THE BOOK OF JOB, Chapter 1
The ramblings of Job's friends:
| Eliphaz: | Chapters 4-5, 15, 22 (total 4 chapters) |
| Bildad: | Chapters 8, 18, 25 (total 3 chapters) |
| Zophar | Chapters 11, 20 (total two chapters) |
The responses by Elihu
Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite Chapter 32-37 (total six chapters) Job responses: Chapters 3, 6, 9, 12-14, 16-17, 19, 23-24, 26-31 (total 19 chapters) The Answer from the LORD Chapters 38-41 (total 4 chapters) Chapter by chapter conversations:| Chapter 1-God and the enemy | Chapter 22-Eliphaz |
| Chapter 2- God and the enemy | Chapter 23-Job |
| Chapter 3-Job | Chapter 24-Job |
| Chapter 4-Eliphaz | Chapter 25-Bildad |
| Chapter 5-Eliphaz | Chapter 26-Job |
| Chapter 6-Job | Chapter 27-Job |
| Chapter 7-Job | Chapter 28-Job |
| Chapter 8-Bildad | Chapter 29-Job |
| Chapter 9-Job | Chapter 30-Job |
| Chapter 10-Job | Chapter 31-Job |
| Chapter 11-Zophar | Chapter 32-Elihu |
| Chapter 12-Job | Chapter 33-Elihu |
| Chapter 13-Job | Chapter 34-Elihu |
| Chapter 14-Job | Chapter 35-Elihu |
| Chapter 15-Eliphaz | Chapter 36-Elihu |
| Chapter 16-Job | Chapter 37-Elihu |
| Chapter 17-Job | Chapter 38-The LORD to Job |
| Chapter 18-Bildad | Chapter 39- The LORD to Job |
| Chapter 19-Job | Chapter 40- The LORD to Job |
| Chapter 20-Zophar | Chapter 41-The LORD to Job |
| Chapter 21-Job | Chapter 42- The LORD to Eliphaz, Zophar, Bildad, Job |
THE MEANING OF "JOB"
H340 (Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions) - Original: איב - Transliteration: 'ayab - Phonetic: aw-yab'- Definition: 1. to be hostile to, to be an enemy to a. (Qal) 1. to be hostile to 2. to treat as an enemy - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 78 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Original: איּוב - Transliteration: 'Iyowb - Phonetic: ee-yobe' - Definition: Job = "hated" 1. a patriarch, the subject of the book of Job - Origin: from H340 - TWOT entry: 78b - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine
- Perfect (God's eyes)
- Upright (man's eyes)
- Eschewed evil (avoided, shunned)-difference in not liking and actually staying away from
- Ten kids
- The wealth measured in livestock
- Asses for carrying heavy loads on rough terrain
- Camels provide food, transportation, shelter, meat (like veal), milk, fuel for fires
- The "household" was servants
- Rich, yet humble and entering Heaven, and therefore very rare
- In 2011 we would say he had "Lots of kids, lots of food, lots of clothing, lots of cars, lots of land, houses for each of his kids, lots of maids and butlers, lots of employees, huge company".
-Matthew 19:23 Job 1:4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for theirthree sisters to eat and to drink with them.
- Not only children, but siblings of both genders who gathered daily and even got along (sent and called)
- They even rotated houses to visit daily.
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
- This probably oldest book , so no law given yet.
- Today we call it "praying for our children to get saved, teaching them the Bible, being a good example to them".
- "Continually" he did this
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Sons of God
(Genesis 6:2)That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. (Jude 1:6)
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
- Job is unaware of this whole conversation until after it all is done
- Shows access to the Throne to falsely accuse US
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. Job 1:7
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
- Like a roaring, starving lion in search of prey.
- Kicked from the pride, dangerous (kicked out of Heaven)
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Job 1:8
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
- The repetition of Job's characteristics
- Unique among men (none like him in the earth)
- God offers up Job for persecution
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
- Satan acknowledges Job fears God-then claims it does him no good to fear God
- Thinks it is because of what God does, not who He is
- Why do WE fear God? Blessings?
- The implication here is that, without SOMETHING, we could not, would not fear God, love Him, reverence Him.
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
- Protection for Job, home (family), business, possessions
- The enemy even repeats that Job is blessed
But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
- The enemy, having rejected God, thinks that having material blessings from God is why people love Him (self-deception, man and enemy)
- Notice how the enemy wants God to do the touching. (Sovereignty)
- "Curse".......let's wait and see
- Implication is that persecution will turn a believer away from God, not toward
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
- Complete sovereignty over the spiritual and physical realm. God allows and limits.
- Title deed to earth is still in the enemy's hands: "is in thy power"
- Change of scenes, and the act is related by witnesses, not described for us play-by-play as it happened.
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
- Getting the information from messengers has some significance
- This is a normal work day for Job's servants
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
- The enemy uses willing raiders, Yemenis, Saudis, Ethiopians (from Sheba, who was of Canaan)
- All of his working capital, many of his most important working servants (main company and all employees)
- One person escapes-General Persching
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
- While he was yet speaking....imagine a person not finishing a bad announcement and you see someone ELSE coming to bring you news.
- "Fire of God".....
- One person escapes again, "only am escaped alone"
- The wool, mutton and lamb..and their servants who cared for them
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
- While he was yet speaking.
- Chaldeans, from Babylon, Iraq region
- The camels, like losing all of your car collection
- Not to mention those servants also who cared for them
- "I only am escaped alone to tell thee." ....again.
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
- While he was yet speaking...once again
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
- I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
- Oxen and asses-work animals, plus servants (means of support, job)
- Sheep, more servants (provisions-food, clothing)
- Camels, last of the servants (transportation )
- His kids (family)
- Today's news this would be a "great calamity, a great natural tragedy, our prayers and thoughts are with Job and his family)
- Job lost it all
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
- Proof of who Job really is and what God was saying about Job (God's testimony of Job)
- Mourning combines with worship
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
- Job realizes he really did not own anything,
- He includes his own clothing in this, the only thing he has left......
- The naked part used at funerals years ago
Job 1:22
In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
- For the rest of Job:
- His wife is foolish
- His three friends are foolish
- He keeps his own faith and faithfulness besides and despite all of the losses...........and them....
- LOADED with science from many fields from geology to dinosaurs (cryptozoology), biology, physics, astronomy, etc.
- Why do WE fear God? Because we want His blessings?
- What if WE lost EVERYTHING, just like Job?
