A STUDY OF JOBA STUDY OF JOBA STUDY OF JOBA STUDY OF JOB

“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.” Job 1:1

A STUDY OF JOBA STUDY OF JOBA STUDY OF JOBA STUDY OF JOB

Job 1-2 – IntroductionJob 1-2 – Introduction

The greatness of Job (1:1-5)The greatness of Job (1:1-5)

Satan questions Job’s faith (1:6-12)

Job loses his property and children (1:13-22)

Job loses his health (2:1-10)

Job’s three friends (2:11-13)

Chapter 3Chapter 3

"May the day perish on which I was born, And the night in which it was said, 'A male child is conceived.” Job 3:3

Job’s Lamentation about His BirthJob’s Lamentation about His Birth

I. First Series of ControversyI. First Series of Controversy Job 4-14Job 4-14

Eliphaz: Eliphaz: [4-5][4-5] Job you need Job you need to repent because you to repent because you have sinnedhave sinned

Job: Job: [6-7][6-7] Knew he was not Knew he was not wicked and could not wicked and could not understand why he must understand why he must suffersuffer

I. First Series of ControversyI. First Series of Controversy Job 4-14Job 4-14

Bildad: Bildad: [8][8] God is just. God is just. Troubles indicates Job’s Troubles indicates Job’s wickedness.wickedness.

Job: Job: [9-10][9-10] God sends God sends punishment on the wicked punishment on the wicked and the righteous.and the righteous.

Job 9:22Job 9:22

I. First Series of ControversyI. First Series of Controversy Job 4-14Job 4-14

Zophar: Zophar: [11][11] Condemns Condemns Job for declaring his Job for declaring his innocence.innocence.

Job: Job: [12-14][12-14] Job replies Job replies severely and asks them to severely and asks them to leave him alone.leave him alone.

Job 13:15Job 13:15Job 14:1Job 14:1

II. Second Series of ControversyII. Second Series of Controversy Job 15-21Job 15-21

Eliphaz: Eliphaz: [15][15] Accuses Job Accuses Job of vanity, saying no man is of vanity, saying no man is innocent.innocent.

Job: Job: [16-17][16-17] Job complains Job complains of their unjust reproaches.of their unjust reproaches.

16:2 “miserable comforters”16:2 “miserable comforters”

II. Second Series of ControversyII. Second Series of Controversy Job 15-21Job 15-21

Bildad: Bildad: [18][18] Assumes Job’s Assumes Job’s wickedness and tells of wickedness and tells of doom of the wicked.doom of the wicked.

Job: Job: [19][19] Job appeals to Job appeals to the pity and generosity of the pity and generosity of his friends. his friends.

““I know that my Redeemer lives” Job. 19:25I know that my Redeemer lives” Job. 19:25

II. Second Series of ControversyII. Second Series of Controversy Job 15-21Job 15-21

Zophar: Zophar: [20][20] Sets out the Sets out the deplorable fate in store for deplorable fate in store for the wicked.the wicked.

Job: Job: [21][21] Job replies by Job replies by saying that many wicked saying that many wicked people are prosperous.people are prosperous.

III. Third Series of ControversyIII. Third Series of Controversy Job 22-31Job 22-31

Eliphaz: Eliphaz: [22][22] He tells Job He tells Job that he is wicked and treats that he is wicked and treats the poor cruelly.the poor cruelly.

Job: Job: [23-24][23-24] Job says that Job says that he has obeyed the he has obeyed the commands of Godcommands of God

III. Third Series of ControversyIII. Third Series of Controversy Job 22-31Job 22-31

Bildad: Bildad: [25][25] He says no He says no man is without sin and this man is without sin and this is the reason Job is is the reason Job is suffering.suffering.

Job: Job: [26-31][26-31] Job gives a Job gives a long reply giving a survey of long reply giving a survey of his life and denies that he his life and denies that he oppressed the poor.oppressed the poor.

IV. Elihu’s Judgment of why IV. Elihu’s Judgment of why Job was sufferingJob was suffering Job 32-37

Accused Job of justifying himself instead of God.

Said that God sends afflictions for a purpose.

Suffering was to keep us from sin, not punishment for sinning

V. The Mistakes of Eliphaz, V. The Mistakes of Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar and ElihuBildad, Zophar and Elihu

First three thought all suffering was sent as punishment for sins

Job 4:7 John 9:1-2

Stephen – Acts 7:59 Paul – 2 Cor. 12:7

Jesus suffered ~ never sinned

Many times we suffer becauseOf our sins.

But every time we suffer it does not mean we have sinned !

God said that Job was blameless and upright. Sin was not the reason for his suffering.

Elihu thought suffering was Sent to keep us from sinning

Not the complete truth (Heb. 12:6)

Some suffer because of sin

If this was true then God would cause all to suffer so that we would not sin.

VI. God’s Explanation VI. God’s Explanation Job 38-41Job 38-41

Speaks out of a whirlwind

Smallness of man

Series of 60 questions to reveal that He was the Creator.

Man with his limited knowledge ought not to expect to understand all

the mysteries of creation.

VII. Restoration of Job VII. Restoration of Job Job 42Job 42

• Job repents and bows down

•Friends are severely reproved

• Restored to his former state

Substance is doubled

More Children

Why did Job Repent ?Why did Job Repent ?

Accused of sin – Job knew he had not sinned. Did not understand.

God humbles Job

In the presence of God Job seems vile and wicked.

Seen life in all of its varieties

Knew worst and best of human life

Afflicted in property, family, body and soul.

“Yet he sinned not nor charged God foolishly.” Job. 1:22

“Job died being old and full of days” Job. 42:17

Lessons from JobLessons from Job

1. We must learn to feel grief

2. We can live on in spite of losses

3. In this world no ultimate reward or punishment

4. God’s ways are beyond our understanding

“But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”

Job 23:10

Job by patient endurance, in the end comes to see God and is abundantly rewarded.

“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.”

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GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION

hearhearbelievebelieve

repentrepentconfessconfess

baptismbaptismACTS 3:22ACTS 3:22

JN. 6:29JN. 6:29

LK. 13:3LK. 13:3

JN. 12:42JN. 12:42

1 PET. 3:211 PET. 3:21Rev. 2:10Rev. 2:10