Thou shalt seek me in the morning, to show me favour, but i shall not be. You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. 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. Commentary on the book of job chapter five by wm w wells. Failing to gain jobs repentance, zophar summarizes, the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost 11. Job had been complaining of restless nights, and that sleep departed from his eyes v.
Job will ignore zophar and battle his torment in his own way until god is able to make it clear to him. Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth. 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. This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the nicot series by providing an uptodate evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship. The following is an edited transcript of the audio. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. Job is perhaps one of the most interesting and perplexing books of the bible, and longmans commentary does much to shed light on some of the primary difficulties people often encounter when engaging with job. Hartley deals carefully with this book whose language, text, and theology are not only among the most intriguing in the old testament but also among the most difficult to grasp. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5. Job has no idea why his blessings have fled and curses have taken their place.
He addresses the difficult question of the relationship between gods sovereignty and the existence of evil, sin, and suffering. But while job complained and justified himself, the sinless lamb of god was dumb before his shearers, and poured out his soul a sacrifice for our sins isa 53. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. Job 7 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Apply to order picker, designer, production assistant and more. View job 7 in the note window job bemoans himself to his friends, ver. 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. Job baker commentary on the old testament wisdom and. Commentary on the book of job chapter eleven by wm w wells. Job 1 there was a man in the land of uz whose name was.
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. Job proves faithful to god in prosperity and in adversity. Job, in this chapter, goes on to express the bitter sense he had of his calamities and to justify himself in his desire of death. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. The earthly stagethere was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. But the odious judgments made by his friends caution us against making toocertain application of any model to our own lives. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Job 7 in response to eliphaz, job cries out to god a.
So job thought that god caused the problems job 19. The book of job is considered being part of the poetic books job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs in todays bible editions. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are. Study guide for job 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. And whereas job has been verbally wishing for god to speak and reveal that job is innocent zophar wishes that god would speak and condemn job for the secret sin hes been harboring.
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. Is there not job is here excusing what he cannot justify, his passionate longing for death. Commentary on the book of job bible study notes and comments by david e. The book of job by derek thomas ligonier ministries. Are not his days also like the days of a hired man. How closely all this answers to the description of the suffering savior cp. Guidelines for understanding and proclaiming the book of job. Verses 612 verses 612 job was not only so rich and great, but withal so wise and good, and had such an interest both in heaven and earth, that one would think the mountain of his prosperity stood so strong that it could not be moved. Job 7 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Job has been teaching them to think of him as an innocent man in gods sight. 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. The book of job has long been praised as a masterpiece of literature. Verses 612 matthew henrys commentary bible gateway. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author.
Habel has contributed a small but helpful study for preaching the whole book of job. Job continues to deplore his helpless and afflicted state, job 7. The book of job tells how one man suddenly awakened to the anarchy rampant in the world, yet his attachment to god outlived the ruin of his tidy system. The book of job tells the story of a man called job. Commentary on job 1 by matthew henry blue letter bible. Job is a pious believer who is struck by misfortune so great that it cannot be explained in the usual way as a prompting to repentance, a warning, let alone a punishment the arguments later. Designed to get you to the heart of the old testament with efficiency, clarity, and convenience. He complains to himself and his friends of his troubles, and the constant agitation he was in. Victor hugo the greatest poem, whether of ancient or modern literature. Job with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Job, in his agony and suffering, is not altogether coherent in this speech. In other words, trouble and affliction like job is experiencing dont just come from nowhere.
The newest release in the baker commentary on the old testament wisdom and psalms is tremper longman iiis commentary on the book of job. In the end, all seven of these blessings will come to job, but at this moment jobs faith in it is lacking and his friends selfserving reassurance is cold comfort. Job 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Thomas walks us through the book of job and considers what the bible says about our darkest moments. Eliphaz continues 6 although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground. Alfred smith has contributed prac tical insights for lessons and sermons on the book of job. Tomorrow, if all literature was to be destroyed and it was left to me to retain one work only, i should save job. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east. A time is there not a time limited by god, wherein man shall live in this sinful, and miserable world.
He expostulates with god concerning his afflictions, job 7. He stated here that those who go down into sheol shall come up no more. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area. The loss of job s property, and the death of his children. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is.
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