Job
Author
– Unknown
Time – apparently around 1600 B.C.
Summary – Job is the first poetic book of the Old Testament. The book reads like a play. It relates the anguish of the righteous man Job as he and his friends struggle to explain the affliction which has befallen him and has stripped him of his wealth, his family, and his health. The dialogue continues between Job and his friends as each presents his opinion on the reasons behind such troubles. God eventually intervenes and Job is restored to health and prosperity after he submits to God’s supremecy.
| Passage | Subject |
| 1 v 1 to 5 | Description of Job |
| 1 v 6 to 2 v 10 |
Affliction
of Job
|
| 2 v 11 to 13 | Arrival of Job’s three friends |
| Passage | Subject |
| 3 v 1 to 14 v 22 | First Cycle of Debate |
| 15 v 1 to 21 v 34 | Second Cycle of Debate |
| 22 v 1 to 31 v 40 | Third Cycle of Debate |
| Passage | Subject |
| 38 v 1 to 40 v 5 | God’s first challenge to Job |
| 40 v 6 to 41 v 34 | God’s second challenge to Job |
| 42 v 1 to 17 | Job’s submission and restoration |
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