Biblical Studies From The Book Of Job

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Biblical Studies From The Book Of
Job
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• Overview Of The Book
• Principle Theme Ù human suffering how we
  respond to it
• At times, it can be unexplainable
• When we feel consumed by it, it is a true test of
  our faith and confidence in God re how we deal
  with itwhether or not we question God

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• Overview Of The Book
• Principle Theme Ù human suffering how we
  respond to it
• It also can lead to doubts re the providence of
  God
• Does He really control all that happens?
• If He does, why is this happening to me?

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• Overview Of The Book
• Principle Theme Ù human suffering how we
  respond to it
• What is Gods disposition re who suffer?
• Does He care about them in their plight?
• Can He do anything about their misfortunes?
• Why doesnt He do anything about their suffering?

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• Overview Of The Book
• Principle Theme Ù human suffering how we
  respond to it
• Another question that ariseswhy do the wicked
  prosper while the godly suffer? cp. Psa 37,
  73
• Job wondered this as well 217-15

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• Overview Of The Book
• Behind all these discussions was the
  interaction between God and Satan
• Unknown by Job, his friendsknown by us
• The basis for Satans accusations re Job, God
• Does Job fear God for nothing? cp. 19
• In other words, can God trust man to serve Him
  with the right motivationwithout paying him?

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• Overview Of The Book
• Behind all these discussions was the
  interaction between God and Satan
• Unknown by Job, his friendsknown by us
• The basis for Satans accusations re Job, God
• Can man trust God when he cannot see an apparent
  reason for his suffering?
• Can man believe in a God who allows such?

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• Overview Of The Book
• Behind all these discussions was the
  interaction between God and Satan
• Doubts caused by pondering, acting on such
  questions are some of Satans primary tools
• Such questions challenge us, insult God
• They may even drive us to quit serving God
• Faith is needed to overcome this trap 2 Cor 57

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• Overview Of The Book
• Behind all these discussions was the
  interaction between God and Satan
• Doubts caused by pondering, acting on such
  questions are some of Satans primary tools
• If we sufferwill we weep, lose sleep, ask Why?
• There are deep reservoirs in which to tap for
  strength, stability

FAITH
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• Job The Man Ù who was he from Uz?
• A good manblameless, upright one who feared
  God, turning away from evil 11
• A concerned manespecially for others
• His childrens standing before God 15
• His friends standing before God 4210
  cp. Mt 544-48

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• Job The Man Ù who was he from Uz?
• Yet, at times Job was a confused man
• His faith took a literal roller coaster ride
  throughout his ordealsoaring to virtual heights
  and then crashing to bottomless depths
• He eventually acknowledged repented of rash
  statements he made cp. 423-4, 6

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• Job The Man Ù who was he from Uz?
• Was Job a real mandid he really exist?
• Was his story fact or fiction?
• A question we may think silly to ask answer
• Yet, in an ever-increasing skeptical world that
  looks for ways to undermine the Bible, it is a
  necessary question to ask answer

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• Job The Man Ù who was he from Uz?
• Many have written volumes to disprove the
  factualness of this book
• They claim it is fiction elaborated around a
  nucleus of facts, much like the historical
  plays of Shakespeare or the historical romantic
  writings of Sir Walter Scott

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• Job The Man Ù who was he from Uz?
• The Scripture plainly affirms the book to be true
  and factual Ezek 1412-14 Jas 57-11
• Therefore, we accept it to be a true Biblical
  narrative about a man named Job who really lived
  and suffered

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• Purpose For The Book
• To disprove incorrect religious theories
• Many believe, teach mans sufferings are always
  proportionate to his sins
• Yes, sometimes mans suffering is because of his
  sin cp. Rom 127 1 Pet 415
• However, this is not always the case

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• Purpose For The Book
• To disprove incorrect religious theories
• Many believe, teach mans sufferings are always
  proportionate to his sins
• Notice both Job, his friends accepted this
  theory
• Jobs friends Ù Youre sufferingyouve
  sinned
• Job Ù Ive not sinnedwhy am I suffering?
• Jesus also disproved this theory cp. Jn 91-3

DIRECTLY
INDIRECTLY
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• Purpose For The Book
• To remind us of Gods higher purposes
• Gods perspective is unique Isa 468-10
• We are not privy to this perspective 2 Cor
  57
• His perspective is higher than ours Isa
  558-9
• Only through such faith that we eventually come
  to realize, appreciate Gods purpose for us

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• Purpose For The Book
• To remind us of Gods higher purposes
• Gods perspective is unique Isa 468-10
• Ironically, Job had the intellectual answer to
  his problems at the beginning 121 210
• Yet, he had to experience it so that it became
  more than academicsit needed to be faith

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• Purpose For The Book
• To show the benefit of faith that is tried
• Initially, Job passes this testespecially when
  he rejects his wifes advice 29
• Yet, we know how lifes troubles can multiply
• Job saw his plights begin to compound
• He had to both try to rationalize his predicament
  and deal with his friends their accusations

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• Purpose For The Book
• To show the benefit of faith that is tried
• Job eventually learns what he could not have
  known had he not suffered 425
• This is the theme of the book
• Thus, we are taught the value of trials cp. Jas
  12-4 Acts 1422

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The fact isJob was not meant to know the
explanation of his trial and on this simple
fact everything hangs. If Job had known, there
would have been no place for faith and the man
could never have come forth as gold purified in
the fire. We are meant to understand that there
are some things which God cannot reveal to us at
present, inasmuch as the very revealing of them
would thwart His purposes for our good. The
Scriptures are as wise in their reservations as
they are in their revelations. Enough is
revealed to make faith intelligent. Enough is
reserved to give faith scope (room) for
development. J. Sidlow Baxter Explore
The Book Vol. 3, p. 27
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• Purpose For The Book
• To show the benefit of faith that is tried
• It is this vacuum of silence from God that man
  must not invade
• We must refrain from advancing our own flawed
  human-based reasonings cp. Deut 2929
• Job, the 3 friends, were guilty of prejudice

• Job judged God

• Friends judged Job

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• Job In The Book
• As always, we want to understand any Biblical
  book in terms of where it fits in with all of
  revealed Scripture
• The one who continually tries to connect all
  the Biblical books in the 1 thematic Bible story
  will be a better student of Scripture

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Job In The Book

• The 17 books preceding Job are historical
• They concern themselves with a nation
• They have to do with the Hebrew race

• Job the next 4 books are poetical
• They concern themselves with individuals
• They have to do with the human heart

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• The Book Of Job
• We also want to understand any Biblical book in
  terms of its own outline
• Job is mainly a series of dialogues with an
  introduction and conclusion wrapped around them

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• The Book Of Job
• The Prologue Job 1-2
• Job his piety in prosperity 11-5
• Satan his lies in malignity 16-19
• Job his piety in adversity 120-22
• Satan his further malignity 21-8
• Job his piety in extremity 29-13

J. Sidlow Baxter Explore The Book Vol. 3, p.
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• The Book Of Job
• The Dialogue Job 31 426
• Jobs opening lamentation 31-26
• Eliphaz vs. Job Round 1 41 721
• Bildad vs. Job Round 1 81 1022
• Zophar vs. Job Round 1 111 1422
• Eliphaz vs. Job Round 2 151 1716

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• The Book Of Job
• The Dialogue Job 31 426
• Bildad vs. Job Round 2 181 1929
• Zophar vs. Job Round 2 201 2134
• Eliphaz vs. Job Round 3 221 2425
• Bildad vs. Job Round 3 251 3140
• Elihu speaks to Job 321 3724

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• The Book Of Job
• The Dialogue Job 31 426
• Jehovah finally speaks 381 4134

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• The Book Of Job
• The Epilogue Job 427-17
• Job his proven integrity 427
• The friends their rebuked perversity 428-9
• Job his ended adversity 4210
• The family their restored society 4211
• Job his final prosperity 4212-17

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• The Historical Setting For Jobs Story
• While we cannot be absolutely dogmatic about it,
  many Bible students place the story of Job within
  the Patriarchal Age
• We accept this to be the correct choice because
  of the following main reasons

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• The Historical Setting For Jobs Story
• We accept this to be the correct choice because
  of the following main reasons
• Jobs large flocks, etc. are reminiscent of the
  days of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
• Chaldeans Sabeans are roving invaders they
  became mighty nations later 115, 17

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• The Historical Setting For Jobs Story
• We accept this to be the correct choice because
  of the following main reasons
• Job offering sacrifices for his children is
  characteristic of the patriarchal age 15
• A unit of money of unknown value qesitah is
  mentioned only in Job 4211 Gen 3319

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The Prologue Job 1-2

• Job His Character Calamities
• Principle
• At times, it can be unexplainable
• When we feel consumed by it

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