Monthly Archives: November 2012

Overview In Chapter 33, Elihu spoke to Job. In this chapter, Elihu spoke to Job’s friends. The main purpose of Elihu’s speech in chapter 34 is to vindicates God’s justice before Job and his friends(v1). Job defensed himself as one without transgression (v6), and thus accused God of being unjust for punishing him. Elihu set out to defense for God […]

Overview Elihu is speaking to Job (v1). He comforted Job that his words are from the uprightness of his heart,  his lips speak knowledge sincerely (v3),  he desired to justify Job (v32), and to teach Job wisdom (v33). Elihu referenced to the breath of the Almighty gives him life (v4) and he was formed out of clay (v6) suggests that […]

Overview Job had the last word in his debate with his friends, so it seem that Job had won the debate. Elihu, a younger man has been listening to Job and his three friends’ debates. He didn’t interrupt until they are finished because he thought older men should have more wisdom (v7), which he found out it was not the […]

Overview This is the final defense for Job. He recounted all areas in his life, and stand on his position that he has lived a righteous life as much as a man could live. He said he was faithful to his wife (v1-12); treated his servants with respect (v13-15), helped the poor, widowed and orphans (v16-23) didn’t put his trust […]

Overview After Job described his previous prosperous live, he now described his present live. He used parallelism to compare his present with his previous live. He was well respected previously (29:8), presently he is being laughed at (v1), abhorred (v10) , and spitted at (v10). He was enjoying blessings in life previously (29:6), presently days of affliction have taken hold […]

Overview Job gave a closing statements of his debate in chapter 29 – 31. Chapter 29 focused on Job’s prosperity in the past, Chapter 30 focused on Job’s crisis in the present, and Chapter 31 focused on Job’s hope for God’s vindication in the future. v2-6: How God has blessed him: God watched over him (v2) God’s lamp shone upon […]

Overview This is a chapter about wisdom. Job discussed what is wisdom and where it can be found. v1-11: Job described men intelligent and ability to perform many words. Men know about to mine silver and iron, refined gold and smelt copper (v1-2). Men are able to explore places no one has never been before (v4). Bird and beasts do […]

Overview v1-6: Job was not convinced by his friends that he sinned against God. “…till I die, I will not deny my integrity.I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it”. Job continued to believe that he did not sin against God to deserve the punishment. Job was right because God declared before satan Job was blameless, upright, […]

Overview v1-4: Job rebuked Bildad for giving him no help. v5-6: Job used three different names for the place of the dead: the waters, sheol, and abaddon (Rev. 9:11) v7-13: Job described the power of God in creations v7: Job described the earth is suspended over nothing. A remarkable description of the earth at a time most people think the […]

Overview This is Bildad third and last speech. This is the shortest speech in Job, it seems he has came to a stalemate. v1-3: Bildad talks about the power of God. God is in reign of this world. God has the forces of army in heavens that no one can numbered. God is light, can He can choose to shine […]