JOB—NOTE ON JOB 3:1 Dialogue: Job, His Suffering, and His Standing before God. Between the brief narrative sections of the prologue (Job 1:1) and epilogue (Job 42:7), the large central section of the book is dialogue in poetic form. It focuses on the question of what Job’s suffering reveals both abo... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 3:3 In skillfully crafted poetry, Job says he wishes that he had never been born. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 3:8 Elements of ancient myth are sometimes used metaphorically in Scripture, often in images of God’s power or authority (see Job 26:12). LEVIATHAN. An ancient symbol of chaos (see note on Ps. 74:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 3:13 Job describes death as rest from the toil of life. He pictures its effect on people both high and low in society. He wishes he had joined those who were already in this state of rest rather than being born. Job refers to the KINGS and PRINCES who labored to obtain wealth and bui... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 3:20 The final sequence of “why” questions reflects Job’s current miserable state. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 3:23 Satan had argued that Job was upright only because God had put a “hedge” of blessing around him (Job 1:10). Here, Job says that his suffering makes him one WHOM GOD HAS HEDGED IN. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]