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Job
I. The Prologue (1:1-2:13)Job’s Good Life
Therewasamaninthe land ofUzwhosenamewas Job. Andthatmanwaspureandupright, onewhofeared God andturnedawayfromevil. Sevensonsandthreedaughterswereborntohim. Hispossessionsincluded 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yokeofoxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition hehadaverygreathousehold. Thushewasthegreatestofallthepeopleintheeast. Nowhissonsusedtogoandholdafeastinthehouseofeachonein turn, andtheywouldsendandinvitetheirthree sisters to eat andtodrinkwiththem. Whenthedaysoftheirfeastingwere finished, Job wouldsendforthemandsanctifythem; hewouldgetupearlyinthemorningandofferburntofferingsaccordingtothenumberofthemall. For Job thought, “PerhapsmychildrenhavesinnedandcursedGodintheirhearts.” Thiswas Job’s customarypractice. Satan’s Accusation of Job
Job’s Integrity in Adversity
Job’s Integrity in Suffering
The Visit of Job’s Friends
Job Wishes He Had Died at Birth
Longing for Death
Ungodly Complainers Provoke God’s Wrath
Blessings for the One Who Seeks God
Complaints Reflect Suffering
A Cry for Death
Disappointing Friends
Friends’ Fears
No Sin Discovered
Other Explanation
Job Remonstrates with God
Insignificance of Humans
The Impossibility of Facing God in Court
Accusation of God’s Justice
Renewed Complaint
Motivations of God
Contradictions in God’s Dealings
An Appeal for Relief
Knowledge of God’s Wisdom
The Inevitability of Death
The Possibility of Another Life
The Present Condition
Abandonment by God and Man
An Appeal to God as Witness
Anticipation of Death
Job’s Abandonment and Affliction
Job’s Forsaken State
Job’s Assurance of Vindication
The Wicked Prosper
How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?
Death Levels Everything
Futile Words, Deceptive Answers
The Inaccessibility and Power of God
A Better Description of God’s Greatness
The Condition of the Wicked
No Price Can Buy Wisdom
God Alone Has Wisdom
Job’s Benevolence
Job’s Confidence
Job’s Reputation
Job’s Indignities
Job’s Despondency
The Contrast With the Past
Job’s Appeal
Job’s Final Solemn Oath
Elihu Claims Wisdom
Job’s Friends Failed to Answer
Elihu Rejects Job’s Plea of Innocence
Elihu Disagrees With Job’s View of God
Elihu’s Appeal to Job
God is Not Unjust
God Is Impartial and Omniscient
Job Is Foolish to Rebel
The Work and Wisdom of God
God’s questions to Job
The Lord’s Second Speech
The Description of Behemoth
VII. The Epilogue (42:7-17)
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