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 households see job 3842. The description of the leviathan, is yet further to convince job of his own weakness, and of gods almighty power. The lord speaks to job from the whirlwindthen the lord answered job out of the whirlwind, and said. It follows that this commentary, like all commentaries, was written by an uninspired, fallible human. Instead of answering job s questions about whether god is just in his treatment of job, god challenges job. Study guide for job 1 by david guzik blue letter bible.
Study guide for job 38 by david guzik blue letter bible. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. What is taught about trial in the new testament is founded on the principles found right here in the book of job. You asked, who is this who hides counsel without knowledge. After the lord demonstrated to satan and the heavenly host that job loved and. Over the previous 35 chapters since job 2, god has been directly absent from the account. Job 42 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. The end of jobs dispute will not come until later, but the end of our dispute with god is available now in jesus christ. Job 42 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. In verse 3, what observation did the author make of leviathan. The book of job is rightly understood to be a masterpiece of hebrew poetry and western literature. Stephen has already been introduced in the first seven verses of chapter 6. Verses 16 then job answered jehovah, and said, i know that thou canst do all things, and that no purpose of thine can be restrained. Lets turn to the 4th chapter of the old testament book of job.
The images job held both of god in his relationship with job and of himself in his relationship with god and fellow man are shattered into an unrecognizable mass of pulp. In a satisfying and ironic twist, he declares that if job prays on their behalf he will not punish them for their ignorant speeches in gods stead job 42. It is a though some western union telegram boy delivers a series of messages to job about terrible catastrophes. The author, date, and place of the book of job are all uncertain. Job 42 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Certainly, he did not repent of such sins as his friends had alleged against him.
Answered does not refer to any thing said by job, or any question asked. I know that you can do everything, and that no purpose of yours can be withheld from you. Whether this leviathan be a whale or a crocodile, is disputed. And i hope that weve been encouraged and strengthened by the message of this book which is that when we cant. Yet, each chapter and section contains important and true. Next chapter of job the book of job, chapter 42 we hope that you find the content of the book of job, chapter 42 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Well be studying the last chapter of the book of job today. Weve been exploring the book of job for over a month and now were in our fifth message in this book. The lord, having showed job how unable he was to deal with the leviathan, sets forth his own power in that mighty creature. Most people do not realize that in the entire book job never repents of sin. Commentary on job 3842 job meets god tough questions. Job s repentance and restoration then job answered the lord and said. Job 42 nkjv jobs repentance and restoration bible gateway. The book will conclude with job being humbled but satisfied 42.
Job with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In the first clause he owns god to be omnipotent over nature, as contrasted with his own feebleness, which god had proved job 40. 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. As the first poetic book of the english bible, job introduces the reader to the idea of hebrew poetry, which involves the repetition and combination of ideas more than sounds. Job proves faithful to god in prosperity and in adversity. The book of job is far too complex and far too profound to do a once over lightly treatment, so i would like to go back this morning and recall to us the great truths that it has brought before us. It is perhaps an emblem that is not without connection with the book of job, that these and. Commentary on elihu and job chapter 32 and 33 by craig truglia. This week we read the final chapter of the book and find out what becomes of job in the end.
Brief explanations of the technical resources used in this commentary. You asked, who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge. Top 5 commentaries on the book of job ligonier ministries. In the end, all the attack of satan served to make. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. This is the conclusion, the climax, of his long and detailed story. Instead, beginning in chapter 38, he leads job to see his own insignificance in light of gods greatness.
And even though that was more than 52 weeks ago, this is only the 47 th lesson in this series and so, weve studied through the entire book of job. A girl of the streets study guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays. And god again challenges him by a display of his power and judgments, 614. The wisdom that is found in the book of job is not communicated in the form of proverb. Bible track is an online bible commentary and study site plus a bible reading plan. Read job 42 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. We have walked with job the last few weeks through the book that bears his name. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. When the understanding is enlightened by the spirit of grace, our knowledge.
Job at the end of the debate of the book of job, it is god versus job in a predictable win for the lord god almighty. The setting for stephens arrest if one could dignify his being dragged off by calling it an arrest, trial, and execution, is given to us in the remaining verses of chapter 6 6. Hes blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. Nevertheless these ways of god with mankind have always a good purpose romans 8. In chapter 1 we read that, one by one, the props are pulled out of job s life. In the beginning of the story of job we find a blessed and godly man. Furthermore, job offers his own sacrifices and sacrifices for his friends, rather than bringing them to the levitical priests at the tabernacle or temple, etc. So, the lord has asked job about 59 questions so far that are all intended to show job that god knows what hes doing both in all creation and in job s specific circumstances. For those seeking a more introductory level commentary on the book of job, francis andersons commentary is the best place to start.
In chapter 32, we have several reasons to believe that elihu is a man that should be taken seriously. Therefore i have uttered what i did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which i did not know. The underlined word here is not in the text, having been supplied by the translators. Rather, the book of job deals with questions of wisdom in the context of a narrative dealing with job s profound anguish and excruciating pain. The book of job does not espouse an explicit belief. Instead of demanding more answers from god, instead of questioning god further, job answers the only way a man can who has seen the living god face to face, with awe and repentance. Not all that job s friends said was wrong, though some was. We read nothing of gods direct role in comforting, speaking to, or sustaining job in the midst of his crisis. The subject of the book of job is gods dealings with mankind in his governmental ways in a world in which satan, the adversary of god, has introduced sin, suffering and death. Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. Hard on the heels of the first comes another one, and the messages keep coming in. Godly hatred of ones own defilement is the natural accompaniment of a believers confrontation with the holy god.
And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. To understand the message of the book the whole book must be read and understood. Commentary on the book of job chapter four by wm w wells. Anderson is a renowned scholar, and the commentary reflects his learning without becoming overly technical. Surely i spoke of things i did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
The context for any passage in the book of job has to begin with chapter 1, which establishes job s excellent character 1. His troubles began in satans malice, which god restrained. As long as self was in his line of sight, job judged god by his own perspective. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation table of contents. The words of job justifying himself were ended, job 31. Commentary on job 38 42 actually is the center of the gravitational forces in our milky way galaxy. The issue is that, despite job s extensive knowledge of god, he did not see him as allpowerful. We need not confound the time of job and the time of the author of the book that goes under his name. From the context, properly seeing god involves getting the self out of the way. Job s final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes maggie.
Besides he might change his mind without any imputation of falsehood or a. Jobs affluence becomes double to what it was before, job 42. The book of job provides us with our basis for understanding the purpose and course of trial in the lives of believers. God often appears to us as a cold, impersonal being, distant from us, uncaring, even ruthless and vindictive, demanding many things from usa powerful being but without compassion. Besides he might change his mind without any imputation of falsehood or a lie see jer. The setting for this narrative is in patriarchal times. David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and restoration, as he confesses before god, who restores job s life with blessings. Moreover the lord answered that is, the lord continued his discourse with job. Above all, job now knows that god owes him only what he determines that he owes him.
Job chapter 42 coffmans commentary of the new testament. God denounces the three friends whose arrogant proclamation of false wisdom had so tormented job. Brief definitions of hebrew verbal forms that impact exegesis. The greatest theme in this book of job is that it reveals to us the character of god himself. Job began this chapter with the language of the lawcourt if one wished to contend with him, job 9. Pretty well accepted now that it is the center of the gravity and the gravitational forces within the milky way galaxy. The prose prologue chapters one and two and the epilogue 42. But the odious judgments made by his friends caution us against making toocertain application of any model to our own lives. 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. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job s goodness. 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.
Andersen job tyndale old testament commentaries, 1976. 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 households see job 38 42. Job 42 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Job 42 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The books from genesis to esther are all narrative books, and are vitally meaningful to us as living parables, as types worked out in actual history by which we can see what is going on in. When the understanding is enlightened by the spirit of grace, our knowledge of divine. Repentance here is the mood of a man who realizes his creaturehood and that god is eternally god. In chapter 42, job, after having been questioned by god, responds. Job, chapter 42 king james version christian answers webbible. While we might expect job, in chapter 38, to answer elihu, chapters 3841 constitute gods answer to job.
Read job 42 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. This is a chronologicallyordered bible site with commentary on each passage. The gripping and challenging book of job is perhaps one of the most fascinating books of the old testament, and it begins a new division in the scriptures. Though his patience had not its perfect work, his repentance for his impatience had. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite.
Chapter 42 finds job neither questioning god aggressively nor intoning fatalistic sounding pietisms. There are echoes of this sentiment in pauls words about replying against god, in romans. Elihu had silenced job, but had not brought him to admit his guilt before god. Study the bible online using commentary on job 42 and more. Commentary on job 3842 job meets god out of a violent storm god speaks to job, but his message will not at all be what job was hoping for. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b.