Commentary on the Book of Job - Bible Study Lessons

1 Commentary on the book of Job Bible Study Notes and Comments by David E. Pratte Available in print at Study Notes on Job Page #2 Commentary on the book of Job: Bible Study Notes and Comments Copyright David E. Pratte, 2010, 2014 Minor revisions 2016 All rights reserved ISBN-13: 978-1495909535 ISBN-10: 1495909530 Note carefully: No teaching in any of our materials is intended or should ever be construed to justify or to in any way incite or encourage personal vengeance or physical violence against any person.

2 Front page photo Statue with artist s conception of Job Photo credit: J rg Syrlin the Younger distributed under GNU free documentation license, via Wikimedia Commons Other Acknowledgements Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are generally from the New King James Version (NKJV), copyright 1982, 1988 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (NASB) are from Holy Bible , New American Standard La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995.

3 Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible , English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (MLV) are from Modern Literal Version of The New Testament, Copyright 1999 by G. Allen Walker. Scripture quotations marked (RSV) are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible , copyright 1952 by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

4 Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are from the New International Version of the Holy Bible , copyright 1978 by Zondervan Bible publishers, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Page #3 Study Notes on Job Other Books by the Author Topical Bible Studies Growing a Godly Marriage & Raising Godly Children Why Believe in God, Jesus, and the Bible ? (evidences) The God of the Bible ( Study of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) Grace, Faith, and Obedience: The Gospel or Calvinism? Kingdom of Christ: Future Millennium or Present Spiritual Reign?

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6 Workbook on the Theme of the Bible Visit our website at to see a current list of books in print. Study Notes on Job Page #4 Other Resources from the Author Printed books, booklets, and tracts available at Free Bible Study articles online at Free Bible courses online at Free class books at Free commentaries on Bible books at Contact the author at Page #5 Study Notes on Job Table of Contents Job 1 .. 9 Job 2 .. 23 Job 3 .. 29 Job 4 .. 33 Job 5 .. 38 Job 6 .. 44 Job 7 .. 48 Job 8.

7 52 Job 9 ..56 Job 10 .. 62 Job 11 ..65 Job 12 .. 69 Job 13 .. 74 Job 14 .. 80 Job 15 .. 84 Job 16 .. 90 Job 17 .. 93 Job 18 .. 96 Job 19 .. 99 Job 20 .. 104 Job 21 .. 108 Job 22 .. 114 Job 23 .. 120 Job 24 .. 123 Job 25 .. 128 Job 26 .. 130 Job 27 .. 133 Job 137 Job 29 .. 141 Job 30 .. 145 Job 31 .. 150 Job 32 .. 156 Job 33 .. 160 Job 34 .. 166 Job 35 .. 172 Job 36 .. 175 Job 37 .. 181 Job 38 .. 186 Job 39 .. 191 Job 40 .. 194 Job 41 .. 197 Job 42 .. 202 (Due to printer reformatting, the above numbers may be off a page or two.)

8 Study Notes on Job Page #6 Notes to the Reader To save space and for other reasons, I have chosen not to include the Bible text in these notes (please use your Bible to follow along). When I do quote a Scripture, I generally quote the New King James Version, unless otherwise indicated. Often especially when I do not use quotations marks I am not quoting any translation but simply paraphrasing the passage in my own words. Also, when I ask the reader to refer to a map, please consult the maps at the back of your Bible or in a Bible dictionary.

9 You can find Study questions to accompany these notes at To join our mailing list to be informed of new books or special sales, contact the author at Page #7 Study Notes on Job Introductory Thoughts about Commentaries Only the Scriptures provide an infallible, authoritatively inspired revelation of God s will for man (2 Timothy 3:16,17). It follows that this Commentary , like all commentaries, was written by an uninspired, fallible human. It is the author s effort to share his insights about God s word for the purpose of instructing and edifying others in the knowledge and wisdom found in Scripture.

10 It is simply another form of teaching, like public preaching, Bible class teaching, etc., except in written form (like tracts, Bible class literature, etc.). Nehemiah 8:8; Ephesians 4:15,16; Romans 15:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:12-14; 5:12-14; 10:23-25; Romans 10:17; Mark 16:15,16; Acts 8:4; 2 Timothy 2:2,24-26; 4:2-4; 1 Peter 3:15. It follows that the student must read any Commentary with discernment, realizing that any fallible teacher may err, whether he is teaching orally or in writing.