Vessel commentary on the book of job chapter 42

Job, a pious and blameless man, is perfectly happy and contented. When the understanding is enlightened by the spirit of grace, our knowledge of divine things as far exceeds what. Judging by the style of the hebrew it uses, some scholars judge job to be the oldest book of the old testament. The complex and delicate nature of the subject matter. The difficulty to the ordinary reader is in not perceiving that the person spoken of in job 28. Lessons from job sermon choosing faith in the mist of suffering. We need not confound the time of job and the time of the author of the book that goes under his name. His troubles began in satans malice, which god restrained. Job 40 and 41 is the the prophesy quoted by jesus in luke 10 18 revealed in rev. The book of job tells how one man suddenly awakened to the anarchy rampant in the world, yet his attachment to god outlived the ruin of his tidy system. Job chapter 42 coffmans commentary of the new testament.

The meaning is, that his views of god before were dark and obscure. Job 42 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of job. The events of job s suffering are quickly narrated in order to get to the core of the book. The causes and intentions of job s present calamity were hidden in god and were hidden to job, but god has shared with the reader of the book of job what job himself did not know. Our foolish notions need to be taken apart now so that we can come rightly to god and find the lord jesus christ. Job was blameless, meaning no sin was found in him.

I know that you can do everything, and that no purpose of yours can be withheld from you. Commentary on the book of job chapter four by wm w wells. This is the eighth and final sermon in a series by rev melvin tinker based on the book of job. Lessons from job sermon choosing faith in the mist of. Here is part of a parable told by professor basil mitchell.

Peter in his boat upon the sea of galilee, depart from me. Notes on the bible by albert barnes, full text etext at. The lord, having showed job how unable he was to deal with the leviathan, sets forth his own power in that mighty creature. Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. Commentary on the book of job chapter one by wm w wells. As long as self was in his line of sight, job judged god by his own perspective. When the understanding is enlightened by the spirit of grace, our knowledge of divine things as far exceeds what we had before, as the sight of the eyes excels report and common fame. Job 42 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.

Answered does not refer to any thing said by job, or any question asked. It may be that job himself recorded his experiences in the book, or there may well have been another anonymous author. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. The catholic church could never explain these passages because they are part of them. 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. From the context, properly seeing god involves getting the self out of the way. In this chapter job draws out a magnificent contrast between human skill and ingenuity and divine wisdom.

His children and servants were all dead, his wife unkind, and none of those whom he had formerly befriended had so much sense of honour and gratitude as to minister to him in his distress, to furnish him with linen clothes, or lend a hand to cleanse or dress his running sores. Job is a righteous man who suffers greatly and displays amazing piety. So job does not answer him, although he still deviates a little from the truth and interprets the words of job in the wrong sense, as we shall clearly see commentary on the book of job, chapter 32. Gods great power in the leviathan, of which creature he gives a very circumstantial description, vv. The book of job does not espouse an explicit belief. It is a though some western union telegram boy delivers a series of messages to job about terrible catastrophes. To understand the message of the book the whole book must be read and understood. This is a chronologicallyordered bible site with commentary on each passage. Job s repentance and restoration then job answered the lord and said. Job s final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. God needs new vessels for the new wine of his gospel.

In chapter 1 we read that, one by one, the props are pulled out of job s life. It would be helpful to read job chapter 42 before listening to, or reading, the sermon. It follows that this commentary, like all commentaries, was written by an uninspired, fallible human. The underlined word here is not in the text, having been supplied by the translators. Kennicott has added others, which the reader may find at the end of the chapter. The description of the leviathan, is yet further to convince job of his own weakness, and of gods almighty power. Not all that job s friends said was wrong, though some was.

What is taught about trial in the new testament is founded on the principles found right here in the book of job. In the beginning of this book we had job s patience under his troubles, for an example. The greatest theme in this book of job is that it reveals to us the character of god himself. The action will be complete by the judgment of the almighty. So rabbi solomon, and levi ben gerson, in their commentaries, and kimchi. 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. You asked, who is this who hides counsel without knowledge. Job is a pious believer who is struck by misfortune so great that it cannot be explained in the usual way as a prompting to repentance, a warning, let alone a punishment the arguments later. We have walked with job the last few weeks through the book that bears his name. Furthermore, job offers his own sacrifices and sacrifices for his friends, rather than bringing them to the levitical priests at the tabernacle or temple, etc. Job free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. The author, date, and place of the book of job are all uncertain.

Job 42 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. The prose prologue chapters one and two and the epilogue 42. David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and restoration, as he confesses before god, who restores job s life with blessings. Bible track is an online bible commentary and study site plus a bible reading plan. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of households see job 3842. Choosing faith in the midst of suffering will not create a logical reason for your suffering. Outline of job meredith kline the wycliffe bible commentary. Whether this leviathan be a whale or a crocodile, is disputed. God has put a hedge around him and has blessed him beyond all mortals, and as a result the devil accuses job of serving god only because. The writer of job doesnt dwell on this part of the story, however. The book of job presents one of the most unusual pictures in all the bible. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b. Job is a type of jew going through the tribulation period.

Therefore i have uttered what i did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which i did not know. Hard on the heels of the first comes another one, and the messages keep coming in. It is easy to read the book of job assuming that job himself knew what happened in the heavenly realms as recorded in the first two chapters of the book. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. Job chapter 33 kjv king james version 23 if there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness sadly it appears many miss the point here. Job 42 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The book of job provides us with our basis for understanding the purpose and course of trial in the lives of believers.

In time of war in an occupied country, a member of the. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Job 3842, volume 18b word biblical commentary by david j. Read job 42 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. This week we read the final chapter of the book and find out what becomes of job in the end. Yet, each chapter and section contains important and true. This is the conclusion, the climax, of his long and detailed story. Job 42 nkjv jobs repentance and restoration bible gateway. In the book of job, the character is described as a righteous man, indeed the most righteous man to be found on the earth, but one whom satan claims is righteous only to receive blessings from the hand of god. The foregoing cuts give a representation of the vessels of stibium now in use. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on jobs goodness.

Job 42 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Then answered the lord unto job out of the whirlwind, and said. This is the second in a series on types of christ symbolized throughout the bible. As the first poetic book of the english bible, job introduces the reader to the idea of hebrew poetry, which involves the repetition and combination of ideas more than sounds. Moreover the lord answered that is, the lord continued his discourse with job. In the first clause he owns god to be omnipotent over nature, as contrasted with his own feebleness, which god had proved job 40. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job. Solomon says, better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof, eccl. David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and restoration, as he confesses before god, who restores jobs life with blessings. Study guide for job 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. This bout of trials makes job an allnew, willing vessel for god. Sssh the book of job job stands as a symbol for all humanity, for we all have been caught up in the great controversy, a. In the words of aquinas, he uses more penetrating arguments against job than the prior speeches and approaches nearer the truth.

Above all, job now knows that god owes him only what he determines that he owes him. The book of job begins with a prologue job 12, which describes a wager between satan and god, in which satan the adversary bets god that job a particularly pious manwill abandon his piety and curse god if all his wealth and wellbeing are taken away. Godly hatred of ones own defilement is the natural accompaniment of a believers confrontation with the holy god. Job is a book that ranks as one of the most difficult books in thetanach bible, for two reasons. The prologue introduces us to the characters and summarizes the theme of the book. Hes blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old.

My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant job has. Such a viewpoint misses the whole point of the book of job. Canst thou draw out leviathan we come now to a subject not less perplexing than that over which we have passed, and a subject on which learned men are less agreed than on the preceding. Its incredibly complex and obscure hebrew allowing for multiple translations and meanings. Jobs never heard anything like this before according to 42. The book of job is rightly understood to be a masterpiece of hebrew poetry and western literature.

And god again challenges him by a display of his power and judgments, 614. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job we have observed in the argument, that the firstborn son of nahor, abrahams brother, was called uz. God often appears to us as a cold, impersonal being, distant from us, uncaring, even ruthless and vindictive, demanding many things from usa powerful being but without compassion. Job 42 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The book of job provides us with our basis for understanding the purpose and course of trial.