Job expositors bible commentary revised by elmer smick. These commentaries are designed to help the reader of the bible understand what the text says and what it means. A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. So job thought that god caused the problems job 19. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is.
Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. With this post, we begin to look at the best commentaries on the old testament wisdom books and psalms. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Andersons volume is part of the totc and is necessarily limited by the series. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so. This immense eighteen volume collection features the best commentaries and studies on the book of job from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lets open our bibles to job chapter 15 for this job 15 commentary. You will also find options for commentaries on job that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more.
Zuck, a biblical theology of the old testament, pp. Our job 2 commentary last time in chapter 1 we saw jobs righteous character. John hartley the book of job new international commentary on the old testament, 1988. Job having warmly given vent to his passion, and so broken the ice, his friends here come gravely to give vent to their judgment upon his case, which perhaps they had communicated to one another apart, compared notes upon it and talked it over among themselves, and found they were all agreed in their verdict, that jobs afflictions certainly proved him to be a hypocrite. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so dedicated, but such utter blunderers. Study job using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. They explain scripture and help students learn and understand the meaning and application, while also giving answers for vital questions and issues. Andersen job tyndale old testament commentaries, 1976. Job overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible. Sep 18, 2008 with this post, we begin to look at the best commentaries on the old testament wisdom books and psalms. For a good introductory overview of these books, i would recommend daniel estes handbook on the wisdom books and psalms and derek kidners the wisdom of proverbs, job and ecclesiastes. Commentaries matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete job.
The introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting and purpose. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation table of contents. The task of understanding it is as rewarding as it is strenuous. With scholars and authors such as morris jastrow, william kelley, moses buttenweiser, and georg heinrich ewald, classic commentaries and studies on job 18 vols. This is the most singular book in the whole of the sacred code. Book of job matthew henrys bible commentary concise. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred sheasses, and a very great household. Saint gregorys commentary on job, or moralia, sive expositio in job, sometimes called moralia in job or magna moralia but not to be confused with aristotles magna moralia, was written between 578 and 595, begun when gregory was at the court of tiberius ii at constantinople, but finished only after he had already been in rome for several years. Jan 23, 2006 recommended individual commentaries on each book as mentioned above, even if you have a onevolume commentary or an entire commentary set on cdrom, it is still important to obtain something more thorough on certain books of the bible the particular books depend upon which ones you refer to most.
Whole chapters of the book are devoted to speeches by jobs counselors. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom. When teaching our adult sunday school class on job, my old bible college proffesor recommended this volume and it opened the book of job to me in new and exciting ways. So that he setteth up on high those that are low, and those that mourn are exalted to safety. The book of job tells the story of a man called job. The book of job is considered being part of the poetic books job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs in todays bible editions. 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.
Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. Pratte, each commentary urges students to honor scripture as the inspired. I have found that excellent commentaries on the book of job are hard to come by. Read job commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. As keith mathison says, for those seeking a more introductory level commentary on the book of job, francis andersons commentary is the best place to start.
The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. Job chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. These stories focus on jobs trials at the hands of god and how he deals with them. For francis andersen, the old testament book about job is one of the supreme offerings of the human mind to the living god, and one of the best gifts of god to humanity.
Top 5 commentaries on the book of job ligonier ministries. We also saw the multiple blessings that god had bestowed upon him. The book of job new international commentary on the old. The book of job is a book of the christian old testament that tells a story about job, who in jewish tradition is the son of uz, who was the son of nahor, the brother of abraham.
Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. Commentaries for the book of job the piety and prosperity of job. He blogs at between two worlds and evangelical history. Job, book ofcommentaries, commentaries old testament. The book of job does not mention any indications of data and only very few indications of places. Gods answer to the problem of undeserved suffering. Verses 25 and there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number. One is constantly amazed at its audacious theology and at the magnitude of its intellectual achievement. Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. All my other re3ferences regarding job are measured against this one. To bring us up to speed, for the last few lessons weve seen job speak in response to his friends assertions concerning him. You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. Justin taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at crossway. For francis andersen, the old testament book about job is one of the supreme offerings of the human mind to the living god and one of the best gifts of god to humanity. As keith mathison says, for those seeking a more introductory level commentary on the book of job. Divisions of the book description of jobs trials ch.
Brief explanations of the technical resources used in this commentary. In fact, some scholars believe that job requires and understanding of the book as a whole more than any other book of the old testament. 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. Job himself, moses, solomon, isaiah, ezekiel and baruch.
This is why this so very special book cannot be arranged in precise historical order. Brief definitions of hebrew verbal forms that impact exegesis. The loss of jobs property, and the death of his children. Thus the sacred numbers, three and seven, often occur.
Commentary on the book of job free bible commentaries. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. During the course of time the following authors have been supposed. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author.
There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc. While the main theme of the book can be rather simply stated, the interpretation of various passages and the intentions of the speakers are not. To understand the full impact of the book of job the book must be read and understood as a whole. It has been supposed by some that the book of job is an allegory, not a real narrative, on account of the artificial character of many of its statements. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Verses 816 but as for me, i would seek unto god, and unto god would i commit my cause. Commentaries on bible books genesis joshua and ruth judges 1 samuel ezra, nehemiah, and esther job. Andersen, tyndale old testament commentaries totc, intervarsity press, 1976, 318 pp. Hartley deals carefully with this book whose language, text, and theology are not only among the most intriguing in the old testament but also among the most difficult to grasp. This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the nicot series by providing an uptodate evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship.
Hartleys commentary goes a long way to filling the gap. Best commentaries and books on job logos bible software. We continue our study in the book of job in the second chapter. Estes book is essentially a minicommentary on all of these books, while kidners work is. Job 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Job chapter 5 coffmans commentary of the new testament. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
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