JOB PROLOGUE JOB 1 -2 Setting Announced

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JOB PROLOGUE JOB 1 -2

Setting Announced Earthly Setting: • The land of Uz, in “the east. ” – Most scholars place Uz in the land of Edom. • Lam 4: 21 Rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. – Some place it in Aram/Syria. • Gen 10: 23 • The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech. Gen 22: 21 Uz the firstborn, … Kemuel (the father of Aram) – It is outside of Israel.

Setting Announced Earthly Setting: • May suggest time of the Patriarchs – The setting is rural, with no hint of city life, – Job is responsible for the family, & – Job offers his own sacrifices

Land of Uz

Setting Announced Heavenly Setting (v. 6) • God’s heavenly council, when the “sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh. ”

Characters Introduced Job • Character—Wisdom’s perfect man! – “Blameless” ( —)תם A man of integrity • The root is used 12 times in the Book of Job. – “Upright” ( —) ישר A man of justice. – “Fearing God & turning away from evil” • Job submits to God & serves Him only.

Characters Introduced Job • Possessions – Family— • Seven sons & three daughters • 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, & many servants.

Characters Introduced God • He is proud of His servant, Job. • He has control & authority. • He is willing to have His prize pupil tested by the Satan. – Why does he allow this?

Characters Introduced “The Satan” ( , השטן hasatan) • “The accuser”—He is “going about on the earth & walking around in it” (1: 7). • He is “among” the Sons of God at the heavenly council. • How does “the Satan” relate to “Satan” of later Christianity?

Characters Introduced Job’s Wife – What a woman!!! Job’s Friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, & Zophar. – From silent mourners to vocal friends.

Job’s Predicament • Job’s loss is presented as a test of Job’s faith. How did he do? – “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return to there. “The LORD has given and the LORD has taken, Blessed be the name of the LORD. ” (1: 21) • This is only use of LORD (=YHWH) in a speech except 12: 8, 28: 28.

Job’s Predicament • The Satan is given the right to afflict his body, but he could not kill him. • “Skin for skin” – From trade language, “pelt for pelt” – “His skin for Your skin”

Job’s Predicament • “On the ashes” – Perhaps in mourning. – Perhaps because of banishment. • Job refuses to curse God, calling his wife a “foolish woman. ” – “Shall we indeed receive the good from God and the bad we will not accept” (2: 10). • His 3 friends sit with him for 7 days.

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