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JOB

JOB. Author:. Job?. Moses?. Solomon?. JOB. Patriarchal Period 2000-1000 BC. Date:. Clues:. Job’s age - 200. Abraham - 175. Social unit – patriarchal family. Chaldean’s are still nomads. Job’s wealth measured in livestock Instead of gold or silver. Job serves as priest for his family.

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JOB

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  1. JOB Author: Job? Moses? Solomon?

  2. JOB Patriarchal Period 2000-1000 BC Date: Clues: Job’s age - 200 Abraham - 175 Social unit – patriarchal family Chaldean’s are still nomads Job’s wealth measured in livestock Instead of gold or silver Job serves as priest for his family Nothing about law, exodus, Abraham or Moses

  3. Cast of Characters: JOB God Names used in Job El – 55x - means mighty and strong Elohim – 17x Eloha 41x - creator Shaddai – 31x - Almighty YHWH – 23x - Covenant name of God – I AM WHO I AM – Job only calls God this 1 time

  4. Cast of Characters: JOB Satan Ezekiel 28:12-17 12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: ”‘You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.

  5. Cast of Characters: JOB Satan Ezekiel 28:12-17 14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones. 15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you. 16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

  6. Cast of Characters: JOB Satan Ezekiel 28:12-17 17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

  7. Cast of Characters: JOB Satan John 8:44 44 “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

  8. JOB Cast of Characters: Satan John 12:31 31 “Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out.

  9. JOB Cast of Characters: Satan Luke 4:5-6 5 And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.6 And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

  10. Cast of Characters: JOB Satan Zechariah 3:1 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

  11. Cast of Characters: JOB Satan Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

  12. Cast of Characters: JOB Satan Luke 10:17-18 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

  13. JOB Cast of Characters: Satan 1 Peter 5:8 8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

  14. JOB Cast of Characters: Satan – Fallen Angel Cast out of heaven but still has access to God! Liar, murderer, pride Has a problem with God and his creation. Is in fact the current ruler of this world

  15. JOB Cast of Characters: Job Not an Israelite! His name means – where is my father? He knows the true God Served as priest for his family

  16. JOB Cast of Characters: Eliphaz Edomite Genesis 36:4 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel, 11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho and Gatam and Kenaz. Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Probably the oldest of the friends – he speaks first

  17. JOB Cast of Characters: Bildad Shuite Genesis 25:2,6 And she (Abrahams concubine Keturah) bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.6 but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

  18. JOB Cast of Characters: Zophar From Naamah Probably from Edom or Arabia Cast of Characters: Elihu Son of Barachel the Buzite Claims to be the youngest

  19. JOB Cast of Characters: Elihu Son of Barachel the Buzite Genesis 22:20-21 Now it came about after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:21 Uz his first-born and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram

  20. JOB Terms to know: Theodocy: Literally, theodicy means "the justice of God" and is a label applied to this problem: If God is a good God who controls the world he created then why is there suffering and injustice in the natural world?

  21. JOB Terms to know: Retribution Principle: God always and without fail punishes the wicked for their evil deeds, and rewards the righteous with long life and prosperity.

  22. JOB Themes: Why do good people suffer? Faith God’s sovereignty Trusting God

  23. The Drama Begins There is a wager going on behind the scenes…. I. Job’s Prosperity….1:1-5 A. His Person… 1. Blameless 2. Upright 3. Fearing God 4. Turning away from evil B. His Possesions… 1. 7,000 sheep 2. 3,000 camels 3. 500 yoke of oxen 4. 500 female donkeys 5. Many servants

  24. The Drama Begins There is a wager going on behind the scenes…. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east! C. His Piety 1. Had his children purified 2. Sacrificed burnt offerings 3. Did this continually

  25. The Drama Begins There is a wager going on behind the scenes…. II. Satan’s Wager 1:6-2:10 A. Does Job fear God for nothing? 1. Sabeans kill livestock 2. Fire kills sheep 3. Chaldeans kill camels 4. Wind kills children B. Job’s response Job 1:20 …he fell to the ground and worshiped.

  26. The Drama Begins There is a wager going on behind the scenes…. C. Skin for Skin! 1. Job breaks out in boils 2. Job’s wife tells him to “curse God and die D. Job’s response Job 2:10 “Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?”

  27. The Drama Begins There is a wager going on behind the scenes…. Job 1:22 Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God. Job 2:10 In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

  28. In all his despair, anger and hurt, Job, as confused and mad at God as he is, still cries out to God

  29. THE PARADOX: He thought God was mad at him, but the truth is; that God wasn’t angry at Job at all, he was proud of Job!

  30. Job 2:12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. NIV Job 2:12 And when they lifted up their eyes at a distance, and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe, and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky. NASB

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