areas of the first three statements Stated simply, who God is determines what He does; therefore, we must trust Him without reservation Doctrinal content The book of Job makes reference, directly or indirectly, to most of the key doctrines of the Bible Subjects for which the book is particularly known are: a) Doctrine of God b) Doctrine of man c) Nature Many references to God’s creation appear throughout the book Included are such astronomical facts as: names of stars and constellations (38:31-32) suspension of the earth in space (26:7) the earth as a sphere (22:14, margin) (Scan chaps 38 and 39, which are lled with similar references.) d) Satan e) Sin and righteousness f) Affliction, discipline, and blessing g) Justice h) Faith In your survey study you will be observing these and other doctrines Does it surprise you that such a great variety of truth was revealed to men of God even before the Scriptures began to be recorded? Style As noted earlier in this chapter, Job is classi ed as dramatic poetry The book is recognized even in the secular world of literature as the most magni cent dramatic poem ever written Thomas Carlyle wrote, “There is nothing written, I think, in the Bible or out of it, of equal literary merit.” Since poetry is the language of the heart, Job reveals the innermost thoughts of men more so than their outward deeds The poetry section of the book (3:1—42:6) uses the poetic structure of parallelism in its arrangement of lines Recall the three main kinds of parallelism Then read each of the examples from Job cited below a) synonymous (4:9) b) antithetic (16:20) c) synthetic (4:19-21) In drama, not everything spoken by the actors is necessarily true This is so in the book of Job, where, for example, Job’s three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, give their own interpretations of Job’s a ictions, and are later rebuked by God for not speaking “what is right” (42:7) (The speeches of Job’s three friends take up nine chapters of the book.) Relation to other books of the Bible As noted earlier, all the books before Job, from Genesis to Esther, are for the most part historical in nature If Job lived before or outside the Abrahamic setting, an interesting comparison may be made between the poetical and historical books This is shown on Chart 66 The book of Job is intimately related to the New Testament, even though it is explicitly quoted only once by a New Testament book (1 Cor 3:19, quoting Job 5:13) The problems and questions of the man Job are answered completely and perfectly in Christ It should be very clear why Christ’s ministry is the culmination and interpretation of all Old Testament history E Heavenor relates this book to Christ’s ministry correctly: Like the other books of the Old Testament Job is forward-looking to ... Bible or out of it, of equal literary merit.” Since poetry is the language of the heart, Job reveals the innermost thoughts of men more so than their outward deeds The poetry section of the book... uses the poetic structure of parallelism in its arrangement of lines Recall the three main kinds of parallelism Then read each of the examples from Job cited below a) synonymous (4:9) b) antithetic... interpretations of Job’s a ictions, and are later rebuked by God for not speaking “what is right” (42:7) (The speeches of Job’s three friends take up nine chapters of the book.) Relation to other books of the