First Presbyterian Church of Perth Amboy October 2022
1)
Job
1:1-2:10 Setting the Stage
a.
Job is introduced as a man of devotion and
blessed material reward. In the Divine Council, he becomes the subject of
discussion between God and Satan. From that discussion, Satan reduces Job to
infirmed poverty.
2)
Job
2:11-3:26 Job’s Lament
a.
Three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar come
to comfort and condole with Job. Job cries out in his anguish, seeking “Why?”
3)
Job
4:1-5:27 The
first Speech of Eliphaz
4)
Job
6:1-7:21 Job’s
Response
5)
Job
8:1-22 The first Speech of
Bildad
6)
Job
9:1-10:22 Job’s Response
7)
Job
11:1-20 The
first Speech of Zophar
8)
Job
12:1-14:22 Job’s Response
9)
Job
15:1-35 The
second speech of Eliphaz
10)
Job 16:1-17:16 Job’s
Response
11)
Job 18:1-21 The
second speech of Bildad
12)
Job 19:1-29 Job’s
Response
13)
Job 20:1-29 The
second speech of Zophar
14)
Job 21:1-34 Job’s
Response
15)
Job 22:1-20 The
third speech of Eliphaz
16)
Job 23:1-24:25 Job’s
Response
17)
Job 25:1-6 The
third speech of Bildad
18)
Job 26:1-28:26 Job’s
Response
19)
Job 29:1-31:40 Job’s
Summary and “Closing Argument”
20)
Job 32:1-33:33 Elihu
Steps In
a.
Not mentioned before, Elihu seems to be a young
man who was just ‘observing’ but feels the need to speak.
21)
Job 34:1-35:16 Elihu
con’t: Defending God
22)
Job 36:1-37:24 Elihu
con’t: Request Job Consider God
23)
Job 38:1-40:2 God
Speaks
a.
God speaks powerfully with a brief response from
Job
24)
Job 40:3-42:6 God
Speaks a second time
a.
Job responds with repentance
25)
Job 42:7-16 Conclusion
and Epilogue
a.
Job intercedes for his friends and his life of
material blessing is restored by God.
Rev. Peter Hofstra
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