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Old Testament Survey


CHAPTER NINETEEN

JOB

OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:

  • Name the author of the book of Job.
  • Identify to whom the book of Job was written.
  • State the purpose for the book of Job.
  • Write the Key Verses of the book of Job from memory.
  • State the Life and Ministry Principle for the book of Job.

INTRODUCTION

AUTHOR: Unknown

TO WHOM: The book is not specifically addressed to anyone but is applicable to all believers who experience suffering.

PURPOSE: This book wrestles with the question, "Why do the righteous suffer?"

KEY VERSES: Job 19:25-27; 23:10

LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: There is a spiritual reason behind suffering of the righteous. Suffering is not necessarily evidence of God’s displeasure.

MAIN CHARACTERS: God, Satan, Job, Job's wife, and his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and Elihu.

OUTLINE

I. Prologue: Job 1:1-2:13

A. Introduction: Job 1:1-5
B. Satan's first appearance and accusation: Job 1:6-12
C. Job's trial: Job 1:13-22
D. Satan's second appearance and accusation: Job 2:1-6
E. Job's trial: Job 2:7-13