![]() Extensive notes, charts, graphs, and in-text maps.This Bible also included an extra surprise that I didn’t expect. It’s no wonder the list of contributors takes six pages. With 20,000 notes and 50 articles, the scope of this Bible is so large that it seems to contain a full library of Bible study materials. With its vast amount of quality features, it’s not hard to understand why. New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB)Ĭrossway’s ESV Study Bible came out in 2008 and has been one of the most popular study Bibles on the market.The Lord knows His people, He knows what He can put us through, and He gives grace to enable us to endure.The Bible House Leather KJV Bible - C.I. The Lord's 'opinion' of Job is proved right He is not ashamed to call them brethren (Heb 2.11). V20-22: Job's reaction is in trust and worship, although tinged with sorrow. Note too that Satan heeded God's command, not to lay a hand on Job's person. Four witnesses tell Job of the disasters later there were four lepers witnessing to a time of plenty (2 Kings 7), and there are four witnesses of the life of Jesus Christ. All Job's materials blessings are removed at a stroke. V13-19: The catalogue of disasters oxen and donkeys, sheep and camels, sons and daughters. V12: The suffering is permitted but limited God is ultimately in control He decides how far the enemy can go. God's answer is to permit Satan to attack Job, see 2 Sam 24.1 1 Chr 21.1 God effectively allowed Satan to tempt His people. V11: Satan's plan is that God stretch out His hand and touch all that belongs to Job, i.e: to destroy all that he had. There is a distinction between wealth and covetousness. indicates that prosperity may hinder spiritual blessing the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. The indication is that he was prosperous because of his godliness. V9-10: Satan's accusation is that Job is godly because of material prosperity. V8: The Lord takes evident delight in His servant Job "my servant.there is no-one on earth like him." He can only speak when the Lord God gives him permission. He walks to and fro in the earth, for he cannot be in more than one place at one time. V7: Satan was and is the enemy of all that belongs to God. In the N.T., he is the accuser of the brethren. V6: Satan, the adversary, is given access to God he came with his accusations. It is in the wisdom of God that such things are kept from His people, see Deut 29.29, and Gen 18.17. V6-12: There is activity in the 'spiritual realm', which is unseen by Job. Job lived in the land of Uz, perhaps the land belonging to Abraham’s wider family see Gen 22.21 and also Lam 4.21. There is no reference to Israel, therefore we may date the book before Moses brought the people out of Egypt. He prayed for his family his conscience was tender. Like Abraham, Job was father and priest, making his offerings for his family. Thus, the events recorded would have become known throughout a wide area. His wealth indicates that he is the greatest man in the East. Like Enoch (Gen 5), this godly man had sons and daughters it is a lie that only the celibate are godly. Those who fear God life lives of practical obedience and godliness. Job is a blameless man, upright, who shunned evil, all because he feared God. V1-5: Introducing the book and its main character.
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