Background about the book of job commentary

What eliphaz says, is unjustly applied to job, but it is very true, that when god does us good it is not because he is indebted to us. There is no book of either old or new testament for which we have less idea about the author, the date, the place of writing, and even the context of writing. Job, joseph, and jeremiah probably suffered more for their faith than any other old testament persons. As presented in the book of job, we should not view suffering as an indication that god is. Jacques bolduc suggested in his commentary of 1637 that the book of job may have been authored in a secondary way by moses who found it in its original aramaic form and translated it into hebrew 2 1. And i hope that weve been encouraged and strengthened by the message of this book which is that when we cant. Background and outline job bible commentary theology of work. Andersen job tyndale old testament commentaries, 1976. However what eliphaz is ignorant of is that if god worked this way, a big question posed in this book would go unanswered. Lets open our bibles to job chapter 15 for this job 15 commentary. We will also see that in some of our darkest hours, the battle must be our own. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. This 82page word document was originally designed for use with students in nigeria. It is for public use, not for traditional publication or remuneration.

This is another of the brilliant flashes of faith in jobs otherwise dark and bleak background of crisis and suffering. For i know that my redeemer lives, and he shall stand at last on the earth. He is very bold with his friends, comparing himself with them, notwithstanding the mortifications he was under v. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it.

The loss of job s property, and the death of his children. The book of job makes no mention of its author and gives no clue to his or her identity. At the beginning of the book of job we are introduced to an exceptionally prosperous farmerrancher named job. Jobs faith in god is put to the extreme test, and the story intimates that jobs commitment to god wanes. God grants his permission, only within certain boundaries. 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. Job proves faithful to god in prosperity and in adversity. Read job commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete.

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. Job intro to job biblica the international bible society. A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. Well be studying the 8 th chapter of the old testament book of job weve been reminded throughout this book that when we dont understand gods ways, we must trust his. 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 books theme is the eternal problem of unmerited suffering, and it is named after its central. The book of job acts as a defense of gods goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil. Job, possibly the strangest book in the bible, is based on legends going back thousands of years, and is written in a very unusual form of. Theological themes and the book of job miryea gist medium. Discourses by three friends and jobs reply to each one. Study the bible online using commentary on job 23 and more. You can read our explanation of job 8 meaning of verses 11 through 22 of chapter 8 as well open your bible to job, chapter 8. Job here comes to make application of what he had said in the foregoing chapter. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading job the niv application commentary.

I include some notable examples from other books of the bible, too. Background and outline job bible commentary theology. Our petty concerns fade into the background and the glimpse of god scatter the shadows from the corners of our souls. Rounds two and three of the three friends discourses and jobs. The book of job new international commentary on the old. Anderson is a renowned scholar, and the commentary reflects his learning without becoming overly technical. To bring us up to speed, for the last few lessons weve seen job speak in response to his friends assertions concerning him. By way of example, well be digging around in the book of job. It is found in the third section of the biblical canon known as the ketuvim writings.

There is no way to identify this area precisely, and for that reason people from all. Job the niv application commentary kindle edition by walton, john h download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Study job 14 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. In this book, we can see the evidence of satan working to destroy man. It also makes sense to date the book as close to the invasion as possible, meaning late 586 bc or early 585 bc, due to the raw emotion jeremiah expresses throughout its pages. Book of job overview insight for living ministries. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b. Following the introduction, which reveals the authors approach and salient background on the book, each chapter of the commentary provides the scripture to be exposited. An exegetical and theological exposition of holy scripture the new american commentary.

Like the book of job, lamentations pictures a man of god puzzling over the results of evil and suffering in the world. It is common to view the narrative frame as the original core of the book, enlarged later by the poetic dialogues and discourses, and sections of the book such as the elihu speeches and the wisdom poem of chapter 28 as late insertions, but recent trends have tended to concentrate on the. Copeland this study guide is from the executable outlines series, a collection of sermon outlines and bible study lessons by mark a. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.

The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. The book of job is a timeless book in which the ever present problem of human suffering and especially in the case of believers is treated. Background and outline job bible commentary produced by tow project the author of job is anonymous. Job in the picture study bible the book of job with maps. Job 1 background information with maps and images picture.

Jobs final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. Or from an arabic word meaning repent, thus bearing the name repentant one. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. He insists job only serves god because god protects him and seeks gods permission to test job s faith and loyalty. Perhaps as he considered that future generations would indeed look at his life and words, it stirred him to a triumphant proclamation of faith. Background and outline job bible commentary produced by tow project. Background and outline job bible commentary theology of. Book of lamentations overview insight for living ministries. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author, but the principal character. Like the patriarchs abraham, isaac and jacob, his wealth was measured by his many thousand head of livestock, numerous servants and large family. It is surprising that we know so little about the historical background of job. God subjected job to what was surely the most difficult set of questions some 60 in number ever asked of a man. Job 1 there was a man in the land of uz whose name was. The fact that it is no matter connected to time or place is underlined by the lack of dates in this.

The book of job takes place in an area called in the bible the land of uz job 1. The book of job opens with a scene in heaven where satan comes to accuse job before god. Job the niv application commentary kindle edition by. The skeptical character of the symposium, with its challenge to timehonored views, most likely would have kept the book of job out of the canon of old testament writings had some additions not been made to the original book. He is described as the greatest man among all the people of the east job 1. Martin luther renounced the book, along with other apocryphal books saying, i am so great an enemy to the second book of the maccabees, and to esther, that i wish they had not come to us at all, for they have too many heathen unnaturalities. Top 5 commentaries on the book of job ligonier ministries. Job 1 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. You can read our explanation of job 8 meaning of verses 11 through 22 of chapter 8 as well.

Job s final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. Job 1 there was a man in the land of uz whose name was job. Well be studying the 8 th chapter of the old testament book of job. Book of nehemiah overview insight for living ministries. Jewish tradition identifies nehemiah himself as the primary author of this historical book. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. The book contains a wide variety of literary genres narrative, poetry, visions, dialogue and others woven together into a literary. Much of the book is written from his firstperson perspective. He insists job only serves god because god protects him and seeks gods permission to test jobs faith and loyalty. In the old testament we read gods word as it was spoken to his people israel. Study job 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The design for the preachers commentary gives the reader an overall outline of each book of the bible.

Introduction to colossians bible exposition commentary. The book of job consists of a prose prologue and epilogue narrative framing poetic dialogues and monologues. It is then, a true and real history that we here have of him, and not a fiction or a. As we will see, jobs woes begin at work, and the book gives us valuable insights into how a follower of god may faithfully function within the ups and downs of work life. The lord intended to make him job the patient, but to that end he must make him job the sufferer. Archer and others see the book of job as the oldest book in the bible gleason l. The book of job opens portraying job as a wealthy and righteous nobleman. The book is not about job s history but about job s life and the way we relate to god as a result. John calvin never preached from the book and did not write a commentary on the book. 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.

Job pronounced jobe, was a rich farmer living in the land of uz, somewhere northeast of palestine. The book of job, book of hebrew scripture that is often counted among the masterpieces of world literature. Though we cannot be certain, job may have lived during the time of jacob or shortly thereafter. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.

Read job 23 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. David guzik commentary on job 1, where satan asks god for permission to attack. Job 23 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Ill show you what i mean by taking a little tour through the niv cultural backgrounds study bible features, and then looking a little closer at the study notes and articles.

Job does not seem to be an israelite, because he is said to be from the land of uz job 1. A perusal of the pages of the book of job reveals the fact that a primitive civilization constitutes the background of this work. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. Aug 16, 2018 16 life lessons and commentary from the book of job job bible study job was a very rich man, and although he did not belong to the people of israel, he worshiped the lord and was a truly good person. Victor, 1985, 717, for nine reasons the book of job points to a patriarchal period. Therefore i despise myself and repent in dust and ashes. 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. At its beginning, job seems to be a book about human suffering. Ephesians, colossians and philemon written at the same time. Job 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, charles haddon spurgeon.

There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc. Waters ritten by an unknown author, possibly the most ancient literary account in the bible,1 the book of job is a mixture of divine and human wisdom that addresses a major life issue. By its conclusion, the true subject of the book emerges. The book of job is a book in the ketuvim writings section of the. Lets turn to the 4th chapter of the old testament book of job. Weve been exploring the book of job for over a month and now were in our fifth message in this book. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author. Historical background of job it is not surprising that such a profound book might be difficult to understand. For job said, it may be that my children have sinned, and j cursed 1 god in their hearts.

It is also, a book of almost endless endurance in the face of great stress. Job, in the bible knowledge commentary, old testament, ed. He has a large family, many flocks of animals, many servants, a large home, perhaps an estate. Jacques bolduc suggested in his commentary of 1637 that the book of job may have been authored in a secondary way by moses who found it in its original aramaic form and translated it into hebrew 2. Yet, if job turns to god god will bless job tremendously. Whenever it is possible, a person should seek to get the background of any portion of the word of god in order that he might understand what he reads more perfectly and accurately. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side. For those seeking a more introductory level commentary on the book of job, francis andersons commentary is the best place to start. As with other books of the bible, job bears the name of the narratives primary character. Jacques bolduc suggested in his commentary of 1637 that the book of job may have been authored in a secondary way by moses who. Theology and themes job bible commentary theology of work. Finally, this old testament book may be considered a commentary on the following verses. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author.

This name might have been derived from the hebrew word for persecution, thus meaning persecuted one. This summary of the book of job provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of job. You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. But the odious judgments made by his friends caution us against making toocertain application of any model to our own lives. The background illustrations can be found in much greater details in craigs ivp bible background commentary. Wherefore i abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. An exegetical and theological exposition of holy scripture the new american commentary alden, robert on. The new king james bible has been chosen for the preachers commentary because it combines with. The book of job new international commentary on the old testament hartley, john e.