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JOB – “DON’T QUIT!”

The Test of the Best

1.  Introduction:  Written with Feeling

Job!

I.          Introduction to Job

-Suffering is the blight of life.

- Poetry is the language of the soul.

-What is the root of suffering?  (sin; disobedience)

-What is the purpose of suffering? (maturity; James 1:2-4)

            A.        Purposes of Job

                        1.         To learn profound lessons about God; 42:1-6.

-“To some extent, Job does not seek to answer the “why” questions of human suffering.  It does, however, answer the “Who” question.”

                        2.         To learn how to view and respond to suffering—our own and others’.

*The book of Job addresses the problem of suffering by the righteous person.

            B.        Literary Style of Job

                        1.         Job is one of the OT poetic books.

                        2.         Job bears all the features of OT poetry: meter, parallelism, figurative language.

II.        Literary Features of Job

            A.        Job’s Parallelisms

                        1.         Synonymous parallelism; 3:11; 4:17

                        2.         Synthetic parallelism; 5:12, 17; 39:19

                        3.         Antithetic parallelism; 32:7-8; 36:11-12

                        4.         Emblematic parallelism; 19:9; 8:2, 14

                        5.         Formal parallelism; 38:3; 40:1-2

                        6.         Climactic parallelism; 13:7-9; 38:36-38

            B.        Job’s Figures of Speech

                        1.         Simile; 23:10

                        2.         Metaphor; 7:7

                        3.         Merism; 38:19,

                        4.         Personification; 38:8

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS:

-Suffering is the blight of life.

-Poetry is the language of the soul (soul:  mind, will & emotion).

-Emotion is a gift from God.

            -We are not to be driven or controlled by our emotions.

            -We are to make decisions and choices with a will that is obedient to God’s truth, despite our feelings.          

*Human beings are emotional beings, and appropriate feelings will follow appropriate decisions.  John 7:17

The Test of the Best; Introduction:  Written with Feeling

Memory Verse for today - Psalm 42:5

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?

and why art thou disquieted in me?

hope thou in God:

for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

1.  Treasure the study of Job!  “The book of Job is not a theological trinket, tidbit, or token.  It is a treasure, a gift from a loving God to those who love Him enough to seek substantial wisdom that speaks to life’s most perplexing questions regarding affliction.”

2.  Read Job as poetry.

3.  Linger over Job.

Lesson for next time - Job 1:1-5

The Test of the Best; Live Right

Memory Verse for next time – Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:

and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

JOB – “DON’T QUIT!”