This is the page for all my resources and documents for the book of Job. The first section contains documents that survey the entire book. The second section has a survey video lecture covering the entire book. The next section is broken down by each passage. Click the label of any document or video to expand for access. Click the label of any passage to expand for access to documents and information about each individual passage. Feel free to use and distribute any information you find helpful as long as you give credit where appropriate.
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Outline of Job
Prologue
1:1-2:13
Intro
1:1-5
The Accusation In Heaven
1:6-12
First Round - Job Loses His Family and Possessions
1:13-22
Second Round - Job Loses His Health
2:1-10
The Three 'Comforters' Arrive
2:11-13
Dialogues
3:1-27:23
Job Complains
3:1-26
Job Curses The Day Of His Birth
3:1-10
Job Wishes He Died At Birth
3:11-19
Job Wonders Why He Was Born
3:20-26
First Round
4:1-14:22
Eliphaz Responds
4:1-5:27
The Innocent Are Not Punished
4:1-21
Ask God And He Will Forgive
5:1-27
Job Replies
6:1-7:21
I'm Suffering And My 'Friends' Are Not Helping
6:1-30
I Complain To God, "Why Are You Doing This?"
7:1-21
Bildad Responds: God Always Judges Right
8:1-22
Job Replies
9:1-10:22
I'm Innocent, But How Can I Resist God?
9:1-35
I Ask God, "Why Are You Doing This?"
10:1-22
Zophar Responds: You Don't Understand God, Therefore, Repent!
11:1-20
Job Replies
12:1-14:22
God Is Sovereign, He Has Done This
12:1-25
You Think You're Defending God, But You Are Wrong
13:1-12
I Still Assert My Innocence
13:13-22
Why Am I Being Punished?
13:23-28
Life Is Suffering, But I Hold On To Hope
14:1-22
Second Round
15:1-21:34
Eliphaz Responds
15:1-35
You Are Not Wise And You Sin
15:1-16
The Wicked Are Always Punished
15:17-35
Job Replies
16:1-17:16
You Are Horrible Comforters
16:1-5
God Is Fiercely Punishing Me, But I'm Innocent
16:6-17
My Advocate Will Prove Me True
16:18-17:2
They Have No Wisdom
17:3-16
Bildad Responds: The Wicked Are Punished
18:1-21
Job Replies: I Have Hope
19:1-29
Zophar Responds: Job Is Arrogant To Deny That The Wicked Are Always Punished
20:1-29
Job Replies: I Deny That The Wicked Are Always Punished
21:1-34
Third Round
22:1-27:23
Eliphaz Responds: You Are Punished Because You Are Wicked, Repent!
Job Replies
23:1-24:25
I Want To Talk To God, But He Is Inaccessible
23:1-17
Why Does God Not Judge? But God Does Judge
24:1-25
Bildad Responds: How Can Man Be Righteous Before An Awesome God?
Job Replies
26:1-27:23
You Suck As 'Friends,' But God Is Great
26:1-14
I Will Never Deny My Integrity, Though I've Been Wronged
27:1-23
Interlude: Where Is Wisdom Found?
28:1-28
Earthly Treasure Can Be Found
28:1-11
Where Can Wisdom Be Found?
28:12-19
Man Can't Find Wisdom, But God Can
28:20-28
Monologues
29:1-42:6
Job's Monologue
29:1-31:40
I Long For The Past When God Protected And Blessed Me
29:1-25
But Now I'm Suffering And God Does Not Help
30:1-31
I Am Innocent, But I Can't Get A Hearing For Justice
31:1-40
Elihu's Monologue
32:1-37:24
Intro - Elihu Is Angry At Their Answers
32:1-5
I Wanted To Defer To The Wisdom Of Age, But I'm Compelled To Speak
23:6-22
Don't Complain About God's Injustice, But Repent
33:1-33
God Cannot Be Wrong, So Job Is Wrong
34:1-37
God Is Not Going To Listen To Job's Accusations
35:1-16
God Is Judging You For Your Wickedness
36:1-25
God Is Awesome And You Can't Understand His Ways
36:26-37:24
God's Monologue
38:1-42:6
Round 1: God Questions Job
38:1-39:30
God Speaks! "I Will Question You"
38:1-3
"You Don't Understand Creation"
38:4-18
"You Don't Understand Weather"
38:19-38
"You Don't Understand Animals"
38:39-39:30
Job Answers God: "I Am Unworthy"
40:1-5
Round 2: God Questions Job
40:6-41:34
"Can You Do Justice Better?"
40:6-14
"Can You Control Behemoth?"
40:15-24
"Can You Control Leviathan?"
41:1-34
Job Replies: "I Will Shut Up"
42:1-6
Epilogue
42:7-17
God Rebukes Job's 'Friends'
42:7-9
Job Is Blessed Twice As Much As Before His Suffering
42:10-17

Survey Video
Individual Passages
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1:1-2:13 Prologue
1:6-12 The Accusation In Heaven
1:13-22 Job Loses His Family And Possessions
2:1-10 Job Loses His Health
2:11-13 The Three 'Comforters' Arrive
3:1-27:23 Dialogues
3:1-26 Job Complains
3:1-10 Job Curses The Day Of His Birth
3:11-19 Job Wishes He Died At Birth
3:20-26 Job Wonders Why He Was Born
4:1-14:22 First Round
4:1-21 Eliphaz Responds: The Innocent Are Not Punished
5:1-27 Eliphaz Responds: Ask God And He Will Forgive
6:1-30 Job Replies: I'm Suffering And My 'Friends' Are Not Helping
7:1-21 Job Replies: I Complain To God "Why Are You Doing This?"
8:1-22 Bildad Responds: God Always Judges Right
9:1-35 Job Replies: I'm Innocent, But How Can I Resist God?
10:1-22 Job Replies: I Ask God "Why Are You Doing This?"
11:1-20 Zophar Responds: You Don't Understand God, Repent
12:1-25 Job Replies: God is Sovereign, He Has Done This
13:1-12 Job Replies: You're Defending God, But You're Wrong
13:13-22 Job Replies: I Still Assert My Innocence
13:23-28 Job Replies: Why Am I Being Punished?
14:1-22 Job Replies: Life Is Suffering, But I Hold On To Hope
15:1-21:34 Second Round
15:1-16 Eliphaz Responds: You Are Not A Wise Man, But A Sinner
15:17-35 Eliphaz Responds: The Wicked Are Always Punished
16:1-5 Job Replies: You Are Horrible Comforters
16:6-17 Job Replies: God Is Fiercely Punishimg Me, But I'm Innocent
16:18-17:2 Job Replies: My Advocate Will Prove Me True
17:3-16 Job Replies: They Have No Wisdom
18:1-21 Bildad Responds: The Wicked Are Punished
19:1-29 Job Replies: I Have Hope
20:1-29 Zophar Responds: Job Is Arrogant To Deny Our Argument
21:1-34 Job Replies: I Deny That The Wicked Are Always Punished
22:1-27:23 Third Round
22:1-34 Eliphaz Responds: You Are Punished b/c You Are Wicked
23:1-17 Job Replies: I Want To Talk To God, But He Is Inaccessible
24:1-25 Job Replies: Why Does God Not Judge? But He Does Judge
25:1-6 Bildad Responds: How Can Man Be Righteous Before God?
26:1-14 Job Replies: You Suck As 'Friends' But God Is Great
27:1-23 Job Replies: I Will Never Deny My Integrity
28:1-28 Interlude: Where Is Wisdom Found?
28:1-11 Earthly Treasure Can Be Found
28:12-19 Where Can Wisdom Be Found?
28:20-28 Man Can't Find Wisdom, But God Can
29:1-42:6 Monologues
29:1-31:40 Job's Monologue
29:1-25 I Long for the Past When God Protected and Blessed Me
30:1-31 But Now I'm Suffering and God Does Not Help
31:1-40 I Am Innocent, But I Can't Get a Hearing For Justice
32:1-37:24 Elihu's Monologue
32:1-5 Elihu Is Angry At Their Lack Of Answers
32:6-22 I Wanted To Defer To the Wisdom of Age, But I Must Speak
33:1-33 Don't Complain About Injustice, But Repent
34:1-37 God Cannot Be Wrong, So Job Is Wrong
35:1-16 God Is Not Going To Listen To Job's Accusations
36:1-25 God is Judging Job For His Wickedness
36:26-27:24 God is Awesome And You Can't Understand His Ways
38:1-42:6 God's Monologue
38:1-39:30 God Questions Job (Round 1)
38:1-3 God Speaks!: "I Will Question You"
38:4-18 God Questions Job: "You Don't Understand Creation"
38:19-38 God Questions Job: "You Don't Understand Weather"
38:39-39:30 God Questions Job: "You Don't Understand Animals"
40:1-5 Job Replies
40:1-5 Job Answers God: "I Am Unworthy"
40:6-41:34 God Questions Job (Round 2)
40:6-14 God Questions Job: "Can You Do Justice Better?"
40:15-24 God Questions Job: "Can You Control Behemoth?"
41:1-34 God Questions Job: "Can You Control Leviathan?"
42:1-6 Job Replies
42:1-6 Job Replies: "I Will Shut Up"
42:7-16 Epilogue
42:7-9 God Rebukes Job's 'Friends'
42:10-17 Job Is Blessed Twice As Much As Before Suffering