On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal. When god shook job, the sediment colored the water, and you find job saying some terrible things about god in this book. Some bible scholars debate whether he was an actual person or legend, but job is mentioned as a historical figure by the prophet ezekial ezekial 14. Job pronounced jobe, was a rich farmer living in the land of uz, somewhere northeast of palestine. Job is powerful, artistic, and theologically significant. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. The book of job has been widely given the theme of patience and we see this mentioned in the new testament book of james. Job 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. You have heard of the perseverance of job and seen the end intended by the lord that the lord is very compassionate and merciful james 5.
The book of job is considered being part of the poetic books job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs in todays bible editions. His friends had one mind set of god simply being just and always running the world in justice. The book of job is a book in the ketuvim writings section of the hebrew bible tanakh, and. Historically, job has been revered as a great work of literature. It has been supposed by some that the book of job is an allegory, not a real narrative, on account of the artificial character of many of its statements. It is plain, from this history, that the lord watched over his servant job with the affection of a wise and loving father.
It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b. But after this experience, job came to embody for me a bible in my pocket. Carlyle said, there is nothing written in the bible or out of it of equal merit. The name job is mentioned only 54 times and mostly just in the book of job. This commentary includes an introduction to the book including the history of the text, the structure, and the themes, a chapter by chapter summary, and discussion questions. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5.
These stories focus on job s trials at the hands of god and how he deals with them. Use fewer words in your search, especially if youre unsure of the exact phrase. The book of job is the first document in history to take seriously. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. About the author matthew henry was born at broad oak, iscoyd, a farmhouse on the borders of flintshire and shropshire, wales, united kingdom. Gods explanation if you can call it that is that job, being a mere human.
The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. At the same time, it also asks the question we rarely. So, whenever you open the sacred word, also open your heart to god in prayer, allowing the words of this commentary to direct your thoughts to the scriptures and to the one they tell us about. The book of job biblical stories explained duration.
Job 1 kjv there was a man in the land of uz, bible gateway. Story of job bible story and sunday school lesson for kids hd. Please pray that the bible project is translated to thai, cambodian, burmese and vietnamese. Reading the old testament had really shown me a god different than what i had been taught. Thus the sacred numbers, three and seven, often occur.
Bible story christian cartoon for children duration. His speeches neither explain jobs suffering, nor defend divine justice, nor enter into the courtroom confrontation that job has demanded, nor. Job, possibly the strangest book in the bible, is based on legends going back. However, the initiator of the problems in jobs life and the cause of the problems are widely misinterpreted.
The bible book of job with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. This was nothing like what i had heard about god from my earlier churches. Bible stories for christian young children and toddlers. Job bible book with full chapters new international. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so. The loss of job s property, and the death of his children.
Job explores the difficult question of gods relationship to human suffering. J ust about everyone has heard of the suffering of job in the old testament. Summary job is a wealthy man living in a land called uz with his large family and extensive flocks. The end of job s dispute will not come until later, but the end of our dispute with god is available now in jesus christ. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom. According to biblical scholars, the book of job is the oldest book in the bible.
Job explores the difficult question of gods relationship to human suffering, and invites us to trust gods wisdom and character. Watch our overview video on the book of job, which breaks down the literary design. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I was reading through the entire bible front to back. Therefore, they had only a limited amount of knowledge. The word of god is precious and far beyond human wisdom isa. Job is the last of the three books that explore these themes of biblical. Churches, theological seminaries and bible schools will find an excellent aid in this biblical commentary on the book of job. Tennyson said it is the greatest poem whether ancient or modern. Job went through one of the most difficult seasons i think recorded in the bible.
There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc. The name job is the english translation of the hebrew name iyov which means persecuted, hated on the surface job is a long, boring, somewhat confusing book and one might question how it ever came to be grouped with the wisdom books as it is hard to ascertain any wisdom in this tale of woe. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. One day, satan the adversary appears before god in heaven. It broke down the book of job and explained things so well. This reference in james is the only time job is mentioned by name in the n. Job is a wealthy man living in a land called uz with his large family and extensive flocks. Jobs story invites us to consider what it means that god runs the world.
The book of job was a huge turning point in my christianity. But he has promised the holy spirit to help us understand john 16. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading commentary on the book of job. Job is the last of the three books that explore these themes of biblical wisdom. Read job commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. Luther said it is magnificent and sublime as no other book of scripture. For example, baptizing name father and baptizing them in the name of the father will both return matthew 28. In this bible story from the book of job, there is a wealthy man named job residing in an area called uz with his extended family and vast flocks. Today we dive into the book of job the story about a humble man who had everything violently ripped away from him by god, who was testing his loyalty and faith. Watch our overview video on the book of job, which breaks down the literary design of the. Job with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Intended to be helpful to all christians, including teachers and preachers, while avoiding an emphasis on technical issues.
Emphasizes understanding the text with practical applications. Job didnt have a universal vantage point, and neither did his friends. God boasts to satan about job s goodness, but satan argues that job is only good because god has. God brags to satan about job s virtue, but satan contends that job is only righteous because god has favored him generously. He is blameless and upright, always careful to avoid doing evil 1. This video presents the classic story of job, while bringing to life the bible. 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. Bible study notes and commentary on the old testament book of job. Fyall himself wrote a commentary on job which i read with ashs called now my eyes see you which provides deep insight into the symbol laden book of job. Theyre almost forced to, because theyve devoted themselves to the bible, and this immoral message is in the bible. Job began this chapter with the language of the lawcourt if one wished to contend with him, job 9. The central question of theodicy is to explain how an allknowing. Book of job complete bible commentary verse by verse.
On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of. The book of job biblical stories explained youtube. There are lots of bible commentaries on the book of job, but bookcaps offers one of the first electronic bible commentaries for the modern reader. Ash must have been an excellent student because when reading fyalls book one can easily see fyalls influence upon ash, yet there is distinction between the two. Addressing the problem of theodicy the vindication of the justice of god in the light of humanitys suffering it is a rich theological work setting out a variety of perspectives. Nobody really knows who wrote it, but the powers that be figured it had to be godbreathed. The book of job is a book of the christian old testament that tells a story about job, who in jewish tradition is the son of uz, who was the son of nahor, the brother of abraham. The bible project is a nonprofit creating animated videos that explain the narrative of the bible. The book of job is one of the literary masterpieces of all time, and provides a profound discussion on the suffering of a just man. Job is a wealthy man living in a land called uz with his large family and. Job 1 niv prologue in the land of uz there bible gateway.
He is blameless and upright, constantly mindful to live in a righteous manner. However, the name does occur in genesis 46 and ezekiel 14. Bible video is perfect for sunday school, bible study, homeschool. Not enough to try to explain all that was going on. Bible study notes and comments kindle edition by pratte, david. Bible gateway treats nameofthefather and name of the father differently. The book of job is primarily about the afflictions of job. The book of job new international commentary on the old testament by john e. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
The two great themes of the book of job, as explained by james, are the perseverance of job and the end intended by the lord, and it is. The guardian view columnists letters opinion videos cartoons. It is very remarkable however that there are distinct hints as to the coming redeemer in the book of job. The prose prologue chapters one and two and the epilogue 42. The book of job is often quoted at funerals and this is another misapplication of the scriptures and i will probably get into these verses later. 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.
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