A study outline of the book of job developed by bob young. A brilliant dialogue in that day was what a baseball game or any other athletic event is in our day. Jobs reply to eliphaz bildad jobs reply to bildad zophar jobs reply to zophar eliphaz ch. Unlike friends bildad and eliphaz, zophar only speaks twice to job. What did jobs three friends have wrong, and what did they have. Job bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Eliphaz in the bible, jobs friends in the bible tpf. After eliphaz and bildad, zophar spoke third in offering advice to job. Like the other two comforters, bildad and eliphaz, zophar emphasizes an old hebrew conceptsuffering is the inevitable lot of the evil m. Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused.
Introduction to job the book of job has long been praised as a masterpiece of literature. In this chapter, eliphaz begins his debate with job. This was originally written as a commentary in outline form, not as a study guide with questions. After the lord allowed satan to afflict job, three of his friends, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar, came to comfort him. Jobs friends came to counsel him eliphaz, bildad, zophar a fourth person, elihu appears later in the book. Bildad the shuhite is the symbol of human tradition or philosophy. So these three men ceased answering job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. This overview and outline of job is intended to assist you as you seek god by studying his word. Job with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. He gave three speeches and spoke longer than the other two men. His poetic description of his birth set forth his regret that he had left his mothers womb. So we will look at zophars speech in job chapter 11 and how he seeks to reel in job.
Thomas carlyle called the book of job all mens book. Job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar were not able to understand these ways of god. Every major character in the bookjob, eliphaz, bildad, zophar, and. Eliphaz then proceeds to find job guilty of some unnamed sin because of the great amount of suffering job is enduring. The book of job an expanded outline with excerpts world. He appears in the book of job in the hebrew bible eliphaz appears mild and modest. Job had 10 children who appear to be adults at the time his suffering began. Ridiculed job s integrity and claimed that god had no faith in his servants job 4, 5 called job presumptuous and wicked and claimed that job had no fear of god. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. Elihu was one of job s friendsnot one of the three who had come to comfort job at the beginning of the book, but one who arrives later and offers the last and longest single speech to job. Jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar by zac poonen when job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar heard of his adversity, they came to visit him, saying they wanted to comfort him job 2. Zophar news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him. Job s buddies eliphaz, zophar, and bildad come to visit and chill with him while he rolls around in ash and sackcloth. However, all three wrongly assumed that jobs suffering was the result of some hidden sin. Why was god angry about what eliphaz, bildad, and zophar said to. The poetry section of the book of job is a contest in dialogue between job and his three friends.
Jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar were not able to understand these ways of god. Likely the oldest and most influential of the comforters, eliphaz was the first to speak. Eliphaz, job, bildad, job the third cycle gets cut short, and zophar never gets his third moment of fame. Be careful of the folly of eliphaz, bildad, zophar jobs friends. Giving the strongest of the three initial speeches, zophar declares that job deserved even worse than what he got. Eliphaz, bildad, and zophar article about eliphaz, bildad. Job was perfect, upright, one that feared god, and. The book of job lesson 5 chapters 1114 outline first discourse of zophar, 11 jobs reply to zophar, 1214 observations what is the thrust of the argument of zophar, based on what he says and jobs reply. At the end of job 2, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar enter stage. Eliphaz the temanite is a descendant of abraham through teman, a grandson of esau, and bildad the shuhite is a descendant of abrahams son shuah. Job begins his response with remarkable sarcasm directed at his friends, whose approach has been impervious to his suffering 26. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b. Title as with other books of the bible, job bears the name of the narratives primary character.
The book of job is a book in the ketuvim writings section of the hebrew bible tanakh, and. Zophars speech job 11 and a summary of cycle 1 so far, eliphaz and bildad have answered job and now it is zophars turn. Also he or she must interpret each part in light of its whole. Second cycle of speeches 1521 objectives in studying this section 1 to observe the progress of the great debate, in which jobs friends are unable to convince job that he is some great sinner who deserves his suffering 2 to note how job continues to vent his complaint, and while losing hope for. The three friends of job represent three ways of solving the mysterious problems of divine government in the affairs of men. Elihu is identified only as the son of barakel the buzite, of the family of ram job 32. It is unwise to pull an isolated verse from the book of job and use it to. The force of jobs protest is all the greater because it is set against the conventional pieties of his comforters, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar, who respond to each of his laments with blind insistence that, if god punishes job, job must deserve it somehow. Jan 02, 2020 after eliphaz and bildad, zophar spoke third in offering advice to job. Like the other two comforters, bildad and eliphaz, zophar emphasizes an old hebrew conceptsuffering is the inevitable lot of the evil man. Eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite are. Lets see how this main point plays out in the debates between job and his three friends.
If you continue through the outline, youll see that eliphaz and bildad each speak three times, and zophar speaks only twice. Job intercedes on their behalf, and god forgives them. Each man urged job to repent so that god would have mercy on him. Describe eliphaz and tell what he thought about job. Eliphaz the temanite is the symbol of human experience or history. An introduction and commentary, tyndale old testament commentaries, downers grove. This outline gives you a straightforward, clear grasp of the texts structure. Job uses sarcasm against his three friends at times yet he primarily speaks of facts see job 12. He took part in each of the three controversies into which jobs friends entered with him job 8. Detailed outline of the book of job jobs testing, speeches, monologues, and divine discourse bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of job jobs testing, speeches, monologues, and divine discourse 20171014t10. The book of job is written in the form of a dramatic poem, that deals with several age old questions, among them the question of why the righteous suffer. The conclusion of the book shows jobs trust to be wellfounded as he finds. The old testament ch 20 learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
His comments can be found in job chapter 11 and 20. Three of jobs friends, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar, come to visit him, sitting with job in silence for seven days out of respect for his mourning. But they didn t actually comfort him at all, when we see the way they spoke to him later on. Job was a wealthy but righteous and godfearing man.
This was originally written as a commentary in outline form, not as a study guide. At the end of job 2, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar enter stage left. In his first reply to jobs complaints, he argues that those who are truly good are never entirely forsaken by providence, but that punishment may justly be inflicted for secret sins. He is the most impetuous and dogmatic of the three. But job has a response to each one of their speeches. Bildads arguments with job reveal him to be a sage who looks to the authority of tradition. Job made his last speech in rebuttal to eliphaz, bildad, and zophar. Then the wrath of elihu, the son of barachel the buzite, of the family of ram, was aroused against job.
He suggests that job s suffering could be divine punishment, and goes into great detail about the consequences of living a life of sin. The book takes its name from the main character in the poem, the patriarch job. Eliphaz, bildad, and zophar believe that job is suffering because of a great sin in his life job 15. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. The reader who desires to unlock the rich theological treasures contained in the book of job should assume its literary unity. Bildad, also spelled baldad, in the old testament, one of the three principal comforters of job. Describe zophar and tell what he thought about job 6. Eliphaz, bildad and zophar 1 ancient pagan religions prescribed three treatments for those in jobs condition. This is when job s three friends eliphaz, bildad, and zophar arrive to mourn with him and to offer comfort. I encourage you to marinate in the poetry and discover the main ideas for yourself. Job, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical. With that in mind, eliphaz interprets jobs musings as whining.
Job, theology of dictionary definition, verses and bible references on the topic of job, theology of using bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical theology online. Jul 29, 2016 if you continue through the outline, youll see that eliphaz and bildad each speak three times, and zophar speaks only twice. Job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar sermon. How have the religious leaders of christendom in particular played the counterparts of eliphaz, bildad and zophar. Pronunciation of eliphaz with 1 audio pronunciation, 1 meaning, 12 translations and more for eliphaz. Finally, i see eliphaz, bildad, and zophar in much the same light as we see. The book of job is a great encouragement to us because he faced what we face today. His three friends, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite and zophar the naamathite, console him.
Eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite visit job, and stay with him seven days in silence while he is afflicted. Tomorrow, if all literature was to be destroyed and it was left to me to retain one work only, i should save job. If only job would repent of this secret sin, that he refuses to admit, god would restore his health see job 22. These guys have plenty to say, and job isnt their biggest fan. Jobs wife tells him to curse god, but job says he must accept adversity as well as prosperity from the lord. Job was observing that in this life god often chooses not to prevent evil. Eliphaz, bildad, and zophar get no more than three speeches apiece.
When job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar heard of his adversity, they came to visit him, saying they wanted to comfort him job 2. Elihu was also angry at eliphaz, bildad, and zophar because they had failed to solve the controversy they had found no answer, while at the same time they were in elihus opinion too harsh against job and yet had condemned job. Jobs buddies eliphaz, zophar, and bildad come to visit and chill with him while he rolls around in ash and sackcloth. This response pleases god, but he is upset with eliphaz, bildad, and zophar for spouting poor and theologically unsound advice. Eliphaz, bildad, and zopharfalse accusers book of job. In his sorrow he sits mourning on an ash heap, scraping his sores with a piece of pottery while he laments his misfortune.
Zophar the naamathite is the symbol of human merit or moral law. He suggests that jobs suffering could be divine punishment, and goes into great detail about the consequences of living a life of sin. He then compares his own weakness with the limitless power, majesty, and wonder of yahweh. Describe bildad and tell what he thought about job.
The difference between job and his three friends knowable word. The book of job 3 the book of job introduction to the book the book of job has long been praised as a masterpiece of literature. This is repeated three times with one exception zophar does not give a third speech. When he sees how massive jobs punishment is, he compares that to his handy dandy chart of sintopunishment ratios, and concludes that job must have done something awful 22. How does god respond to eliphaz, bildad and zophar. Victor hugo the greatest poem, whether of ancient or. A few questions thoughts to ponder have been added to the first. Overwhelmed by the encounter, job acknowledges gods unlimited power and admits the limitations of his human knowledge. This name might have been derived from the hebrew word for persecution, thus meaning persecuted. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it.
With his three friends job discussed the problem why a righteous god allows that a righteous man has to suffer innocently. The book of job is an account of the life of the man job. But they didnt actually comfort him at all, when we see the way they spoke to him later on. Finally, job himself is stricken with a terrible skin disease. Now when job s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place. The book of job maintains great fame and popularity for obvious reasons its poetic language, its thoughtprovoking dilemmas, its drama, its outrageous plot. What is bildads argument, and why does job fear he will lose his case with god. God allowed satan to take away from job his wealth, his family, and his health. Now when jobs three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place. Conventional wisdom told eliphaz that god should immediately punish the wicked as that would be the just thing to do. Jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar by zac poonen when jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar heard of his adversity, they came to visit him, saying they wanted to comfort him job 2. Job lived southeast of israel, perhaps east of edom and north of arabia see lamentations 4. He is called the shuhite, probably as belonging to shuah, a district in arabia, in which shuah, the sixth son of abraham by keturah, settled genesis 25.
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