Its in the economical new american commentary nac series. Jobs friends did not blame satan for jobs troubles. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of. The book of job has long been hailed by biblical scholars as a literary masterpiece. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. How do we respond to or preach a book in which god answers jobs anguish by seemingly browbeating him into submission at the end of the story. Book of job, recommend commentaries or books the puritan. Andersen job tyndale old testament commentaries, 1976. Commentaries on bible books genesis joshua and ruth judges 1 samuel ezra, nehemiah, and esther job. Heres one of the most conservative, pastor friendly commentaries available on the book of job today. Brief explanations of the technical resources used in this commentary.
And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. In the book of job, the character is described as a righteous man, indeed the most righteous man to be found on the earth, but one whom satan claims is righteous only to receive blessings from the hand of god. John hartley the book of job new international commentary on the old testament, 1988. Study job using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. I have found that excellent commentaries on the book of job are hard to come by.
Jobs faith in god has become the object of a test by. Designed to get you to the heart of the old testament with efficiency, clarity, and convenience. Job chapter 2 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Top 5 commentaries on the book of job ligonier ministries. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. Commentaries for the book of job the piety and prosperity of job. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. Job is going about his private affairs, unaware that he has suddenly become the focus of satans attention. Job chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Its wonderful to read a commentary that approaches the text in such a reverent, believing way.
He blogs at between two worlds and evangelical history. David guzik commentary on job 1, where satan asks god for permission to attack. When teaching our adult sunday school class on job, my old bible college proffesor recommended this volume and it opened the book of job to me in new and exciting ways. For a good introductory overview of these books, i would recommend daniel estes handbook on the wisdom books and psalms and derek kidners the wisdom of proverbs, job and ecclesiastes. While the main theme of the book can be rather simply stated, the interpretation of various passages and the intentions of the speakers are not. You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. Many copies of the hebrew bible place it after the. For francis andersen, the old testament book about job is one of the. With scholars and authors such as morris jastrow, william kelley, moses buttenweiser, and georg heinrich ewald, classic commentaries and studies on job 18 vols. Justin taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at crossway. Divisions of the book description of jobs trials ch.
To bring us up to speed, for the last few lessons weve seen job speak in response to his friends assertions concerning him. All my other re3ferences regarding job are measured against this one. This immense eighteen volume collection features the best commentaries and studies on the book of job from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The loss of jobs property, and the death of his children. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. The book of job teaches us many things about the devil. And the author informs us that as job finishes his last speech, so too do his friends. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. Hartley deals carefully with this book whose language, text, and theology are not only among the most intriguing in the old testament but also among the most difficult to grasp. Job, book ofcommentaries, commentaries old testament. While this is an interpretive poem and not a commentary, i found this book very help when going through job privately.
It should be kept in mind that job is not the author. The misery of job and the mercy of godby john piper. God has put a hedge around him and has blessed him beyond all mortals, and as a result the devil accuses job of serving god only because. Thats exactly the way robert alden discusses the book of job here. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job we have observed in the argument, that the firstborn son of nahor, abrahams brother, was called uz. Job 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Saint gregorys commentary on job, or moralia, sive expositio in job, sometimes called moralia in job or magna moralia but not to be confused with aristotles magna moralia, was written between 578 and 595, begun when gregory was at the court of tiberius ii at constantinople, but finished only after he had already been in rome for several years. Estes book is essentially a minicommentary on all of these books, while kidners work is. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5. Job having warmly given vent to his passion, and so broken the ice, his friends here come gravely to give vent to their judgment upon his case, which perhaps they had communicated to one another apart, compared notes upon it and talked it over among themselves, and found they were all agreed in their verdict, that jobs afflictions certainly proved him to be a hypocrite.
Although the book of job is a complex work composed of many different speeches. A commentary old testament library hardcover january 1, 1985 by norman c. Yet very few have taken the literary dimensions of the text into account in their exegetical analysis. Job free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so dedicated, but such utter blunderers. To understand the full impact of the book of job the book must be read and understood as a whole. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Brief definitions of hebrew verbal forms that impact exegesis. Whole chapters of the book are devoted to speeches by jobs counselors. There are no references to the law of moses, the tabernacle, the priesthood, the judges or kings, etc. Gods answer to the problem of undeserved suffering. The use of this preexisting material very cleverly placed the problem outside of palestine, thereby excluding the possible objection of orthodox theology that such a casea perfectly righteous man persecuted by yhwh. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in gods sight. And now in job 15, eliphaz responds for the second time.
Job overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible. This is the most singular book in the whole of the sacred code. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of job in easyenglish. Commentaries matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete job. For francis andersen, the old testament book about job is one of the supreme offerings of the human mind to the living god and one of the best gifts of god to humanity. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. You will also find options for commentaries on job that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. Hartleys commentary goes a long way to filling the gap. Job and his friends thought that god made job suffer. This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the nicot series by providing an uptodate evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation table of contents. With this post, we begin to look at the best commentaries on the old testament wisdom books and psalms.
The author of the book of job incorporated the folk book into his work in a manner still showing traces of the component parts. In the introduction to this commentary, therefore, we provide a preliminary exploration of the literary characteristics of the book of job and their significance for interpreting the major theological. In fact, some scholars believe that job requires and understanding of the book as a whole more than any other book of the old testament. So these three men ceased answering job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Verses 25 and there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Book of job matthew henrys bible commentary concise. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the blue letter bible. Jan 23, 2006 recommended individual commentaries on each book as mentioned above, even if you have a onevolume commentary or an entire commentary set on cdrom, it is still important to obtain something more thorough on certain books of the bible the particular books depend upon which ones you refer to most. Best commentaries and books on job logos bible software. Andersen, tyndale old testament commentaries totc, intervarsity press, 1976, 318 pp. Commentary on the book of job by matthew henry old. The 15 th chapter of the old testament book of job. Then the wrath of elihu, the son of barachel the buzite, of the family of ram, was aroused against job. The book of job is considered being part of the poetic books job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs in todays bible editions.
Sep 18, 2008 with this post, we begin to look at the best commentaries on the old testament wisdom books and psalms. Nevertheless these ways of god with mankind have always a good purpose romans 8. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom. The book of job new international commentary on the old. Lets open our bibles to job chapter 15 for this job 15 commentary.