2. Job 19:25 I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
3. Job
Meaning: persecuted
an patriarch who resided in the land of Uz
While living in the midst of great prosperity, he was suddenly overwhelmed by a
series of sore trials that fell upon him. Amid all his sufferings he maintained his
integrity. Once more God visited him with the rich tokens of his goodness and even
greater prosperity than he had enjoyed before. He survived the period of trial for one
hundred and forty years, and died in a good old age, an example to succeeding
generations of integrity (Ezek. 14:14, 20) and of submissive patience under the sorest
calamities (James 5:11). His history, so far as it is known, is recorded in his book.
4. I. INTRODUCTION
TO THE BOOK OF JOB
AUTHOR: Uncertain DATE: Uncertain
Author Though we know the title of the book comes from its principal character,
and that Job was an historical person (Ezek. 14:14,20; James 5:11), we do not know
for certain who actually wrote the book. Suggestions include Job himself, Elihu,
Moses and Solomon.
Date The date of the events in the book and the date of the writing of the book are
two different matters. The events may have taken place in a patriarchal society in
the second millennium B.C., around the time of Abraham. Several facts support this
dating: (1) Job lived more than 140 years (42:16), a not uncommon lifespan during
the patriarchal period; (2) the economy of Job’s day, in which wealth was measured
in terms of livestock (1:3), was the type that existed in this period; (3) like Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, Job was the priest of his family (1:5); (4) the absence of any
reference to the nation Israel or the Mosaic law suggests a pre-Mosaic date (before
1500 B.C.).
Three principal views exist concerning the date of writing: (1) in the
patriarchal age, shortly after the events happened; (2) in the time of Solomon (950
B.C.); (3) at the time of the Exile or after, though the mention of Job by Ezekiel
(Ezek. 14:14) negates such a late date. The detailed report of the speeches of Job and
his friends seems to argue for the book’s being written shortly after the events
occurred. On the other hand, the book shares characteristics of other wisdom
literature (e.g., Pss. 88, 89) written during the Solomonic age, and should be
regarded as a dramatic poem describing real events, rather than a verbatim report.
Theme The book wrestles with the age-old question: Why do righteous men
suffer, if God is a God of love and mercy? It clearly teaches the sovereignty of God
and the need for man to acknowledge such. Job’s three friends gave essentially the
same answer: all suffering is due to sin. Elihu, however, declared that suffering is
often the means of purifying the righteous. God’s purpose, therefore, was to strip
away all of Job’s self-righteousness and to bring him to the place of complete trust
in Him.
5. Contents The book gives important insights into the work of Satan (1:6-2:10). The
best-know verses in the book are 19:25-26.
Job 19
25 I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand
upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh
I will see God;
6. II. OUTLINE OF JOB
I. The Disaster of Job, 1:1-2:13
A. Job’s Circumstances, 1:1-5
B. Job’s Calamities, 1:6-2:10
1. Satan’s proposal, 1:6-11
2. God’s permission, 1:12-22
3. Satan’s persistence, 2:1-6
4. Job’s patience, 2:7-10
C. Job’s Comforters, 2:11-13
II. The Dialogues with Job, 3:1-42:6
A. Job’s Lament, 3:1-26
B. Eliphaz’s First Speech, 4:1-5:27
C. Job’s Reply to Eliphaz, 6:1-7:21
D. Bildad’s First Speech, 8:1-22
E. Job’s Reply to Bildad, 9:1-10:22
F. Zophar’s First Speech, 11:1-20
G. Job’s Reply to Zophar, 12:1-14:22
H. Eliphaz’s Second Speech, 15:1-35
I. Job’s Second Reply to Eliphaz, 16:1-17:16
J. Bildad’s Second Speech, 18:1-21
K. Job’s Second Reply to Bildad, 19:1-29
L. Zophar’s Second Speech, 20:1-29
M. Job’s Second Reply to Zophar, 21:1-34
N. Eliphas’s Third Speech, 22:1-30
7. O. Job’s Third Reply to Eliphaz, 23:1-24:25
P. Bildad’s Third Speech, 25:1-6
Q. Job’s Third Reply to Bildad, 26:1-14
R. Job’s Last Reply to His Friends, 27:1-31:40
1. A protestation of innocence, 27:1-23
2. A pronouncement concerning wisdom, 28:1-28
3. A panorama of his life, 29:1-31:40
S. Elihu’s Speeches, 32:1-37:24
1. His first speech, 32:1-33:33
2. His second speech, 34:1-37
3. His third speech, 35:1-16
4. His fourth speech, 36:1-37:24
T. God’s Speeches, 38:1-42:6
1. God’s first speech: His knowledge, 38:1-40:2
2. Job’s wise silence, 40:3-5
3. God’s second speech: His power, 40:6-41:34
4. Job’s repentance, 42:1-6
III. The Deliverance of Job, 42:7-17
A. In Relation to His Friends, 42:7-9
B. In Relation to His Family, 42:10-17
8. ■ Source of Commentaries and Outline and Bible Verses: The RYRIE Study Bible – New International
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