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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 structure destroyed (v10) like a tree uprooted (v10) Then he […]

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 nowhere. It never dawned on Bildad that he and his […]

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 feeling to God in front of his friends. He was […]

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 address. Nor do you find any new ideas: Eliphaz merely […]

Overview Ch 12 -14 is Job response to Zophar’s three accusations: Chapter 12 – Zophar accused Job had no knowledge of God (11:5-12) Job affirmed that he had wisdom and understanding just a they did (Job 12). Job said: “But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know all these things?” […]

Overview Zophar spoke last, so he could be the youngest among the three. Zophar only spoke twice, the second time is in Job 20. Zophar accused Job of: Talker (v2) Job has received less that what he deserved (v6) Job is ignorant of the wisdom and power of God, and hinted that he (Zophar) does (v6-7) deceitful (v11) witless (false,vain) […]

Overview Chapter 9 was talking to his friends, in chapter 10 Job is talking to God directly. The entire chapter 9 and 10 is a court scene. Job knew he could never win against God in a court, so he asked for a mediator to arbitrate between him and God (9:32). Lord Jesus is our mediator between us and God. […]

Overview This is Bildad first speech in this debate. He concluded that Job was accusing God of injustice. (v3) He said Job’s children died because they have sinned against God, and thus received penalty of their sin. (v4) Bildad get his understanding of how God would punished the sinners and reward those the righteous from previous generations. (v8-10). He accused […]

Main Themes of Job If God is good and just, why do people suffer? The glory of God The fear of God is the wisdom of man (Job 28:28) The sovereignty and governance of God Author Ancient Jewish tradition ascribed the book to Moses. Moses potentially heart about the story of Job and inspired by the Holy Spirit to write […]