Job explores the mystery of suffering through the story of a righteous man who lost everything yet maintained his faith in God.
42
Chapters
1,070
Total Verses
Unknown
Author
2000-1800 BC
Date Written
Job's testing
Three cycles of debate
Young man's speech
Divine wisdom
Restoration
Job curses the day of his birth in deep anguish
Eliphaz suggests suffering is due to sin
Eliphaz encourages Job to seek God for restoration
Job laments his suffering and pleads for relief
Job expresses despair over his miserable life
Bildad asserts that Job's children died due to their sins
Job acknowledges God's power but laments his inability to argue with Him
Job questions God's purpose in his suffering
Zophar rebukes Job and urges repentance
Job defends his integrity and acknowledges God's sovereignty
Job desires to argue his case directly before God
Job reflects on human mortality and hope beyond death
Eliphaz accuses Job of arrogance and wickedness
Job laments friends' harshness and maintains innocence
Job expresses hopelessness and longing for death
Bildad describes the fate of the wicked, implying Job's guilt
Job laments isolation but affirms hope in a Redeemer
Zophar warns of swift destruction for the wicked
Job observes that the wicked often prosper in life
Eliphaz accuses Job of secret sins and urges repentance
Job longs to present his case before God
Job laments the prosperity of the wicked and injustice
Bildad emphasizes God's majesty and human insignificance
Job praises God's power over creation
Job asserts his innocence and describes the fate of the wicked
Job reflects on the inaccessibility of true wisdom
Job recalls his past honor and prosperity
Job describes his current humiliation and pain
Job lists his righteousness and calls for God's judgment
Elihu is angry and prepares to speak against Job and friends
Elihu defends God's justice and warns Job
Elihu asserts God's fairness and condemns Job's accusations
Elihu rebukes Job's claim that God ignores human deeds
Elihu extols God's power and justice in discipline
Elihu describes God's awesome works in nature
God questions Job about creation and divine wisdom
God describes the wonders of various animals
God challenges Job's ability to govern creation
God describes the mighty Leviathan, symbolizing His power
Now that you have read the overview, test your Job knowledge.
“The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”Job 1:21
“I know that my redeemer liveth.”Job 19:25
“Now mine eye seeth thee.”Job 42:5