Hope in the book of job commentary notes

This chapter is a continuation of job s third speech which began in job 9 see notes, a response to bildads speech. The book of job 3 the book of job introduction to the book the book of job has long been praised as a masterpiece of literature. This is drawn in part from verses 34, where paul says that trials, borne while god is part of our lives, produces perseverance, character, and hope. And we need to remind ourselves that eliphazs advice in chapter 22 didnt help job. Job 14 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Copeland this study guide is from the executable outlines series, a collection of sermon outlines and bible study lessons by mark a. Copeland hundreds of free sermon outlines and bible study materials available for online browsing and downloading. 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. The book of job, named after its protagonist apparently not an israelite. Job s speech shifts gears in verse 2 as he appears to be addressing god himself with his thoughts. Job s final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. Yet, the believers hope is no fantasy because it is firmly anchored in the person and promises of the creator god. Job and his friends thought that god made job suffer. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal.

If we put off our clothes before we go to bed, it is some inconvenience, but it may be the better borne when it is near bedtime. There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. The guardian view columnists letters opinion videos cartoons. We now plainly see what was the nature of thy fear of god, thy confidence in him, the uprightness of thy ways, and thy hope in gods mercy. The theology of work bible commentary is an indepth bible study tool put together by a. Job pronounced jobe, was a rich farmer living in the land of uz, somewhere northeast of palestine. By mark jenkins january 21, 2008 m any skeptics point to the book of job, seeing in. His friends speak in more or less three rounds, with each speech followed by a reply from job. Job, hopeful or hopeless journal of hebrew scriptures. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. But the hope of good men, when it is cut off from this world, is but removed like a tree, transplanted from this nursery to the garden of god. Part of what eliphaz said was accusing job of committing secret sins. But this story is about more than just mass destruction.

The passage is one of the few in this book where there are two readings. Job does not believe he has sinned and doesnt understand why he is suffering. Five truths for sufferers from the book of job themelios. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down if the body of a tree be cut down, and only the stem or stump be left in the ground, yet there is hope. Where did the biblical story of creation come from. Its subject matter is the allimportant question, why, in a world over which yahweh has jurisdiction, should innocent persons have to suffer when at the same time the wicked escape suffering and are permitted to have comfort and security. Job 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by albert barnes, a dedicated student of the bible, continues to be very popular even today. It is not certain that we know the exact meaning of the words of the old patriarch job, but we find just the same thought in the perfectly understood words of another sufferer, yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil, for.

Jobs suffering can teach us to see the way god sees. In this epic wager between god and the devil, discover how job reacts to the shocking curses inflicted upon him and what we can learn from his incredible example of remaining faithful through suffering. Tree which being once plucked up by the roots, never grows again. The book of job in the bibles old testament is a long poem. We studied job, chapter 16 last time where job was responding to eliphaz. However, the date when the book was written and by whom it was. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. The book of job teaches us many things about the devil. Is not this your fear, your confidence, your hope, and the. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. There are reasons that god made this to be that i don. At the end he appeals to the grave, as the only hope or comfort left to him verses 16.

Job 17 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. The book of job opens in verse one by telling us that job was a blameless, upright man who feared god and turned away from evil. When we realize these things, we do not need all our questions answered. Job tyndale old testament commentaries andersen, francis i. Read job 8 commentary using wesleys explanatory notes. The old testament book of job and the 17 th chapter. Asserts that god never did cast of a perfect man nor help the wicked. Job, under all his losses, is but reduced to his first state. And there, in chapter 16, job had ended there speaking of how he despaired of life. The book of job is quite possibly the strangest book in the hebrew bible, and is notoriously difficult to date. Job proves faithful to god in prosperity and in adversity. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. Tomorrow, if all literature was to be destroyed and it was left to me to retain one work only, i should save job.

Appeals to the ancients for the truth of what he says. How does the book of job help disciples of jesus christ remain faithful to god as they. This hope allowed job to persevere and to receive the lords commendation 42. The prose prologue chapters one and two and the epilogue 42. The debate is about god, his attributes and how he interacts with humankind. As mentioned earlier, the activity of god among us produces hope. Job s suffering did not come because he was bad but rather because of his unwavering faithfulness to god. Note, actual transgressions are the natural product of habitual corruption, which is therefore called. The book of job discusses why innocent people suffer. That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past. 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 dedicated, but such utter blunderers. Job, a study guide from the executable outlines series by mark a. 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.

Job here observed that there is a sort of resurrection in the world of trees and plants. 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. In the midst of suffering, we must never lose our hope in god. Or perhaps this is an at least partially an afterward because i write this after i have completed half of the melding together of roger hahns online crivoice bible study and the excerpts from john c. Jobs complaints take on special significance for our work. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Economic adversity is an alltooreal pain that many christians face for years or even a lifetime.

This expression is used repeatedly to refer to inspired scripture. Job 17 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary. Study the bible online using commentary on job 14 and more. Gods answer to the problem of undeserved suffering grand rapids. Interpretations of elihu in job biblical hermeneutics. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b. Job s complaints take on special significance for our work job 24. Most of the book of job consists of dialogues between job and his friends in which they claim that his suffering must be due to his specific, personal sin, and he. This begins a long section in the book of job where jobs friends counsel him and he answers them. The loss of job s property, and the death of his children. Job and three of his friends debate the cause of jobs tremendous loss and illnesses. The summary is easy to understand and this book is very relevant to our lives as christians. The book is not about job s history but about job s life and the way we relate to god as a result. A short summary of the speeches of these men reveals this fact.

And the other part was holding out false hope for job. The book of job, as we noted previously, does not answer the question, why do the righteous suffer. What we love, we pay attention to, and if we hope to get something from what we love, our hope will motivate us in that direction. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh i shall see god, whom i shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. In addition to outward troubles, the inward sense of gods wrath took away all his courage and resolution. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. He is but where he must have been at last, and is only unclothed, or unloaded rather, a little sooner than he expected. Hope all my hopes of the present life, but not of the life to come. But at least we may say that macleishs choice of his title underlines the perennial fascination of the book of job, even to those who may not agree with its teaching land conclusions. There is no answer in the book of job, and there is no answer known to humanity. You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side.

You will also find options for commentaries on job that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom. 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. 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. Still i will hope in god behold, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it. For now thou castest off thy fear of god, and thy confidence and hope in him, and. 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. 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. Dont get us wrong, the mourning rituals we get after job s entire. Job, in the bible knowledge commentary, old testament, ed. In the book of job, it becomes clear that the first three of job s friends eliphaz, blidad, and zophar speak wrongly. Jobs hope of the resurrection of the dead oh, that thou wouldest hide me in sheol.

In this series of blogs i shall revisit the book of job, the personality and some of its meaning for. In this bible story from the book of job, there is a wealthy man named job. A detailed analysis of job discusses its structure, imagery, concepts, motifs, themes, and language. Author although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author. Thy present conduct discovers that it was but mere talk and. Top 5 commentaries on the book of job ligonier ministries. The bible story of job, from the book of job, is a powerful tale of testing the devotion and fortitude of the human will. Job 11 summary peace and safety and, job will experience nothing but peace and safety if he just gets with the retribution theology plan and starts praying and stops sinning. Jobs hope of resurrection for i know that my redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. Job 1 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it. As job had no hope that he should ever be redeemed from his present helpless state, he earnestly begs god to shorten it by taking away his life.

Not only do they incur the indignation of job and his other friend elihu, but god himself rebukes them, saying to eliphaz, i am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant job has. The book of job is often referred to as one of the great classics of world literature. Theological themes and the book of job miryea gist medium. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5.

Hope is important because it plays a major role in salvation. The valley of the shadow though he slay me, yet will i trust in him. 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 book of job opens portraying job as a wealthy and righteous nobleman. Job is the last of the three books that explore these themes. Yes, suffering is an obvious feature of the book of job, but i hope this post has proven that it is merely the means to expressing much greater theological themes.

Jobs friends did not blame satan for job s troubles. Moreover, though job evidenced doubt early on, his overall trajectory was one of faith and confidence that god would finally show him to be in the right. Let loose his hand a metaphor taken from an archer drawing his arrow to the head, and then loosing his hold, that the arrow may fly to the mark. This is why the book of job is considered the most theological book of the old testament. Job was blameless, meaning no sin was found in him. By gods grace the temptations of worldly wealth may be overcome. Fries, in his discussion of this portion of the book of job, jahrbb. This begins a long section in the book of job where job s friends counsel him and he answers them. S, jachalip, will yet renew itself, will revive and flourish as the spring comes on. The book of job introduction the book of job has long been praised as a masterpiece of literature.

Oct 22, 2016 jobs story invites us to consider what it means that god runs the world by wisdom, and how this truth can bring peace in dark times. And god will help them, although sometimes they must be patient. The book of job does not solve the problem of pain, but it tells us about god, about his sovereignty, his goodness, and his love. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. He has a large family, many flocks of animals, many servants, a. The book of job is the first document in history to take seriously. Study the bible online using commentary on job 8 and more.