Biblical Studies From The Book Of Job

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Biblical Studies From The Book Of
Job
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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• Rememberduring the course of his own speeches,
  Job had raised questions about had even made
  charges against God
• In his agony he had suffered through Gods
  silence to those questions
• God will now begin to answer Job

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• Notice that He does not directly respond to what
  Job had requested Ù the reason why he has been
  suffering
• God spends His whole speech defending His right
  to act as Sovereign, as seems best to Him

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• It appears God initially refers to Job in 382
• Job had darkened counsel by words without
  knowledge Ù he had darkened Gods purpose by
  casting Him in an unfavorable light
• God then challenges Job 383

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God questions Job on creation 384-38
• Explain the earths foundation vv. 4-7
• Explain how the sea stays put vv. 8-11
• Explain the dawning of each day vv. 12-15
• Explain the vast detail of all that has been
  created vv. 16-18

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God questions Job on creation 384-38
• Explain light darkness, or tell Me about the
  snow or hail vv. 19-24
• God even uses sarcasm on Job v. 21
• Explain how the earth receives all its
  precipitation vv. 25-30
• Explain the heavens, outer space vv. 31-33

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God questions Job on creation 384-38
• Explain the control of the clouds vv. 34-38

What has been Gods point to Job thus far? The
things He has mentioned are all beyond Jobs
knowledge, ability to understand. How does this
connect to Jobs situation?
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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God questions Job on animals 3839 3930
• Explain their food provisions 3839-41
• Explain their mating cycles 391-4
• Explain why some are free, some are
  not 395-12
• Explain the oddity of the ostrich 3913-18

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God questions Job on animals 3839 3930
• Explain the behavior of the horse, especially in
  battle 3819-25
• Explain the behavior of the hawk and eagle
  3926-30

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• Job has been reminded of the great distance
  between himself the God he questioned
• Remember, Job had questioned Gods control of the
  moral world
• The same God that rules that world also rules the
  created, physical world

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God continues with unanswerable truths and
  challenges for Job 401-14
• God views Job as a faultfinder who has
  contended with God and as one who has
  reproved God 402
• Job now admits the grave mistake he has made
  403-5

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God continues with unanswerable truths and
  challenges for Job 401-14
• God again challenges Job to gird himself up as a
  man and teach God 407 cp. 383
• He also dares Job to adorn himself in majesty
  and behave like God canthen, they can be peers
  or equals 4010-14

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God again argues re creation 4015 4134
• This time, He only focuses on 2 different
  creatures He has made, asking Job to offer his
  wisdom as to how they function in the created
  world
• Behemoth 4015-24
• Leviathan 411-34

Hippopotamus
Crocodile
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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God again argues re creation 4015 4134
• Behemoth 4015-24
• Leviathan 411-34
• Were these real creatures or mythological
  beasts? cp. 4015
• We see them as actual created beings

Hippopotamus
Crocodile
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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God again argues re creation 4015 4134
• Behemoth 4015-24
• Job is asked to consider this great creature, his
  awesome size and impressive features
• Job must explain how he is provided for, while at
  the same time he is docile enough that other
  creatures are not afraid to play in his presence

Hippopotamus
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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• God again argues re creation 4015 4134
• Job is asked to consider this great creature,
  explain the details of his fierceness
• God asks Job for the wisdom to give the intricate
  details re this creature that is dreaded and
  feared by all other creatures, even man

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• A Summary
• God has laid before Job an unanswerable
  argument Ù Job was left speechless!!
• In cataloging His creation, God had sought to
  convince Job of the Divine wisdom necessary not
  just to create it, but to also maintain daily
  control over and provision for it

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• A Summary
• God wanted Job to consider the vastness of the
  inanimate worldthe heavens the earth
• He wanted him to consider how all this came into
  existence and how it continues to function
  flawlessly

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• A Summary
• God also wanted Job to consider the animate
  world the individuality of each specie seen
• Each has been endowed with its own attributes
  that enables it to survive
• As a whole, such a diverse range of creatures
  (raven eagle to hippopotamus crocodile)

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• The Speeches Of Jehovah 381 4134
• A Summary
• Over all creation is this great God who is aware
  of and watches over every small detail
• The point?
• Who is Job that he should question such a Being
  how He has reacted towards him in his sufferings?

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