Job pronounced jobe, was a rich farmer living in the land of uz, somewhere northeast of palestine. There are 12 devotions including this one from the book of job. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Job 5 commentary explaining the book bible study guide.
This bible study book of job was originally part of a series of devotions written in 2008 while going through the bible chronologically. A translation of the bible with commentaries and bible studies all written in easy english to help you read, understand, and apply the bible. With the literary sensibility we have come to expect from him, robert alter the voice from the whirlwind. It is true, as indeed the facts of the book of job prove. This book of job stands by itself, is not connected with any other, and is therefore to be considered alone. A critical and exegetical commentary on the book of job.
Emphasizes understanding the text with practical applications. The loss of job s property, and the death of his children. The author of the book of job incorporated the folk book into his work in a manner still showing traces of the component parts. Watch our overview video on the book of job, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Discover the redemptive side to job s story of suffering. The book of job is rightly understood to be a masterpiece of hebrew poetry and western literature. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more.
A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of job in easyenglish. Job 23 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Lastly, this opinion concerning job s words, as to gods vindication of him, is confirmed strongly at the end of the book, which records the conclusion of job s history. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author. It is found in the third section of the biblical canon known as the ketuvim writings. The book of job, which carlyle without hyperbole described as the grandest book ever written with pen, will never cease to disclose new insights to sensitive and sympathetic readers. Job free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. He is but where he must have been at last, and is only unclothed, or unloaded rather, a little sooner than he expected.
Joy is the constant companion of the woman who trusts in the lord. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. This post is adapted from the bible study job by eric ortlund. David guzik commentary on job 1, where satan asks god for permission to attack job, who endures catastrophic loss, but does not blame god for it. Job explores the difficult question of gods relationship to. A passionate wishing for death or judgement is our sin and folly, and ill becomes us, as it did job. Commentary on the book of job sermon by eric hanson, job 1.
James burton coffman died on friday, june 30, 2006, at the age of 101. Commentary on the book of job bible study notes and comments. The use of this preexisting material very cleverly placed the problem outside of palestine, thereby excluding the possible objection of orthodox theology that such a casea perfectly righteous man persecuted by yhwh. The purpose is to assist the student in gaining a greater comprehension of the biblical teaching contained in the book of job with an. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. On the whole, clines does a good job of setting this confrontation and response in the context of the book of job as a whole.
Therefore it is not an indepth study of job in the bible. The book of job, book of hebrew scripture that is often counted among the masterpieces of world literature. The book of job begins by introducing its central character and the man who perhaps wrote the book by recording his own experiences. I hope youll join me as we continue to look at the book of job in the coming weeks. He wished to prove that job could not possibly be an upright man, for if he were so, he here affirms that his prosperity would increase continually. It is certainly not a sermon actually, but could serve to help prepare wither a single sermon or a series regarding this book. He addresses the difficult question of the relationship between gods sovereignty and the existence of evil, sin, and suffering.
Was jude one of the disciples and if not, who was he. It shows what god can do with a young person that will hold him in good stead throughout his life. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. The lesson from the big book of job is 1 that god is sovereign over all our suffering. Top 5 commentaries on the book of job ligonier ministries. This course is designed as an expository study of the book of job, taking the student through the entire book with cross references to other portions of scripture. This volume, which follows the pattern of the highly successful navarre bible new testament, consists of the revised standard version and the new vulgate with a commentary by members of the faculty of theology at the university of navarre, spain. It is plain, from this history, that the lord watched over his servant job with the affection of a wise and loving father. He lived to the end of the captivity and was possibly eighty five when he died, if he was taken into captivity at age sixteen.
Best commentaries and books on job logos bible software. If our sins are forgiven, and our hearts renewed to holiness, heaven will be the rest of our souls, while our bodies are hidden in the grave from the malice of our enemies, feeling no more pain from our corruptions, or our corrections. Eliphaz the temanite, and bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite. Sep 29, 2015 this is the third and last volume of david cliness threevolume commentary on the book of job. The old testament book of job and the 17th chapter. The book of job, one of the wisdom books of the bible, deals with two issues crucial to every person. The series includes every book of the old and new testaments. Every one his day not every day of the week and of the year, which would have been burdensome to them all, and gross luxury, and which certainly such a holy man as job would not have permitted.
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 is an evil spirit, the enemy of god, and of all righteousness, who is continually seeking to distress, to lead astray, and, if possible, to destroy those who love god. 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. Easy english bible with free commentaries and studies. Hes blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. Book of job complete bible commentary verse by verse. His sons went and feasted in their houses or made a family feast, to testify and maintain their brotherly love. A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. Overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible. Clines, word biblical commentary wbc, thomas nelson, 1989 2015, 1,644 pp. The book ends with paul in prison in rome for the first time. He receives permission to afflict job, and smites him with sore boils, 68. Jul 01, 2015 commentary on the book of job here is my rather lengthy work concerning the book of job. Job chapter 2 coffmans commentary of the new testament.
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. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of ezekiel. We studied job, chapter 16 last time where job was responding to eliphaz. Study job using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
It is a thorough and demanding work that supplements clines well. Intended to be helpful to all christians, including teachers and preachers, while avoiding an emphasis on technical issues. Yet all that discussion must be put in the context of the genuine love and concern that these friends had for job, and there was a sense in which they earned their right to. For then, after gods first speech, ending with leviathan, job replies. A commentary on the book of ezekiel southside christian. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal. But he knoweth the way that i take my comfort is, that, though i cannot see him, and know all his ways, and the reasons of his dispensations. A list of the best commentaries on job ranked by scholars, journal. And there, in chapter 16, job had ended there speaking of how he despaired of life.
Copeland this study guide is from the executable outlines series, a collection of sermon outlines and bible study lessons by mark a. He was right in that job, in the end of it, did increase abundantly. 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. The book of job by derek thomas ligonier ministries. The books theme is the eternal problem of unmerited suffering, and it is named after its central. The navarre bible wisdom books the books of job proverbs ecclesiastes qoheleth the wisdom of solomon and sirach ecclesiasticus book summary. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. 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. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job s goodness.
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. All my other re3ferences regarding job are measured against this one. Thomas walks us through the book of job and considers what the bible says about our darkest moments. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. Job s final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. Job proves faithful to god in prosperity and in adversity. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Read the book of job from the bible with full chapters, highlighted popular verses, and helpful bible commentary for studying scripture. We enter this week into one of the most difficult and theologically sophisticated books of the old testament. Clines, word biblical commentary wbc, thomas nelson, 19892015, 1,644 pp. After being married to sissy for 64 years, she passed away. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old.
Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. His firm hope is here supposed to be that, before his death, he should, with his bodily eyes, see god appearing and vindicating his character. 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. John hartley the book of job new international commentary on the old testament, 1988. Job 1, new international version niv the bible app.
You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. Be sure to join my mailing list below to stay updated on the latest posts. His subsequent history is not recorded, which would indicate the book was written before that history was known. The fact that it is no matter connected to time or place is underlined by the lack of dates in this book. Job with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Job 5 commentary verses 67 eliphaz continues 6 although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground. The book of job, named after its protagonist apparently not an israelite. Job, under all his losses, is but reduced to his first state. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author. Jude which in hebrew is judas was one of four halfbrothers of jesus christ mark 6. This is the most singular book in the whole of the sacred code. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it among the literary masterpieces of all time. When teaching our adult sunday school class on job, my old bible college proffesor recommended this volume and it opened the book of job to me in new and exciting ways. Book of job overview insight for living ministries. After this point in the book of job, there begins 35 chapters of discussion between job and his friends. In other words, trouble and affliction like job is experiencing dont just come from nowhere. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. One talmudic tradition suggests moses as author since the land of uz 1. But the odious judgments made by his friends caution us against making toocertain application of any model to our own lives. 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. Verses 710 so satan went forth from the presence of jehovah, and smote job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
A commentary on the book of ezekiel by pastor galen l. In this reply he takes no notice of his friends, either because he saw it was to no purpose or because he liked the good counsel eliphaz gave him in the close of his discourse so well that he would make no answer to the peevish reflections he began with. Though we cannot be certain, job may have lived during the time of jacob or shortly thereafter. The sons of god once more present themselves before him. Another great doctrine of the faith, particularly set forth in the book of job, is that of providence. Learn how every element of job is an essential element in the. Job s friends proving miserable comforters, he pleases himself with the expectation of a change. 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. The book of daniel covers his life from a teenager to his death as a captive in babylon. Book of job complete bible commentary verse by verse henry, matthew on. There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc.
Doughty southside christian church december 2014 introduction. Many copies of the hebrew bible place it after the. The theme of the book of job is nothing less than human suffering and the transcendence of it. Thus the sacred numbers, three and seven, often occur. Bible study notes and commentary on the old testament book of job. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it. 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. It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in ezekiels prophecy.
What does the book of job teach us about the coronavirus. And while you can find it in friends, family, and circumstances, unfailing, persistent joy will only ever overflow from your relationship with jesus. The loss of jobs property, and the death of his children. This series was written with the thorough care of a research scholar, yet it is easy to read. Read job commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Commentary, new translation and special studies moreshet 9780873340038.