Job – Introduction

Northwest Bible Church – Sept. 18, 2022 – Book of Job – Alan Conner
Book of Job
Introduction

Intro

A. GENRE OF THE BOOK

1. Poetry.
2. Wisdom.

B. AUTHOR OF THE BOOK – ???

1. No one knows for sure.
2. Extremely gifted.

C. INFORMATION ABOUT JOB

1. Meaning of the name “Job”.
2. A godly man.
3. Was he a real historical person? Ezek. 14:14, 20; Jam. 5:11
4. Where is “Uz,” Job’s homeland? Lam. 4:21

D. DATE OF WHEN JOB LIVED

1. Job served as the head of his household and as priest of his family.
2. Written before Exodus in that there is no obvious reference to the Mosaic law.
3. His wealth is described in terms almost identical to Isaac in (Gen. 26:14).
4. The money given to him in Job 42:11 occurs only in Gen. 33:19 (Jacob).
5. Chaldeans were nomads rather than city-dwellers (Job 1:17).
6. Job lived a long life of 140 years (Job 42:16).

E. DATE OF THE BOOK

1. The name Yahweh.
2. Written by Moses, Solomon???

F. THEMES

1. Why do the righteous suffer?
2. The sovereignty of God in suffering.

G. LESSONS

1. To teach wisdom in how the righteous should respond to suffering.
2. The best of men need to repent (Job 42:5-6).
3. God uses our suffering to prove and improve our faith.
4. A foreshadowing of the ultimate innocent Sufferer

H. OUTLINE

Job chapters 1-2 Prologue, Job’s dilemma, Job tested, Job’s prosperity
Job chapters 3-37 Dialogue, Job’s debate, Job counseled, Job’s scrutiny
Job chapters 38-42 Epilogue, Job’s deliverance, Job approved, Job’s delivery