Book of job commentaries

You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. Its in the economical new american commentary nac series. 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. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job we have observed in the argument, that the firstborn son of nahor, abrahams brother, was called uz. With scholars and authors such as morris jastrow, william kelley, moses buttenweiser, and georg heinrich ewald, classic commentaries and studies on job 18 vols. The author of the book of job incorporated the folk book into his work in a manner still showing traces of the component parts.

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. Then the wrath of elihu, the son of barachel the buzite, of the family of ram, was aroused against job. Hartleys commentary is quite recent 1990 and is considered a good complement to clines. Andersen job tyndale old testament commentaries, 1976. 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. 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. Andersons volume is part of the totc and is necessarily limited by the series. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. Verses 25 and there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Brief explanations of the technical resources used in this commentary. Job, book ofcommentaries, commentaries old testament. Gods answer to the problem of undeserved suffering.

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. Here the metrical part of this book begins, which in the original hebrew is broken into short verses, and is very beautiful, thus. The loss of job s property, and the death of his children. Justin taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at crossway. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom. Divisions of the book description of jobs trials ch.

This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the nicot series by providing an uptodate evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship. Job overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible. 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. 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. He blogs at between two worlds and evangelical history. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. Commentaries on bible books genesis joshua and ruth judges 1 samuel ezra, nehemiah, and esther job. Tremper longman calls it a major contribution to the study of the book and explains this is because it examines all the facets of the book, not necessarily because it is terribly original.

Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Its wonderful to read a commentary that approaches the text in such a reverent, believing way. There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc. The use of this preexisting material very cleverly placed the problem outside of palestine, thereby excluding the possible objection of orthodox theology that such a casea perfectly righteous man persecuted by yhwh. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. Verses 710 so satan went forth from the presence of jehovah, and smote job. To bring us up to speed, for the last few lessons weve seen job speak in response to his friends assertions concerning him. Thats exactly the way robert alden discusses the book of job here. Let the day perish wherein i was born, and the night which said, a man child is conceived. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation table of contents.

Thus the sacred numbers, three and seven, often occur. Best commentaries and books on job logos bible software. Sep 18, 2008 with this post, we begin to look at the best commentaries on the old testament wisdom books and psalms. Hartleys commentary goes a long way to filling the gap. Heres one of the most conservative, pastor friendly commentaries available on the book of job today.

Brief definitions of hebrew verbal forms that impact exegesis. So these three men ceased answering job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Job chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. For those seeking a more introductory level commentary on the book of job, francis andersons commentary is the best place to start. 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. 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. Read job commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete job. Andersen, tyndale old testament commentaries totc, intervarsity press, 1976, 318 pp. Designed to get you to the heart of the old testament with efficiency, clarity, and convenience.

I have found that excellent commentaries on the book of job are hard to come by. Anderson is a renowned scholar, and the commentary reflects his learning without becoming overly technical. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. All my other re3ferences regarding job are measured against this one. A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. 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.

Verses 710 so satan went forth from the presence of jehovah, and smote job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. This immense eighteen volume collection features the best commentaries and studies on the book of job from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of job. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the blue letter bible. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5. Whole chapters of the book are devoted to speeches by jobs counselors. With this post, we begin to look at the best commentaries on the old testament wisdom books and psalms. 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 15 th chapter of the old testament book of job. And the author informs us that as job finishes his last speech, so too do his friends. Lets open our bibles to job chapter 15 for this job 15 commentary. In the book of job, the character is described as a righteous man, indeed the most righteous man to be found on the earth, but one whom satan claims is righteous only to receive blessings from the hand of god.

Zuck, a biblical theology of the old testament, pp. We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. To understand the full impact of the book of job the book must be read and understood as a whole. The book of job is considered being part of the poetic books job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs in todays bible editions. 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. 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. And now in job 15, eliphaz responds for the second time. God has put a hedge around him and has blessed him beyond all mortals, and as a result the devil accuses job of serving god only because. 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. 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. Words in boxes except for words in brackets are from the bible. 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.

Book of job matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Job chapter 2 coffmans commentary of the new testament. 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. Study job using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Top 5 commentaries on the book of job ligonier ministries. This is the most singular book in the whole of the sacred code.