BIBLE SUMMARY: JOB
Book of Job Synopsis: Statistics And Summary of Main Topics.
Book of Job Chapter by Chapter Summary.
JOB TOTAL CHAPTERS: 42
JOB TOTAL VERSES: 1,070
TOTAL WORDS: 10,102
DATE WRITTEN: 1400-1500BC
AUTHOR: May be Moses or Job
JOB THEME:
Blessings Through Sufferings
MAJOR CHARACTERS:
God, Job, Bildad, Elihu, Satan, Eliphaz, and Zophar.
BOOK OF JOB KEY VERSES:
1:1: In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
1:21: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.
38:1-2: Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said, ‘Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge?
42:5-6: My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.
JOB SUMMARY
Book of Job is first of the poetic books of the Old Testament. It goes like a play and deals with an old question puzzling everyone, the problem of human suffering. The story of Job opens with a scene in heaven where the devil comes to accuse Job before God. He insists Job only serves God because God protects him and seeks God’s permission to test Job’s faith and loyalty. The story of Job has become synonymous with suffering for many centuries. It describes the agony of a righteous man Job as he and his friends struggle to explain the affliction and misfortune which has befallen him and has disrobed him of his wealth, his family, and his health. The dialogue between Job and his friends continues as each presents his opinion on the reasons behind such troubles. As the drama continues, Job loses his confidence in God and demands a hearing before Him. God responds not by answering Job’s questions, but posing certain questions to Job that restores Job’s faith. This restoration is followed by great blessing as God exhibits His love and compassion.
CHAPTER WISE SUMMARY:
Chapter# 1: Job’s Character And Greatness. Job lived as a good rich man; Satan met God, destroyed Job’s property, killed his children; Job mourns, praised the LORD
Chapter# 2: The Adversary’s Attack On Job’s Person. Satan gives Job skin disease; Job’s wife discourages Job; Job stays faithful; Job’s friends visit him.
Chapter# 3: Job Regrets His Birth. Job Wishes He Had Died. Job Wishes He Might Die. Regrets that he ever lived, talks about how suffering people still live
Chapter# 4: Eliphaz’s First Response To Job. Only Evil People Suffer. A Secret Was Told To Me. Indicates Job may be weak & guilty; talks about a dream which showed him man’s unholiness & mortality
Chapter# 5: Eliphaz’s Response Continues. People bring trouble on themselves; encourages Job to turn to God; God is willing to save & help people
Chapter# 6: Job’s Second Speech: A Response