Exegesis book job yet will i trust him

Even though this is happening to me, im still going to trust him. Jobs most beloved verse may be different than you th. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Job is saying, yes, god has taken my wealth and health and family from me, yet i still trust him. A critical and exegetical commentary on the book of job, by driver, s. While the wise sage of ecclesiastes has traditionally been identified as king solomon, the name of solomon is never explicitly referenced within the book. Though he slay me but though god should yet more and more increase my torments, so that i could bear them no longer, but should perceive myself to be at the point of death, without any hope of recovery. The book of job tells the story of a man called job. As leon roth states, the book of job turns on the question of the nature of religion. So job thought that god caused the problems job 19. We may be sure that the author was an israelite, since he not job or his friends frequently uses the israelite covenant name for god yahweh. Though he slay me, i will hope in him nevertheless i will argue my ways before him. Even though it feels as if my whole life is shattered and my body aches and my heart hurts with loneliness, still, i.

The passage is one of the few in this book where there are two readings. The book of job and the problem of suffering bitesized. The publisher gave me permission to upload a free pdf of chapter 4, which includes my informal paraphrase of the entire book of job. He also shall be my salvation, for a hypocrite could not come before him. This is the attitude that will see job through his past and present crises. Because of jobs determination to trust the lord unconditionally, he determined that he was not going to be a fair weather follower of the lord. The valley of the shadow though he slay me, yet will i trust in him. Derouchie, how to understand and apply the old testament. We can conclude because satan has been judged and sentenced to the lake of fire, but is not there yetand because angels observe us i pet. Even though my eyes cant see whats going on, im still going to trust him. Job is easily one of the most memorable characters in the old testament. Lets look together at job, chapter 21 for this job 21 commentary. Yet will i trust in him the word used here yachal means properly to. Job determined that even if the lord should decide to take his life, he would still trust him.

Though he slay me, yet will i trust in him there is a double reading of these words. Though he slay me, yet will i trust him robert clifton robinson. A person ought to trust god even when his ways are inscrutable job 42. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. The central figure in the book of job, job s intense suffering supplies the framework for the primary theme of the book, which deals with the role of suffering in the life of a believer.

Some bible scholars debate whether he was an actual person or legend, but job is mentioned as a historical figure by the prophet ezekial ezekial 14. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author. During roughly this same era give or take a few centuries, job lived, and we observe in the book of job a theological discussion between job and his friends. And the other part was holding out false hope for job that if he stopped sinning god would bless him. This gives us an idea as to how far some have drifted from the knowledge of god, and yet, at the same, how much about god was known. In fact, what makes them so precious is the pain and trouble that has gone into producing and accumulating them. This faithfilled statement has challenged countless believers through the centuries to strive for a similar trust in the lord in the face of trials. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. Jobs wealth, with his wisdom, entitled him to the honour and power he had in his country, which he describes ch. The 23 rd chapter of the book of job and we need to remind ourselves that eliphazs advice in chapter 22 didnt help job. After all he suffered, job says, though he slay me, yet will i trust him. Though god wounds, yet he supports his people under afflictions, and in due time delivers them.

Twelve steps from exegesis to theology phillipsburg, nj. Meanwhile, unknown to job, satan joins the sons of god apparently gods angels when they. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. Jul 06, 2005 though he slay me, yet will i trust him. Those who prefer the latter commonly render it, i have no hope. Then he loses his health and suffers from a horrible disease. Not in the sense that god needs to see if you have faith, but so that you can see how you do under pressure. Everyone goes through their own problems and the book of job deals with this issue head on. Such is the shocking boldness of job before his friends and his lord, and such is his stunning trust in a god who, job knows, does not want man to come before him. Job pronounced jobe, was a rich farmer living in the land of uz, somewhere northeast of palestine. Main characters job and his friends eliphaz, bildad, zophar, and elihu. Even with the severity of his pain feeling like unto death, job declares that he will trust god. Even when it appears that god himself has turned against job, he will still trust in god.

Lets look at three reasons why job could trust in god in a time of trouble. Arent you glad you serve a god that is trustworthy, dependable, you can count on god he will always be there. Yet there is no reference of any kind in the book of job to the israelites, either to the nation or to their. Job is the book in the bible that deals with this issue head on. Bible 104 quiz 3 bible 104 with cobongs at liberty. Though he slay me, yet will in trust in him expresses the unquenchable faith of one who lives by faith, not by sight. The biblical book of job addresses the problem of suffering in a way that is superior to the way moderns tend to talk about it in three ways. On this principle we might say that god is speaking of a creature that does indeed exist to. It is not certain that we know the exact meaning of the words of the old patriarch job, but we find just the same thought in the perfectly understood words of another sufferer, yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil, for. Job is one of the most famous people in scripture, yet he is rarely listed as a favorite bible character. Intro to job biblica the international bible society. In it we are told the story of a man who is truly righteous. The central figure in the book of job, jobs intense suffering supplies the framework for the primary theme of the book, which deals with the role of suffering in the life of a believer.

Job was upright and honest, and yet grew rich, nay, therefore grew rich. And, should he go the next step and take away my life, i will still trust him. Job was saying, no matter what may come to me or of me, i trust god. Jps old testament though he slay me, yet will i trust in him.

When job says, though he slay me, yet will i trust in him. Jobs burden, reconciling unimaginable suffering with the idea of a just god, is a task one that few preachers or academics are bold enough to tackle. A critical and exegetical commentary on the book of job. Job states his faith in the resurrection when he says. How ably satan is answered in these words of job, though he slay me, yet will i trust in him. English revised version erv though he slay me, yet will i wait for him. After they finished slaughtering the men from seir, they helped to destroy one another 30 and the kingdom of jehoshaphat was at peace, for his god had given him rest on every side, 2 chron. He loses all his possessions and his family in one day. Library the father william most theological collection.

I know that my redeemer lives and after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh i will see god. After sharing what we did for work, i told him i had written a book on. In this life all people go through tragedy and trials. The book of job presents a lofty view of god as one worthy of our worship and trust no matter how enigmatic our circumstances. If you love the lord, it is certain that your faith will also be tested. You can read at least part of the reason why in chapter 4 of my book from typology to doxology. Second, while job maintained his faith, he did lose some balance. Part of what eliphaz said was accusing job of committing secret sins. Godtalk and the suffering of the innocent by gustavo gutierrez and wow, was this one a doozy. Though he slay me, yet will i trust him robert clifton. Even though it feels as if my whole life is shattered and my body aches and my heart hurts with loneliness, still, i will trust him. When job says, though he slay me, he is saying, even if god kills me, i am still gonna trust him.

King james version 1611 though hee slay mee, yet will i trust in him. He seemed to be preoccupied with food as he described what he believed happens to all wicked men. Yet job stresses that it is dark, gloomy, and without order job 10. It might seem at first sight as though god is rebuking job, yet at the end in 42. Yet there is no reference of any kind in the book of job to the israelites, either to the nation or to their worship, etc. His will, and should we trust him to do right even when it does not make sense to us. Yet will i trust him, is a bible study on the book of job. Though he slay me, yet will i trust in him there is a double reading of these. Godtalk and the suffering of the innocent by gustavo. Job 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. How could job say, though he slay me, i will trust in him. Yet the book also teaches that we may ask honest questions of god when we do not understand why. The bible records jobs answer, though he slay me, yet will i trust in him job. His suffering is timeless and people can often relate to him during times in their lives when they feel as if the whole world is crashing down on them.