Summary
Job explores the problem of innocent suffering through the story of a righteous man who loses everything. Through cycles of debate with his friends and a climactic encounter with God, Job learns that God's wisdom and sovereignty transcend human understanding.
Outline
- Prologue: Job's Testing (1–2)
- Dialogue with Three Friends (3–31)
- Elihu's Speeches (32–37)
- God's Speeches from the Whirlwind (38–41)
- Epilogue: Job's Restoration (42)
Key Verses
"The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised."
"I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth."
"My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you."
Christ in Job
Job's living Redeemer (19:25); the innocent sufferer prefiguring Christ; the mediator Job longs for (9:33) fulfilled in Christ