1. JOB
PROLOGUE
JOB 1-2

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.

3. 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

4. Land of Uz

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Characters Introduced
“The Satan” (הַשָּׂטָן , 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?

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

11. 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.

12. 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”

13. 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.