Summit commentary on the book of job

Taking over 14 years to compose, a commentary on the book of job provides a highly readable exposition of this book of the old testament. 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. Thomas walks us through the book of job and considers what the bible says about our darkest moments. Commentary on the book of job bible study notes and comments by david e. Designed to get you to the heart of the old testament with efficiency, clarity, and convenience. Job, book ofcommentaries, commentaries old testament. Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Commentary on the book of job chapter four by wm w wells. But the odious judgments made by his friends caution us against making toocertain application of any model to our own lives. This may well have been true in 1926 when it was first published. The book of job tells the story of a man called job. Intro to job biblica the international bible society. 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 our own. Abenezra the spaniard, who wrote his commentary on the book of job in rome, 1175, delights in new bold ideas, and to enshroud himself in a mystifying nimbus.

Scholars have generally employed these arguments to argue that the book of job is a form of theodicy vindication of the justice and goodness of god in spite of the presence of evil. This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the nicot series by providing an uptodate evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship. You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. Internet archive bookreader commentary on the book of job. Verses 25 and there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom. The loss of jobs property, and the death of his children. Its a question all of us have asked, and the book of job points us toward the answer. To bring us up to speed, for the last few lessons weve seen job speak in response to his friends assertions concerning him. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5. Job 15 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. Job 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The use of this preexisting material very cleverly placed the problem outside of palestine, thereby excluding the possible objection of orthodox theology that such a casea perfectly righteous man persecuted by yhwh.

So job thought that god caused the problems job 19. Approaching the character of job from such a perspective enables janzen to expound on the mystery of good and evil, the experiential suffering of humanity, and more. Well be studying the 8 th chapter of the old testament book of job weve been reminded throughout this book that when we dont understand gods ways, we must trust his wisdom. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. Job 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. With scholars and authors such as morris jastrow, william kelley, moses buttenweiser, and georg heinrich ewald, classic commentaries and studies on job 18 vols.

Wells page 3 of 162 introductory comments introduction o the justification of job o the salvation of job job as psychology o job is a window o job as a theodicy the story of job o in search of job o the authorship of job o the law of first mention jobs world o jobs cosmology a general note. Job 40 god concludes his speech to job job 4041 this concluding speech of god to job falls into three parts. So these three men ceased answering job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Seeing the essential message of job in terms of integrity. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. A commentary on the book of job logos bible software. You can read our explanation of job 8 meaning of verses 11 through 22 of chapter 8 as well open your bible to job, chapter 8. The book of job, in the old testament, opens with words both majestic and onceuponatimeish. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. Commentary on the book of job chapter one by wm w wells. The author of the book of job incorporated the folk book into his work in a manner still showing traces of the component parts.

Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. Job proves faithful to god in prosperity and in adversity. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred sheasses, and a very great household. Job consists of a prose introduction and conclusion which may have existed separately from the rest, and of a large poetic core. Tremper longman calls it a major contribution to the study of the book and explains this is because it examines all the facets of the book, not necessarily because it is terribly original. Job 15 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. He presents a holistic introduction to the book, covering such topics as literary.

The holocaust, or burnt offering, in patriarchal times. The age of job, who lived to be about 200 years old, would place him at the time of abraham, who lived to be 175 years old. We may be sure that the author was an israelite, since he not job or his friends frequently uses the israelite covenant name for god yahweh. Settings about this book read aloud search share this book settings one page two pages thumbnails zoom. It is plain, from this history, that the lord watched over his servant job with the affection of a wise and loving father. Lets open our bibles to job chapter 15 for this job 15 commentary. Jobs questions are our questions, and we can identify with his frustration, disappointment, and confusion in the midst of trials.

Bible scholar and pastor samuel cox wrote this commentary in hopes that it would aid the general reader not just now and then, but with every inquiry into the book of job. In the last 80 years, a flood of new light has been cast on the old testament by. This is the most singular book in the whole of the sacred code. Sssh the book of job job stands as a symbol for all humanity, for we all have been caught up in the great controversy, a. Storms left one climber dead and prevented the group from reaching the summit, but walter gave bob, with his severely frostbitten feet, a job as his assistant, then the executive director of the. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. 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.

Job lived for 140 years after the events recorded in the book 14. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author. The book of job new international commentary on the old. This is the second in a series on types of christ symbolized throughout the bible. Man puts an end to darkness, and searches every recess. This book has been described as probably the best bible commentary ever written. 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. 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.