May 07, Abraham rated it it was amazing Shelves: Debes leer este libro. Existen muy pocos libros sobre Job, definitivamente recomiendo este. Me gustan mucho los libros que salen motivados por experiencias personales. Aunque es un libro largo, no puedo dejar de recomendar este libro a todo cristiano. Mar 30, Phil Della rated it really liked it. This book came along when I needed it.
I had finished reading the book of Job for probably the 6th time over the last 20 years and I felt like I could use some help sorting it out in my head. I knew Swindoll well from his radio program Insight for Living, so I had a good idea of what to expect: However, I knew also that ther This book came along when I needed it. However, I knew also that there would be an ample amount of Swindoll's own anecdotes thrown in to make the journey through a page book entertaining. I didn't read it all through in a matter of weeks. Instead, I paired it with my daily Bible reading.
This dragged the book out, but that's what I do, and I think I came away with a better understanding of Job. That's the main thing I was after. But I never would have finished the book had it not been a good read. Aug 02, Kristine rated it liked it. I listened to the audio of this book. I actually picked this up for a couple reasons.
First - my Sunday School Class will be starting a series on Job in September and I wanted to be somewhat prepared to enter the discussion.
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And I think it gave me some insight to be able to to that. Second - I am in the midst of some trials in my life at the moment and I thought it might be helpful in dealing with those. And it did give me some gems of wisdom. It is however a long, meandering, repetitive book, and I listened to the audio of this book. It is however a long, meandering, repetitive book, and although I should have expected it given the subject matter, some of the right winged side comments threw me for a loop.
I didn't think they really gave any kind of helpful insight when thrown in. It's making me hesitant to listen to the other books in the series that I had marked for reading. Jan 26, Jason Henry added it. Whether it was learning of Satan's sinister, fault-finding personality or Job who walked with God all his life and yet still was tested on his faithfulness and integrity shows he still had much to learn about God or the God who knows everything perfectly from the beginning could let evil have its way because in the end He would settle all accounts in His way and in His time, this book was a real treat on the life and trials of Job.
Through Job we learn about ourselves, the nature of people, Sata Whether it was learning of Satan's sinister, fault-finding personality or Job who walked with God all his life and yet still was tested on his faithfulness and integrity shows he still had much to learn about God or the God who knows everything perfectly from the beginning could let evil have its way because in the end He would settle all accounts in His way and in His time, this book was a real treat on the life and trials of Job.
Through Job we learn about ourselves, the nature of people, Satan, and the Sovereign God who doesn't have to explain himself to anybody. I would recommend this book to anybody. Sep 19, Calvin Sun rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book started out slower, was quite long, and ended with amazing grace. I can not recommend this book more highly as each of us will entertain sorrow and trials in our lives Instead of trying to find some theological treaties to sorrow and pain, Swindoll shows us the response of the man in question. How Job endured and responded are treasured lessons meant to learn in a life time.
Apr 20, B. Good book for a hard to understand book of the Bible. As you recall, the book of Job is filled with poetry and is sometimes hard to understand at least for me. Charles Swindoll describes the life lessons from the book of Job and dissects all of the characters involved, e. Job, his counselors, etc. We all need the book of Job when life doesn't seem fair. Charles Swindoll's exposition helps us see more clearly the heroism of Job and the applications for modern day life.
Nov 29, Jeanine rated it it was amazing.
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I gained much insight into Job as a Man of Heroic Endurance through the authors wisdom and knowledge of who God is and what we can learn from Job's struggle and pain. What has always touched my heart is that Job didn't give up on God! It is well worth reading through Job first and then the book by Swindoll. Dec 19, Samantha rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure of the topic. You always hear how Job suffered. Swindoll takes the approach that Job endures.
I loved the chapter on how to handle criticism with class. Just a different take on a great man of the Bible. It's long enough to cover the whole book of the Bible but short enough to keep your interest. I highly recommend this book and all the others in the Great Lives series. Sep 03, Pam Hylbert-eder rated it it was amazing.
I would read this book again. Others suggest the writer is Moses, Ezra, or Solomon. Solomon is an interesting possibility because of Job's many similarities to the poetry of Song of Solomon and to the wisdom literature of Ecclesiastes and Proverbs. But whoever the author was, it was a book accepted and revered as Scripture by Israel. Job is mentioned as a real historical figure in Ezekiel along with other righteous men like Noah and Daniel Ezekiel The New Testament also refers to Job as an example of suffering and patience.
An important insight given by James is that Job's story reveals the compassion and mercy of God, which is often overshadowed by the tragic events in Job's life James 5: This is so typical of the way many people read the Old Testament. There is an inclination to let the earthly drama overshadow the heavenly drama and our sight of God. Job certainly is one of the oldest biblical stories. The events and circumstances alluded to in Job seem to place it during the patriarchal times - perhaps during the time of Jacob.
His story, however, could have been written from reliable oral sources much later by Moses, Solomon, or Ezra. Job's perspective of God is the most important thing about him.
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He had an adequate and appropriate theology, but was still mystified about God's ways. In the midst of his unexplainable suffering, he called out to God for answers to his prayers. He wanted explanations to things for which he had no answers. He believed God was sovereign over all things in heaven and earth, but why did He appoint sin and suffering to exist? God had determined the day of his birth and the number of his days. God allotted the nights and months of his suffering Job 7: God would bring him to death and appoint him a place with all the living.
God appointed the days and destiny of the wicked as well. What Job could not reconcile was why he had been appointed to suffer? Job also pondered why God would ever be pleased for the righteous to suffer. Even as God was pleased for the Seed of the Woman to be bruised by the serpent, so Job believed God was pleased to crush him cf. That it would please God to crush me, that He would loose His hand and cut me off!
He believed himself to be righteous, so why should he suffer at the hands of God? His predicament anticipated the comments of Isaiah in Isaiah Job sincerely believed God was all-wise cf. God created the world and all the things in it out of His infinite wisdom. It was God who put the right amount of waters in the sea and rivers.
He had numbered every cloud. It was God who gave the birds of the air the wisdom to spread their wings to fly south and the hawks to soar high above in search of its prey. And it was God who put wisdom in the mind of man and understanding in his heart. Therefore, Job believed God's ways were far beyond his own finite understanding. The Lord spoke to Isaiah with similar words in Isaiah For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Yet even with this great theology, Job's sufferings seemed to have no purpose or explanation. What he lacked was perspective. He did not have the perspective of heaven which we enjoy as the readers of his life. We are privileged to see behind the curtain of time and see God on the throne. We are able to see that the trials he faced were not because he was unrighteous, but because he was righteous.
This was foreign to him, but not to those of us who have read the life of Christ. God, in His infinite wisdom, has revealed, to the saints, glimpses of His glory to help them gain perspective of their trials. For example, when Isaiah thought there was no hope, God revealed a vision of Christ's glory seated on the throne with angels crying out, "Holy, Holy, Holy" Isaiah 6: It was a vision to remind Job and us that God is on the throne when everything else seems chaotic. In many ways the pattern of scenes in Job parallel those of Revelation.
There are opening scenes on earth, but then glimpses of Christ's glory on the throne. What He ordains in heaven comes to pass on the earth. The earth shudders under God's wrath, but in heaven we see all things are working together for God's ultimate blessing of the saints.
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Job, like Revelation, is a book to show the supremacy of God even in our trials. The study of Job reminds us of the importance of having a sufficient theology to face the suffering and adversity of life on planet Earth. Job teaches one universal truth-"the just shall live by faith" Romans 1: Listen to Job's wisdom still echoing down through the ages of time to us:.
For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole. Job's theology was far more developed than we might give credit to those living before Moses. He, like others dating back to Abraham and before, had great faith in God and His promise of redemption.
Even with great theology, Job's knowledge of God and understanding in his crisis was blurred by tears, grief, and pain. His story should be read with an eye to the same possibilities in our own lives. The lessons we learn from him may comfort and help us in our own time of testing. With an intentional eye kept on God throughout the book, we begin with Job's faith. His faith was in a God who is worthy to be feared cf. The prose begins with a simple statement about a man in the land of Uz. The geographic location of this land is not certain.
Some suggest it is near the ancient city of Damascus which borders the desert. It may be identified with Abraham's nephew who was named Uz Genesis But wherever it existed, it was a thriving region for trade, commerce, and crops. The man of unrivaled piety was named "Job. Essential to our introduction of Job is his character. The suspense and drama revolve around his righteousness. His righteous character is attested to not only by men, but by God. What was this man like? First Job is described as "blameless" by the author and later, twice by God Himself.
The Lord said of Job, "There is none like My servant Job on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil" Job 1: To be blameless is to be a man of integrity above reproach. It does not mean Job was sinless or morally perfect-this can only be assigned to Christ. Secondly, Job is considered "upright" Job To be upright is to walk with distinction, not diverting from the path set forth by God.
Job was highly esteemed for his moral standards and commitment to the truth. He was determined to stay the course set before him without compromise. The people in the city square kept silent to hear his wise counsel. He spoke for the poor, stood up for the rights of the working class, and comforted widows. He did not rejoice in the judgment of his enemies nor did he eat when others went hungry. Therefore, even as the initial debate between God and Satan may be symbolic, so the rest of the story may be as well.
Also, the extension of his life may allude to the continuation of his life in the realm of the spirit. What trials, calamities and perplexities did he not endure! But these tests were like unto the fire and his holiness Job as like unto pure gold. Assuredly gold is purified by being submitted to the fire and if it contain any alloy or imperfection, it will disappear. That is the reason why violent tests become the cause of the everlasting glory of the righteous and are conducive to the destruction and disappearance of the unrighteous.
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Please click to login to your google account. The Purpose of Physical Reality. Hatcher holds a B. What do you bother painfully explaining what you hate. You have handled the story of job like one requiring to be looked at from many angles including Plato and every one else. Do you not have some bahai equivalent to preach on?
At least spare us your hypocrisy and teach bahai whatever that is. The wound is the place where the light enters you. Be patient where you sit in the dark: