Everyman's Bible Commentary: Job
Overview
The book of Job deals with the problem of suffering, and introduces complex questions about the nature of God and the presence and effects of evil in the world. Throughout the book, Job refuses to take the advice of his friends—to curse God. Job ends with a firm reminder that God’s ways are higher than our ways.
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Top Highlights
“Devotion is possible without the dollar received in return. Man can be godly apart from material gain. Job’s saintly worship at the moment of extreme loss and intense grief verified God’s words.” (Page 18)
“Surely God knows, but He used Job as a demonstration to silence Satan. In addition, He wanted to deepen Job’s spiritual insight.” (Page 16)
“Recognizing God’s sovereign rights (‘the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away’ [1:21b]), Job praised the Lord (literally, ‘Yahweh’). How many believers today would react as Job did if they encountered the blows he experienced? How many would follow adversity with adoration, woe with worship? How many would, like Job, maintain their moral integrity, refusing to bend to bitterness? How many, suffering inequitably, would refuse to blame6 God of wrongdoing?” (Page 17)
“Will Job be seen as one who will serve God even if he gets nothing in return? Will anyone serve God for no personal gain? Is worship a coin that buys us a heavenly reward? Does man serve God to get blessings, fearing that failure to worship will bring punishment? Is piety part of a contract by which to gain wealth and ward off trouble?” (Page 15)
“Anyone who cannot undertake God’s works has no right to undermine God’s ways. And anyone who trembles at the sight of fierce beasts is unwise in boldly contending with the beasts’ Maker.” (Page 183)
- Title: Job
- Author: Roy Zuck
- Publisher: Moody
- Publication Date: 1978
- Pages: 192
Roy B. Zuck (1932–2013) was Senior Professor Emeritus of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary, and taught at the seminary for more than 23 years. He is author of a number of books, including Open Letter to a Jehovah’s Witness, and is the editor of Childhood Education in the Church, Biblical Theology of the Old Testament, and Biblical Theology of the New Testament.