Shepherd's Notes: Job

by Garrett, Duane A.; Shepherd, David R.

• ISBN13: 9780805490060
• ISBN10: 080549006X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-01
• Publisher: Holman Reference

Summary

You grew up using the well known black and yellow striped Cliff's Notes to help you grasp everything from great literary works to algebra. Unfortunately, what ""Cliff"" forgot was the greatest literary work in history: the complete Holy Bible. Enjoy the ease of understanding the Bible like never before, book by book. Shepherd's notes helps reader's learn about the inspired authors of the Bible books and when and where they were first penned. Each Bible book is revealed in simple understandable steps that outline and underscore the focal points and personalities of the biblical text. You'll look to these unique books for their use in Bible studies, teaching, personal devotions and even in sermon preperation! Christian and home schools will find Shepherd's Notes an invaluable resource.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi	(1)
How to Use This Book	vii
Introduction	1	(1)
Basic Story and Outline	2	(2)
Background, Unity, and Genre of the Book	4	(6)
The Message of Job	10	(1)
Comments on the Text	11	(1)
Prologue (1:1-2:13)	11	(6)
Job's Opening Soliloquy (3:1-26)	17	(3)
Eliphaz's First Response (4:1-5:27)	20	(2)
Job Responds and Prays (6:1-7:21)	22	(2)
Bildad's First Response (8:1-22)	24	(1)
Job Responds and Prays Again (9:1-10:22)	25	(4)
Zophar's First Response (11:1-20)	29	(2)
Job Opens the Second Cycle (12:1-14:22)	31	(5)
Eliphaz's Second Response (15:1-35)	36	(2)
Job Laments and Prays (16:1-17:16)	38	(3)
Bildad's Second Response (18:1-21)	41	(2)
Job Pleads and Mourns but Hopes (19:1-29)	43	(4)
Zophar's Second Response (20:1-29)	47	(1)
Job Opens the Third Cycle (21:1-34)	48	(4)
Eliphaz's Third Response (22:1-30)	52	(2)
Job Looks for Justice (23:1-24:25)	54	(3)
Bildad's Third Response (25:1-6)	57	(2)
Job's Last Address to the Friends (26:1-27:23)	59	(3)
A Hymn to Wisdom (28:1-28)	62	(4)
Job's Final Discourse (29:1-31:40)	66	(8)
The Elihu Speech (32:1-37:24)	74	(8)
God's First Speech (38:1-40:5)	82	(6)
God's Second Speech (40:6-41:34)	88	(5)
Job Repents (42:1-6)	93	(1)
Epilogue (42:7-17)	93	(4)
Reference Sources Used	97