of the english bible, job introduces the reader to the idea of hebrew poetry, which involves the repetition and combination of ideas more than sounds. This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the nicot series by providing an uptodate evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship. Because the book of job is so often neglected, yet presents a valuable lesson and is so highly praised by even people of the world, christians should certainly take the time to study this portion of gods word. This commentary on the controversial book of job is very different from most of the seminary and church teachings so prevalent today, for it attests to the historicity of a man named job who understood at the end of his life that god cannot be. Guidelines for understanding and proclaiming the book of job. Set in uz, an obscure land far from israel, during an unknown time period, the book of job focuses on questions about gods justice and why good people suffer. The book is of unknown authorship and date, although many scholars assign it to a time between 600 b. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author, but the principal character. A lament in narrative form, the subject is the problem of good and evil in the world. Job is a wealthy and godfearing man with a comfortable life and a large family.
Job free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Job proves faithful to god in prosperity and in adversity. Marvin pope, in anchor bible, job does take this view of verse, and pope points out that is 26. The new element in the second cycle is that elihus speech is interrupted by the dramatic appearance of god himself job 38.
Book of job matthew henrys bible commentary concise. You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant job has job 42. It addresses the problem of theodicy, meaning why god permits evil in the world, through the experiences of the eponymous protagonist. The primary biblical text used in this commentary is. Business, education, law, service industries, medicine, governmentwherever you work, in whatever capacity.
The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it. As the first poetic book of the english bible, job introduces the reader to the. Hebrew poetry is very different to the western poetry. He lived soon after abraham, or perhaps before that patriarch. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation study guide commentary series old testament, vol. Introduction to the book of job roger hahn this introduction is lesson 1 in the voice bible studies on the book of job the book of job is part of the old testament collection of wisdom literature, along with proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of solomon. There is no way to identify this area precisely, and for that reason people from all the world wonder at the book of job. The book of job calls christians to trust in the lord humbly. Hartley deals carefully with this book whose language, text, and theology are not only among the most intriguing in the old testament but also among the most difficult to grasp. Bible commentary on the book of job jobs science careers. One talmudic tradition suggests moses as author since the land of uz 1. Jun 02, 2008 when god shook job, the sediment colored the water, and you find job saying some terrible things about god in this book. For francis andersen, the old testament book about job is one of the supreme offerings of the human mind to the living god and one of the best gifts of god to humanity. David guzik commentary on job 1, where satan asks god for permission to attack.
Spurgeon adds strict grammatical treatment of scripture is always commendable, and in this case the results are valued by advanced scholars. Andersen, tyndale old testament commentaries totc, intervarsity press, 1976, 318 pp. Satan by permission from god strippeth him of all his substance. Book of job in the bible study, the book of job commentary. Best commentaries and books on job logos bible software. Chapter 1 this book is so called from job, whose prosperity, afflictions, and restoration, are here recorded. He blogs at between two worlds and evangelical history. The book of job discusses why god allows pain and suffering.
Fee and douglas stuart, how to read the bible for all its worth. Of these five books, one stands out in bold relief, manifesting significant differences from the other four. The book leads to the conclusion that gods goodness and greatness deserves and. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty. Intended to be helpful to all christians, including teachers and preachers, while avoiding an emphasis on technical issues. Job 4 commentary bible study guide explaining the book. Do we have faith that god is the source of all good things. A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. We enter this week into one of the most difficult and theologically sophisticated books of the old testament. Please read job 1 and answer the following questions. God knew that it was there, and he knew that in shaking this godly, blameless man there would arise some imperfection into his life, and that it would need to be purged. The author, date, and place of the book of job are all uncertain.
A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of job in easyenglish. It addresses the problem of theodicy, meaning why god permits evil in the world, through the experiences of the. The pillars of heaven are the mountains, on which the sky seems to rest. Commentary on the book of job free bible commentary. The wisdom that is found in the book of job is not communicated in the form of proverb. Justin taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at crossway. Summary of the books of job the story of the bible. The book of job was written like a historical poem, but was treated as an actual event in the bible. The book of job does not mention any indications of data. Perhaps the oldest book in the bible, the book of job touches on many subjects of science and history. Read job commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. It was like going to the grave with the notion that all you have to do is treat it like home where warmth and loved one are and it. They are the books of proverbs, psalms, ecclesiastes, song of solomon, and job.
Nov 12, 2017 i have studied the book of job so far with your commentary i. The book of job explores the relationship between prosperity, adversity and faith in god. These tremble, or seem to tremble, at the presence of god psalm 18. Job begins another section the poetical books of the bible which also includes psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, song of solomon, and the little book of lamentations, tucked in behind jeremiah.
The book of job belongs to what we call the wisdom literature of the old testament. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the east. Zuck listed 12 reasons why job lived in the patriarchal in job, pp. Most likely it was written by job himself, and it is the most ancient book in existence. The book of job the new international commentary on the old. The book of job takes place in an area called in the bible the land of uz job 1.
Job is the first of five books commonly referred to as the books of poetry. Well be studying just the first chapter of job today. This list of commentaries is intended to help the reader understand and apply the authors message in the book of job. John piper talks about how to discern between good and bad theology in the book of job. A bible text and commentary on the book of genesis. Job s final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. The theology of work bible commentary is an indepth bible study tool put together by a group of biblical scholars, pastors, and workplace christians to help you discover what the whole bible from genesis to revelationsays about work.
Job s outburst in job 3 did not curse god, but it did come close. Much like eve, job s wife prompts her husband to doubt gods use of divine powers and, in doing. Enduring word bible commentary job chapter 1 posted. Job is a pious believer who is struck by misfortune so great that it cannot be explained in the usual way as a prompting to repentance, a warning, let alone a punishment the arguments later. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Bible commentary produced by tow project in the book s first cycle, job s friends speeches were halted by the revelation of gods wisdom. The loss of job s property, and the death of his children. The book of job cambridge bible commentaries on the old testament by norman c. Commentaries for the book of job job 1 the piety and prosperity of job.
Job is an unlikely candidate because the book s message rests on job s ignorance of the events that occurred in heaven as they were related to his ordeal. Many copies of the hebrew bible place it after the. An introduction and commentary, tyndale old testament commentaries, downers grove. But the odious judgments made by his friends caution us against making toocertain application of any model to our own lives. The counselors had said that night would be turned to day for job if only he would get right with god cf. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author.
The book of job is considered being part of the poetic books job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs in todays bible editions. He is blameless and upright, always careful to avoid. Emphasizes understanding the text with practical applications. This is a detailed investigation of the text verse by verse and has much to offer. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it among the literary masterpieces of all time. I hope to do the whole book with this commentaries and also continue to other books with the same. Fries, in his discussion of this portion of the book of job, jahrbb. In characterizing her husbands unconditional devotion to god as an act of cowardice, job s nameless wife is the one who opens the possibility of speaking against god.
The book of job cambridge bible commentaries on the old. The book of job tells how one man suddenly awakened to the anarchy rampant in the world, yet his attachment to god outlived the ruin of his tidy system. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. Jun 16, 2004 1 this outline is adapted through my own study from the analyses of francis i. Book of job overview insight for living ministries. Copeland this study guide is from the executable outlines series, a collection of sermon outlines and bible study lessons by mark a. Jobs first lament job 3 bible commentary theology of work.
Rowley, reflects, the book of job is the greatest work of genius in the old testament, and one of the worlds artistic masterpieces h. Bible study notes and commentary on the old testament book of job. Free bible commentaries in easy english easyenglish bible. His insights are livedthrough, profound and rich of application. The difficulty in the book of job is over the nature and the cause of his afflictions, it touches on the philosophical discussion about the problem of evil, and human suffering which is a classic problem that has yet to be given a classic answer.
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