The book of job a verse by verse commentary youtube. The book of job is one of the literary masterpieces of all time, and provides a profound discussion on the suffering of a just man. Who that understands himself will value a book by the gilt on the cover. At other times their prosperity is suddenly blasted, and they and their families. Commentary on the book of job chapter one by wm w wells.
Satan by permission from god strippeth him of all his substance. Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. The book of job opens in verse one by telling us that job was a blameless, upright man who feared god and turned away from evil. Job 1 niv bible in the land of uz there lived a man. Yet, each chapter and section contains important and true. It arises out of the analogy, constantly felt and acknowledged. Yet, job lost his wealth, many of his servants and his livestock. And said, naked came i out of my mothers womb, and. Job 1, new international version niv the bible app. Another great doctrine of the faith, particularly set forth in the book of job, is that of providence. Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed god in their hearts. Bible studies and highlights in the book of job job chapter 1. The devil falsely accused job of his good behavior.
Audiobible niv 18 job dramatized new international version high quality duration. Whether history or a parable, its worth is the same, as tortured hearts have felt for countless centuries, and will feel to the end. To serve god is to serve him in goodness, order and discipline, love peace and unity in order to receive from him, wisdom, knowledge and understanding, protection, good health and prosperity, but above all, for god to leave with us his love. There is some difficulty in the word thither, since no man returns to his mothers womb, at death or otherwise. And job became afflicted with painful sores from head to toe. There is an evil spirit, the enemy of god, and of all righteousness, who is continually seeking to distress, to lead. In truth, job was being tested with adversity because of his piety, and not because of sin job 1. Amp there was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. While it does include the literal sense of nakedness at birth, job is also using it symbolically to mean without possessions. Job claims that this simply is not true, if one looks at life objectively. Verse 1 there was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. It is also a very beautiful book, written in majestic, glorious language.
Brother luke teaches this book one verse at a time and the result is understand the goodness of god and the. The introduction to this book in verse 1 lets us know that this is not to be connected to any of the previous books, and certainly does not belong to any of the books that come afterward. There was a man in the land of uz whose name was job. Job, a just and perfect man, is blessed with great richessatan obtains permission from the lord to tempt and try jobjobs. And even though it is part of the old testament, which we understand is not gods law for us today, still it has been preserved for our admonition and learning. And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. Jobs response will appear in chapter 19 with zophars second speech following in chapter 20 and jobs response in chapter 21. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk.
There was a man in the land of hus, whose name was job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing god, and avoiding evil. Hes blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. Facebook icon twitter icon bible verses like job 1. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east. And we read in chapter 1, verse 22, in all this, job did not sin by charging god with wrongdoing. Job answers zophar, as he had answered bildad, in a single not very lengthy chapter. Naked i came from my mothers womb, and naked i will depart. From the vulgate we borrow job, not very dissimilar from the iob of the septuagint. And when the days of their feasting were gone about, job sent to them, and sanctified them. No other book in the bible uses this prosepoetryprose pattern. Job 1 there was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Jobs speech begins with a complaint against his friends in job 19.
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Find top church sermons, illustrations, and powerpoints for preaching on job 1. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. Job s friends persisted in trying to force him to confess that his suffering was the result of some sin he had committed. As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them. In the land of uz there lived a man whose name was job. Previous book previous chapter read the full chapter. He said, naked i came from my mothers womb, and naked i shall return there the lord gave and the lord has. We see this mindset revealed by job s friends in the book of job. Job 1 niv bible in the land of uz there lived a man whose. In all this job sinned not, nor charged god foolishly. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, a. The skeptical character of the symposium, with its challenge to timehonored views, most likely would have kept the book of job out of the canon of old testament writings had some additions not been made to the original book.
The land of uz is a region many scholars have connected with edom, lying south of israel, north of arabia gen. In the midst of suffering, we must never lose our hope in god. Jobs suffering did not come because he was bad but rather because of his unwavering faithfulness to god. Job 1 there was a man in the land of uz whose name was. Job expresses himself as puzzled by the dispensations of divine providence, because of the unequal distribution of temporal goods.
Job was blameless, meaning no sin was found in him. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job s goodness. Then answered the lord unto job out of the whirlwind, and said, words detail. This book of job wrestles with the problem of the meaning of the mystery of sorrow. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. Previous book previous chapter read the full chapter next chapter next book. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job. And said, naked came i out of my mothers womb, and naked shall i return thither. In the land of uz this country was situated in idumea, or the land of edom, in arabia petraea, of which it comprised a very large district. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all.
Job 1 kjv there was a man in the land of uz, bible gateway. Job chapter 21 kjv king james version my interpretation. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the word of god in order to refocus ones mind and heart upon christ and his gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire bible in a year. It is plain, from this history, that the lord watched over his servant job with the affection of a wise and loving father. Next chapter of job the book of job, chapter 21 we hope that you find the content of the book of job, chapter 21 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. It is a very profound book, and in many ways it touches upon certain themes more deeply than any other book of the bible.
Bear with me while i speak, and after i have spoken, mock on. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. Verse click for chapter new international version and said. To understand the message of the book the whole book must be read and understood. Naked came i out of my mothers womb, and naked shall i return thither. The opening verse of each of the intervening chapters is also prose as is the denouement in ch 42. However, job is part of the inspired scriptures, and therefore contains a message from god. In the first clause of the verse he speaks without a metaphor, and in the latter he speaks in reference to the ground. Job with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Audio bible book of job chapter 1 21 lowman whitfield. The book of job is poetic the book of job is hazardous the book of job is history two key themes.
In both these tragedies he kept his faith and revered the sovereign hand of god. The book of job does not mention any indications of data and only very few indications of places. The book of job is a highly controversial book of mostly confusing information. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 kings 2 kings 1 chronicles 2 chronicles ezra nehemiah tobias judith esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of songs wisdom sirach ecclesiasticus isaiah jeremiah lamentations baruch ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habbakuk. Stardust vibes relaxing sounds recommended for you.
King james version and said, naked came i out of my mothers womb, and naked shall i return thither. Job, chapter 1 king james version christian answers webbible. Job chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Job 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Chapters 1 and 2 are prose, and introduce the poetic monologues and dialogues that comprise the essence of the story of job. The book of job has been widely given the theme of patience and we see this mentioned in the new testament book of james.