Job 1 – Job’s Godliness Tested
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Job
The Book of Job tells the story of a righteous man named Job who is tested in his faith through loss, illness, and accusations from his friends. Although he does not understand the reason for his suffering, Job remains steadfast in faith and is ultimately restored by God. This book explores profound questions about God's justice, the suffering of the righteous, and the true meaning of faith in facing the mysteries of life.
Author: Unknown (likely from the Israelite wisdom tradition)
Date of Writing: Estimated between the 10th and 6th centuries BC, based on literary style and the patriarchal cultural setting.
Job 2 – Satan Afflicts Job with Suffering
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Job 3 – Job’s Lament
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Job 4 – Eliphaz Rebukes Job
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered: 2“If one tries to speak to you, will you be grieved? But who can keep from speaking? 3Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands; 4your words have upheld him who was falling, and you have made firm the feeble knees; 5but now it has come … Baca Selengkapnya
Job 5 – God’s Greatness and Discipline
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Job 6 – Job Disappointed with His Friends
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Job 7 – Life Is Hard
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Job 8 – Bildad Defends God’s Justice
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Job 9 – No One Can Stand Before God
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Job 10 – What Does God Mean by Suffering?
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Job 11 – Zophar Urges Job to Humble Himself Before God
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Job 12 – Job Acknowledges God’s Power and Wisdom
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Job 13 – Job Defends His Case Before God
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Job 14 – After Death, No More Hope
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Job 15 – Eliphaz Says the Wicked Will Perish
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Job 16 – Job Complains About God’s Treatment
1 But Job answered: 2 “I have heard many such things. Miserable comforters are you all! 3 Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? 4 I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you, and shake my head … Baca Selengkapnya
Job 17 – My Hope Is Gone
Job laments his broken spirit, the scorn of others, and the nearness of the grave, yet he still speaks of the upright holding fast to their way.
Job 18 – Bildad’s View: The Wicked Will Perish
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: 2 “How long will you keep speaking? Consider, and then we will speak. 3 Why are we counted as beasts? Why are we regarded as foolish in your sight? 4 You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for your sake, or the rock be … Baca Selengkapnya
Job 19 – Job Confident That God Will Side with Him
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Job 20 – Zophar’s View: The Wicked Prosper Only Briefly Before Perishing
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Job 21 – The Prosperity of the Wicked Seems to Last
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Job 22 – Eliphaz Urges Job to Repent of His Great Sin
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Job 23 – Job Wants to Present His Case Before God
Job longs to find God, present his case before Him, and trust that he will come forth as gold, even while God seems hidden.
Job 24 – God Seems Indifferent to Evil
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Job 25 – Bildad: No One Is Righteous Before God
Bildad declares God’s greatness and holiness, and argues that no human being can be pure or righteous before Him.
Job 26 – Who Can Understand God’s Greatness?
1Then Job answered: 2“How well you have helped him who is without strength, and saved the arm that has no power! 3How well you have counseled him who has no wisdom, and how plentifully you have made known sound understanding! 4By whose prompting have you spoken these words, and whose spirit has come forth from … Baca Selengkapnya
Job 27 – No Hope for the Wicked
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Job 28 – Man Cannot Find Wisdom
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Job 29 – The Glory of the Past and Present Misery
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Job 30 – The Suffering He Endured
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Job 31 – Job Again Declares His Innocence
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Job 32 – Elihu Speaks: Youth, Wisdom, and the Right to Speak
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Job 33 – God Speaks to People in Many Ways
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Job 34 – God Does Not Act Unjustly
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Job 35 – God Sees Human Suffering
1 Then Elihu answered and said: 2 “Do you think this to be right, and do you say, ‘My righteousness is before God,’ 3 when you ask, ‘What profit is it to me? And what advantage do I have more than if I had sinned?’ 4 I will answer you, and your companions with you. … Baca Selengkapnya
Job 36 – The Purpose of Suffering Is Repentance
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Job 37 – God’s Glory in Creation
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Job 38 – The LORD Answers from the Whirlwind
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Job 39 – God’s Wisdom in Creation and the Wild Animals
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Job 40 – Job Humbles Himself Before God, the LORD Challenges Job, A Description of the Hippopotamus
1 (39-34) Then the LORD answered Job: 2 (39-35) “Would the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer!” 3 (39-36) Then Job answered the LORD: 4 (39-37) “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer You? I lay my hand on my mouth. 5 (39-38) I have spoken once, … Baca Selengkapnya
Job 41 – The Crocodile Described
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Job 42 – Job Repents and Is Restored
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