Podcasts about Book of Job

Listen To Full Chapter : "Job - Chapter 4 ~ Bible Study" @ St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church - San Antonio, TX ~ February 21, 2026https://on.soundcloud.com/eX3YcSh96KolR2EAF2

What happens when a poet and a theologian decide to write letters to each other about faith? In this episode, I sit down with Christian Wiman and Miroslav Volf to discuss their book Glimmerings and talk about the language we use for God and why it so often falls short, the tension between God's presence and absence, what the Book of Job has to say about suffering, and whether faith can survive, even deepen, without easy answers. It's a conversation about holding paradox, paying attention, and what it looks like to keep believing in the middle of real life.Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and the founding director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. His books include Exclusion & Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation, winner of the 2002 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. His Gifford Lectures (2025) are titled Amor Mundi: God and the Character of Our Relation to the World.Christian Wiman is the Clement-Muehl Professor of the Arts at Yale Divinity School. He is the author, editor, or translator of fifteen books, including Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair and Hammer Is the Prayer: Selected Poems. His work appears regularly in Harper's, The New Yorker, and Commonweal.Miroslav & Chris' Book:Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a TheologianChris' Recommendations:The Banquet YearsMiroslav's Recommendation:The Cost of DiscipleshipConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@shiftingculturepodcast.comGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky or YouTubeConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link belowGet Your Sidekick Support the show

In this episode of Rick and Elaine Discuss the Book of Job, we move deeper into the tension of Job's dialogue with his friends and begin to see just how dangerous “good theology” can become when it is detached from compassion. As we walk through Bildad's response in Job 8, we explore how tradition, inherited assumptions, and rigid cause-and-effect thinking shape his worldview and drive his conclusions about Job's suffering. By keeping the opening chapters of Job firmly in view, we are reminded that the reader knows something the friends do not, and that dramatic irony is central to understanding why their confident answers miss the mark. This episode invites listeners to slow down, read carefully, and recognize how easily certainty can turn into accusation when suffering is involved.The study becomes especially rich as we trace how wisdom imagery appeals to the “ancients,” and confident claims about God's justice function within the text itself. We wrestle with why Bildad's words sound reasonable on the surface, yet ultimately fail Job, and how these same patterns still show up in modern faith conversations. This episode is an invitation to engage Job not as a distant theological puzzle, but as living wisdom that challenges how we speak about God, suffering, and one another. If you want to understand why the Book of Job refuses easy answers and why that matters for real life, this is an episode you will not want to miss.

In this fifth episode of Rick and Elaine Discuss the Book of Job it quickly becomes one of those conversations that invites you to slow down and sit with the text rather than rush past it. As we work through Job chapters 4 through 7, the discussion moves naturally between Scripture, lived experience, and honest wrestling with suffering. What stands out most is the care taken to distinguish between speaking about God and actually speaking with Him, especially as Eliphaz's well-reasoned but misapplied theology collides with Job's raw honesty. The extended Scripture readings, particularly from the Complete Jewish Bible by Elaine, allow us all to hear the emotional weight of the text and feel the tension that wisdom literature is meant to create.This conversation highlights how suffering is often misunderstood, how "some" correct theology can still wound when wrongly applied, and why Job's posture toward God ultimately matters more than perfect explanations. We are so humbled by all of you that are listening and commenting. It means so much to us! We hope you are encouraged and uplifted in this study!If you'd like to see the video, hop on over to our Patreon page at:https://www.patreon.com/posts/147410098?collection=1984098Thanks for listening!

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Introduction to The Book of Job Subtitle: The Book of Job Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday School Date: 2/15/2026 Bible: Job Length: 50 min.

Faith based discussion today on the Forged Ingold Podcast! Alec tells the story of the Book of Job from the Bible and the lessons we can all learn from it. How can we best prepare ourselves for 2026? Welcome back to the Forged Ingold Podcast!If you like the show please subscribe and leave a 5 star rating - that and texting it to a friend are the easiest ways you can help us grow. 

This episode of Rick and Elaine Discuss the Book of Job is one of the most emotionally weighty and theologically rich conversations in the series so far. From the opening point on, we slow down and allow Job chapter 3 to speak for itself, carefully distinguishing between narrative prose and dense Hebrew poetry, and feel the raw grief rather than rush past it. We honor the honesty of Job's lament, showing that Scripture does not shy away from despair, confusion, or the cry of a righteous sufferer who feels crushed by loss. By drawing thoughtful connections to Genesis, Jeremiah, the Psalms, and ultimately the incarnation of Christ, we frame Job's anguish within the larger biblical story of creation, de-creation, redemption, and the new creation IN Christ Jesus, without softening the pain or offering shallow answers.We openly acknowledge how grief, loss, and suffering distort our perception of life itself, and we invite you to sit with Job's words rather than explain them away. Our discussion gently but clearly points to Christ as the answer Job longed for, not by dismissing Job's darkness, but by showing how Jesus fulfills the hope that Job could only glimpse. This is not a lecture or a debate, but a shared wrestling with Scripture that encourages honesty before God, patience with suffering, and confidence that the Redeemer truly lives. For anyone walking through grief, studying Job, or longing for a deeper, more compassionate approach to Scripture, especially during this holiday season and the New Year approaching, this episode is both challenging and deeply comforting.If you'd like to watch this in video form, as well as episodes already released, hop on over to our Patreon page! Click the link below!https://www.patreon.com/posts/146944369?collection=1984098

The Gospel According to Job 3 Welcome to Gospel Rant! Dr. Bill is going to suggest that we have misunderstood how we are to ‘win’ in our Christian walk. It is not about the Retributive Principle at all. In fact, the clue is found all the way back in Genesis. Here’s one very provocative quote in this show. “Faith says that God’s wisdom is such that there is a possibility that going through hell could be part of an elaborate loving gift of God to one he wants to reward.” Both wildly troubling and comforting at the same time. It just may answer a few of your many questions to God. Or…It may give you a few more. And now, it’s your turn…

In this episode of Rick and Elaine Discuss the Book of Job, we slow down and sit in the ashes with Job. We wrestle with questions most of us try to avoid. Is God still good when everything is stripped away? What does faith look like when suffering becomes personal, prolonged, and deeply unfair? We explore Job's silence, his refusal to curse God, and the haunting question posed by his wife, “Do you still hold fast your integrity?” as we unpack what it means to receive both good and hardship from the hand of a sovereign God without losing faith or voice.This conversation moves beyond tidy answers and into lived theology. We talk through lament, endurance, silence, and the kind of faith that remains intact even when explanations do not come. From ancient mourning practices to the inner battle of temptation, from Job's unwavering integrity to the power of simply sitting with those who suffer, this episode invites you to rethink how you understand evil, testing, and God's nearness in pain. If you have ever wondered where God is when life collapses, or how faith survives when words fail, this study will challenge you, steady you, and draw you deeper into the character of God revealed through Job's suffering.If you'd like to see the video of this episode, hop on over to our Patreon page by clicking the link below!https://www.patreon.com/posts/rick-and-elaine-146505192Lots of love to you!

The Gospel According to Job 2 Welcome to Gospel Rant! The book of job has unnerved, frightened and confused Christians for millennia. I wonder, maybe, just maybe, if we get the core message? You just may be surprised. We’ll talk about it. Welcome to Gospel Rant Podcast and DrBillSenyard YouTube channel. I am your host, Dr. Bill Senyard. We are free wherever you get good podcasts. Of course on YouTube as well, so please subscribe as always. One of the fastest ways you can help us grow it by leaving your comments below, thank you sincerely for that. Also thanks for making Gospel Rant podcast one of the top 10% podcasts in the world. We are #4 in St. Kitts and Nevis and #19 in Sierra Leone. Give me a shout out if you are from either (Bill@Gospel-App.com). Thanks for listening. We hope that it helps to regularly hear about God’s love that loves the unlovable, unloved, unlovely, unworthy and unlikely, and that’s all of us on any given day if we were just a little bit honest. And now, it’s your turn…

Well... you asked and so you shall receive! I'm going to release the audio from my study with Elaine Ray Clark on the Book of Job here on our Burros of Berea Podcast feed.In Episode 2 of Rick and Elaine Discuss The Book of Job, the conversation deepens as we step into one of the most challenging and misunderstood passages in all of Scripture. Together, Elaine Ray Clark and I wrestle honestly with suffering, testing, and the role of the accuser in the Book of Job. This is not a lecture and it is not a debate. It is a thoughtful, prayerful discussion that invites you into the text as a participant. We explore why Job's story matters so much today, how ancient readers would have understood the “satan” figure, and why faith that has never been tested is not yet fully known. Along the way, we reflect on real life loss, personal trials, and the deep comfort found in trusting God even when answers are not immediate.What makes this episode special is not just the theology, but the heart behind it. This is a conversation about loving God in the middle of hardship, about sharpening one another through honest dialogue, and about learning who God truly is through lived experience. If you have ever asked why suffering happens, where God is in the storm, or how faith survives when everything is stripped away, this episode is for you. Join us, share your thoughts, and be part of a growing community that studies Scripture together with humility, honesty, and love. We will read your questions and comments each week as we go, so if you want to interact with us in this study, we welcome you.Lots of love from Rick and Elaine!If you'd like to see the video of this episode, hop on over to our Patreon page by clicking on the link below!https://www.patreon.com/posts/rick-and-elaine-145759377?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Book of Job ~ Bible Study | 2026

The Gospel According to Job 1 Welcome to Gospel Rant! The book of job has unnerved, frightened and confused Christians for millennia. I wonder, maybe, just maybe, if we get the core message? You just may be surprised. We’ll talk about it. Welcome to Gospel Rant Podcast and DrBillSenyard YouTube channel. I am your host, Dr. Bill Senyard. We are free wherever you get good podcasts. Of course on YouTube as well, so please subscribe as always. One of the fastest ways you can help us grow it by leaving your comments below, thank you sincerely for that. Also thanks for making Gospel Rant podcast one of the top 10% podcasts in the world. We hope that it helps to regularly hear about God’s love that loves the unlovable, unloved, unlovely, unworthy and unlikely, and that’s all of us on any given day if we were just a little bit honest. Here's a couple of teasers that you may find interesting—and maybe never heard before. So many of us think that Job is about the dangers of challenging and questioning God. And when you do, you need to repent very quickly. While that’s a clean morality message, it is not the message of Job. Job never officially repents—that is he does not use the Hebrew word for repent. Instead, he says, “I revoke (??) and I find comfort in ashes and dust.” Interesting and not what is usually taught. Second, God said at the end (Job 42:7) that Job had spoken what is right. So what did Job have to repent of? Maybe, in spite of what we’ve all been told, the book isn’t about ‘repentance.’ Curious. Third, Chapter 28 appears to have been shoved right into the middle of one of Job’s long tirades, but it does not appear to belong there. What’s going on? Curious? Welcome to our program. And now, it’s your turn…

This is a special sneak peak into our latest study of the Book of Job! If you would like to see the video, please visit our Patreon page at:www.patreon.com/theburrosofbereaThanks for listening!

In this episode we think about the book of Job and the purposes behind it. It can be hard following the dialogue over the course of so many days so hopefully this episode helps

Send us a textIn today's episode of Your Daily Cup of Inspiration, Dianna Hobbs shares a powerful, faith-anchored message for anyone walking through suffering, grief, or misunderstanding.Drawing from the book of Job, this devotion challenges the false belief that hardship always means failure or punishment. Instead, it reveals how God sometimes allows difficulty because He trusts the faith He is producing in you.Through personal testimony, biblical teaching, and pastoral encouragement, you will be reminded that God is telling a story through your life—one that brings Him glory and leads to restoration.This episode will strengthen your faith, correct harmful narratives, and encourage you to trust God through every season.______________________________________________________Scriptures Referenced:1 Thessalonians 4:132 Corinthians 4:8–9Job 4:7–8Job 42:7, 101 Peter 5:10 (ESV) ______________________________________________________ In This Episode, You'll Learn:Why loving God does not make us trouble-proofHow Job's suffering was not punishment, but trustHow faulty theology can misinterpret sufferingWhy God sometimes uses your life to teach othersHow God restores after you have suffered a while ______________________________________________________ Key Encouragement: God is telling a story through your life. Your current season is not your ending. ______________________________________________________ If this devotion resonated with you and you'd like to spend more time with it, the full written version is available at YourDailyCupOfInspiration.com.To learn more about Empowering Everyday Women or to support the ministry, visit EmpoweringEverydayWomen.org.Support the showGet more powerful encouragement from Dianna at YourDailyCupOfInspiration.com! Thanks for listening.

Pastor Patrick Carmichael & occasional guest speakers deliver God's Word at Christ Bible Church's weekly Sunday services. Mission Hills, California.

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The message was delivered on Sunday, October 13, 2025, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister.   When suffering strikes the innocent, where is divine justice? Throughout history, religions have offered comforting explanations—karma, God's plan, divine purpose—yet reality tells a different story. A mother loses her son to war, a child is taken by a drunk driver, families lose everything to circumstance beyond their control. If goodness cannot shield us from tragedy, is God a cosmic accountant, an indifferent force, or something we've misunderstood entirely? Through the ancient struggle of Job and the raw experiences of those who have faced life's cruelest inequities, discover why the question "why?" may not be the only question to ask—and what response actually matters when faith confronts unfairness.  SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: WATCH THIS MESSAGE ON YOUTUBE: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Instagram:  All Souls Church Website: 

Destiny Christian Center October 12, 2025 Shallow Theology, Pastor Lawrence Neisent destinyokc.com

Send us a textIn this episode, we explore how trauma reshapes belief, what the ancient story of Job reveals about suffering, and how to become trusted listeners who create safe spaces instead of offering quick fixes. Dr. Michelle K. Keener, author of Comfort in the Ashes: Explorations in the Book of Job to Support Trauma Survivors, gives practical tools for mothers, mentors, and faith communities. Other ideas shared in this conversation:• Trauma is defined as overwhelm beyond normal coping• Retribution theology vs compassionate presence• trusted listener traits and spiritual bypassing• liminal space as formative process, not failure• schema theory and the filing cabinet metaphor• missed encounters, memory gaps, and safety• mothering through shame spirals and repair• church as a safe base, partnering with counselingVisit Dr. Michelle's website: Michelle KeenerOrder Michelle's book: Comfort in the AshesSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit and subscribe to Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Download the "Overcoming Hurtful Words" Study Guide PDF: BECOMING EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon Leave a review and rate the podcast: WRITE A REVIEW Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International

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In the final chapter of Job, it says, "and the LORD restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before" (Job 42:10). Zach Hollifield closes out our series in Job and explains how Christians are to interpret God restoring all that Job had lost and how this story points towards the ultimate restorer, Jesus.

Destiny Christian Center September 28, 2025 Conventional Religious Wisdom, Pastor Lawrence Neisent destinyokc.com

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Destiny Christian Center September 21, 2025 Honest Pain, Pastor Lawrence Neisent destinyokc.com

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“Unless clearly indicated otherwise, I assume that the Hebrew Bible speaks of real people and places. Nothing in the text suggests that Job was a mythical, imaginary, or fictious figure" (Alden, 26). The fact that Elihu is given a genealogy in Job 32:2 and his daughter's names are given at the end of the book in Job 42:13-15 points to the historical nature of the book. The fact that we view the Biblical portrayals of characters as historically true seems to be how Jesus and the inspired New Testament writers looked at things. Notice how the New Testament refers to Creation (Matt. 19:3-6; Mk. 10:6-9), Adam and Eve (II Cor. 11:3; I Tim. 2:11-14; Jude 14), Cain and Abel (Matt. 23:35; Lk. 11:51; Heb. 11:4; I John 3:12-13; Jude 11), Enoch (Heb. 11:5; Jude 14), Noah and the flood (Matt. 24:37-39; Lk. 17:26-27; Heb. 11:7; I Peter 3:20-21; II Peter 2:5, 9). Abraham is mentioned 73 times in the New Testament. Abraham's genealogy is given in Matt. 1:1-17; Lk. 3:23-38. In Rom. 4:9-12 Paul makes a point on the chronological order of his life. It seems obvious that Abraham is viewed as a real character and the things he did were actual historical events (Heb. 11:8-19; James 2:21-23). Lot is mentioned in Luke 17:28, 29, 32 and II Peter 2:7 and his wife is mentioned in Luke 17:32. Isaac is mentioned 20 times and Jacob 27 times in the New Testament. Joseph and his experiences are treated as historical in Acts 7:9-16 and Heb. 11:21-22. Moses is mentioned 80 in the New Testament. Jonah is referred to by Jesus in Matt. 12:39, 40, 41, 41; 16:4; Luke 11:29, 30, 32, 32. In these passages the events of Jonah and the great fish foreshadow the yet future (when this was spoken) resurrection of Jesus, the most important historical event in human history.  Job is mentioned outside the book of Job in the Old Testament in Ezek. 14:14, 20 and in the New Testament in James 5:11. How should we view those two passages and their evidence in light of whether Job is historical? In context Ezek. 14:12-23 is stressing the four severe judgments the LORD was going to send against Judah. The four judgements are sword, famine, wild beast, and plagues (Ezek. 14:13, 15, 17, 19, 21).  Ezek. 14:14, 20 specifically mentions Noah, Daniel, and Job and states they could only deliver themselves by their righteousness if they lived in the midst of the people. In Ezek. 14:16, 18 makes allusions to these men again by saying “even though these three men were in its midst.”  The most natural explanation was that these men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were actual historical characters who were being used by the prophet to the people to stress that even they could not deliver the people from the coming judgment.  Did Jesus and the New Testament writers view Noah as an actual historical character? Jesus exhorted His audience to always be prepared for the Lord to come in judgment. He used the “days of Noah” as an illustration of those who were carrying on with life as normal and were unprepared for the judgment of God (Matt. 24:37-39; Luke 17:26-27). Jesus said, “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Jonah” (Matt. 24:37). Was Jesus using a fictional event to inspire people to prepare themselves for an actual coming judgment? The author of Hebrews used Noah's example of building an ark in reverence to God to inspire His listeners to endurance (Heb. 11:7). Peter used the example of Noah as a picture of how “baptism now save you” (I Peter 3:20-21) and to illustrated how the LORD can rescue the godly while at the same time preparing the ungodly for judgment day (II Peter 2:5, 9).  

The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

Destiny Christian Center September 14, 2025 Wounded And Worshiping, Pastor Lawrence Neisent destinyokc.com

The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

Destiny Christian Center September 7, 2025 Good Grief, Pastor Lawrence Neisent destinyokc.com

The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

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The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

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The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

The book of Job is wisdom literature, like Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. What can we add to what has already been written on the Book of Job? Is it the oldest book in the canon as its historical milieu would place it, or was it written (down) much later? Is it merely a literary story meant to illuminate the relation between God and man-in-the-created-order, or is it historical? We are not so foolish as to claim that we know any of these answers, or how God has in fact put His word together, but we have learned not to put the plausible stories of man in the place of what He says in His word. We will never go far wrong if we simply trust what God says, being careful readers of scripture. What we do know is that Job is a masterpiece of literature by any metric, and one of (if not) THE greatest works of wisdom literature ever crafted. I cannot help but end with a quote from another such brilliant work: Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.... Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things — which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found.... See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 12:10–13 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (ESV)

Gavin Ortlund discusses whether God's blessing Job with new children after his suffering is a replacement of his prior children.Gavin's article on heaven: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-eternal-shoreMichael Jones video on Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZKuixGmiMwAllen Parr video on Job: https://youtu.be/1_cKn9PF3QE?si=2LInQhbUqwOphFjjEric Ortlund book on Job: https://www.amazon.com/Suffering-Wisely-Well-Grief-Grace/dp/1433576481Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunitesFOLLOW:Website: https://truthunites.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinortlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/

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Director of Care Ministries Wes Butler explores the book of Job in our Year of the Word series, revealing how Job corrects misunderstandings about suffering.

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Today we wrap up our journey through the Patriarchs as Fr. Mike finishes the book of Genesis and the book of Job. Fr. Mike particularly draws our attention to God's beautiful yet mysterious response to Job's questions. Today's readings are Genesis 49-50, Job 41-42, and Psalm 17. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Fr. Mike breaks down the story of Sodom and Gomorrah today as we read Genesis 18-19, Job 7-8, and Proverbs 2:1-5. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.