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Overview The end of the book of Job is a beautiful ending. God had victory over Satan. Satan challenged God that if Job lost everything that he has, he would surely curse God (1:11). Although Job had questioned God why he suffered, Job never curse God. At the end, Job […]

Overview After God has asked Job’s questions regarding the nature and animals, God told Job to answer Him (40:1). Job started to realize about his insignificant and was not able to answer God (40:4-5). However Job is not at the level of understanding of himself and of God where God […]

Overview God finally spoke to Job (v1). God was speaking to Job in the midst of a storm (v1). However instead of answering Job’s request to vindicate him, God asked Job a series of questions. Between chapter 38 – 41, God has asked 77 questions to Job. God told Job […]

Overview This is the conclusion of Elihu’s speech. As Elihu was concluding his speech, a storm was forming in the horizon, wind was howling towards them, rain started to drip from the skies, lightning and thunder started to strike out of the cloud (v2-5). Elihu said storms were under the […]

Overview In this chapter, Elihu praised God’s power (v5, 24-30). Although God is all powerful, He does not despise men (v5). God is righteous, He punished the wicked (v6) and gives justice to the afflicted (v6). God has special purpose for people in affliction (v10, 11, 15). That purpose is […]

Overview In this chapter, Elihu tried to give explanations to Job’s questions on the characters of God. v1-8: Job had two questions about God. First, Job thought his righteousness is more than God’s (v2), because God punished an upright man like him. Second, he thought whether man is a good or bad […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Overview Job ignored Eliphaz’s accusation of his mistreating the misfortune, which is not true. He is tired of debating with his friends. He wanted to find God and state his case before God (v23:3) instead. Job believes that when and if he can present his case to God, he would be […]

Overview This is Eliphaz’s third and last speech. He bears down harder and harder on Job’s wickedness, claiming especially that Job has mistreated the poor. Eliphaz’s speech can be divided into three parts. v1-11: Eliphaz accused Job is a sinner v12-20: Eliphaz accused Job is hiding his sins v21-30: Job […]

Overview Job wanted his friends ears more than their mouth. [Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me] (v2). The friends motivated is to comfort Job and ended up attacking Job with their mouth. Often time, when our friend is in distress, he does not […]

Overview Zophar is offended by Job’s words. He said :”[I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply] (v3). Assuming Job’s wickedness, he sets out to portray the deplorable fate in store for the wicked. This is the second and last time Zophar spoke. Zophar […]

Overview After Bildad described the terrors of death, Job described he is already experiencing them (terrors of death) right now. Job described how he felt inside: like an animal trapped (v6) like a criminal in court (v7) like a traveler fenced in (v8) like a king dethroned (v9) like a […]

Overview Bildad opened his second speech with similar tone of his first speech (8:2 [How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind]?. Comparing to 18:2 [When will you end these speeches?]. The friends were growing impatient with Job because their conversation seemed to be getting […]

Overview Ch 16 – 17 is Job’s response to Eliphaz’s second speech. Job said he could have make fine speeches if they switch places. The difference is Job would encourage and comfort to bring them relief instead of accusation (16:4-5). 6-14: Unlike some of us, Job did not hide his […]

Overview This is the start of the second round of the debate (15:1-21:34). Job’s resistance to their viewpoint and his appeals energized them to greater intensity in their confrontation. In Eliphaz first speech, he had displayed some kindness toward Job; but you find neither patience nor kindness in this second […]