Job

A blameless man loses his children, his wealth, and his health, and demands an explanation. His three friends offer wrong answers; God answers from the whirlwind.

OT· wisdom· 42 chapters· Job

Outline

Job.1-Job.2Prologue
Job.3-Job.37Debate with friends
Job.38-Job.42God answers from the whirlwind

In this book

culture
Leviathan
A vast, scaly sea-creature in Job and the Psalms — part real animal (probably the Nile crocodile), part ancien…
concept
El Shaddai
'God Almighty' — the name by which God revealed himself to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Tradition…