I have recently come across some a fascinating commentary by n. It is plain, from this history, that the lord watched over his servant job with the affection of a wise and loving father. His explanation for the intentional rearrangement is that the editor wanted to obscure jobs own dependence on the vision and. Chapter six the job of translating job it is difficult to imagine a more formidable task of translating than that of restating the hebrew text of job in other words. This book is so called from job, whose prosperity, afflictions, and restoration, are here recorded. Commentary on the book of job chapter four by wm w wells. The debate in baba batra 14b, 15a 15b indicates that the rabbis did not have a mesorah as to the authorship of the book. The final repeating word in chapter 6 is injustice. This translation is a linguistic study taht provides detailed translatorsnotes for each verse of the book ofjob. Page 9 and it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all.
The language of the book of job is notable for its numerous rare words and unique examples of morphology and syntax. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred sheasses, and a very great household. In his commentary on job, tur sinai dismissed behemoth altogether, and suggested instead that the passage of scripture from job 40. With him are wisdom and strength, he has counsel and understanding. It suggests that job points to the fate of the undesirables in a community of. Eliphaz proceeds to show that the wicked are always punished by the justice of god, though they may appear to flourish for a time, job 5.
The sharpness of his sarcasm is demonstrated in job 11. Brown contends that these textual shift occurred intentionally, in contrast to arguments championed by tur sinai that the textual shifts in job were accidental. Bear with me while i speak, and after i have spoken, mock on. The vision in job 4 and its role in the book by ken brown the. Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. The paragraph divisions in this chapter are unfortunate.
For zophar as with others who share his basic theological perspective there was no mystery in jobs situation at all. Nov 30, 2011 i have recently come across some a fascinating commentary by n. He represented him as a man that loved to hear himself speak, though he could. By his strength he stirred up or stilled the sea, by his understanding he smites rahab. Book of job, chapter 12, and 14 at a daily bible reading and commentary from the king james version of the bible. Jobs situation has taken on the appearance of a trial.
If we thus try ourselves, we shall soon be brought to own that what we know is nothing in comparison with what we know not. Zophar labeled job a witless, emptyheaded man with as much chance to become wise as a wild donkey has to be born tame. An occasional rabbinic dissent against the historicity of the character job has survived. Tursinais rearrangement appears correct, as does his. Job contrasts the finality of a mans death to that of a tree, which might shoot up again 14. Job 12 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Where significant differences exist between tur sinai s. Job 11 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Read job 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise.
The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. The book of job is in essence an outpouring of words, words whose power reaches far beyond argument with rhetorical and emotive force. Job 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Tur sinai was the first president of the academy of the hebrew language and founder of its historical dictionary project. The writer of job doesnt dwell on this part of the story, however. Job seems to feel the same and demands his day in court. Book of job revised edition by tur sinai author isbn. According to this view which hartley does not share job acknowledges, in chap. Jobs response to eliphaz, chapters 6 and 7 you remember eliphaz. Kiryath sepher, 1957 which suggests on linguistic grounds that the speeches in job were originally composed in aramaic probably in the early part of the babylonian captivity and then translated into hebrew after the return. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. May 22, 2015 job asks why dont you just bear my transgression.
We are apt to call reproofs reproaches, and to think ourselves mocked when advised and admonished. Recent discoveries in ugarit on the upper coast of palestine have helped considerably in our understanding of the vocabulary and style of job. Mar 08, 20 book of job, chapter 12, and 14 at a daily bible reading and commentary from the king james version of the bible. Pope and tur sinai suggest that the suffix on the verb is datival, and translate it, what has taken from you your mind. Job chapter 10 kjv king james version in reference to job 10, this is pure lesson to us of current, to know that before christ the champion of law could come, humanity can stand the blow of of satan. Satan answered the lord and said, from going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it. To provide more insight, brown continues in chapter two by. Many suggestions have been made to account for its singular nature. It were well if wise and good men, who differ about lesser things, would see how it is for their honour and comfort, and the good of. Since the story may have an edomite setting, it has been suggested that the author was an edomite, a descendant of esau, jacobs brother genesis 25. Commentary on the book of job chapter fourteen by wm w wells. His groundbreaking reconstruction of job and ability to illustrate the centrality of the job 4 vision may potentially change field of joban studies. Although this vision is not referred to in jobs speech in ch.
O my heart this is difficult stuff tur sinai has pages of explanation on spittle and poison which i must yet read a fate almost worse than jobs. He complains that, whereas he expected consolation from his friends, he had received nothing but the bitterest reproaches, on the assumed ground that he must be a wicked man, else god would not so grievously. He lived soon after abraham, or perhaps before that patriarch. The three friends feel that job has been tried and convicted. Study the bible online using commentary on job 1 and more.
There are more hapax legomena words which occur only once and rare words in job than in any other book in the bible. Verses 15 job upbraids his friends with the good opinion they had of their own wisdom compared with his. With the appeal to learning from beasts and birds, job launches into what seems to be a bitter parody of the power of god. His explanation for the intentional rearrangement is that the editor wanted to obscure job s own dependence on the vision and mollify his most extreme criticisms of gods justice 225. The events of jobs suffering are quickly narrated in order to get to the core of the book. Oct 06, 2015 the vision of job 4 and its role in the book marks an essential development in joban studies which all scholars working with job must take into consideration. Commentary on the book of job chapter nine by wm w wells. Tursinai, the book ofjob a new commentary jerusalem, 1957, and. Bible studies and highlights in the book of job job chapters 814.
Read job 11 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. Ppt introduction to the book of job powerpoint presentation. The first recruiting sergeant on record i conceive to have been that individual who is mentioned in the book of job as going to and fro in the earth, and walking up and down in it. In this section, job rebuked the previous speech of zophar job 11, especially where zophar criticized job for not knowing god and likened him to an emptyheaded man job 11. Verses 16 zophar attacked job with great vehemence. In chapter 6, job responds to eliphaz, in chapter 7 he comes to focus on four questions. In reconstructing bildads speech in this manner, gordis and even tur sinai 1967, p. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Job 12 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Satan answered the lord, from roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.
Introduction to the book of job 1 introduction to the book of job. The division of the book of job the division of the book of job is not difficult to make. Next chapter of job the book of job, chapter 19 we hope that you find the content of the book of job, chapter 19 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Translation our report is based on the modem authoritative literal translation by n. Dhorme job, 243 interprets the preposition to mean aimed at me.
A canadian lawyer has written a learned discourse on the book of job as a legal battle sutherland, putting god on trial. Job is a righteous man who suffers greatly and displays amazing piety. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job s goodness. Like many other scholars, though, he has difficulty with the integration of chap. Redditt georgetown college the field of old testament study today is marked by disagreement over method, in particular readeror audiencebased methods and historicalcritical methods including source. Hes blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. But many commentators either change the word to mockers tur sinai, neb, or argue that the form in the text is a form of the participle gordis. You can see them towards the end four repetitions of whyhow, variations of this passage.
The book of job a new commentary, unknown binding january 1, 1957 by naphtali h tur sinai author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Next chapter of job the book of job, chapter 1 we hope that you find the content of the book of job, chapter 1 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Elihu proclaims gods justiceelihu further answered and said. Till then we walk in faith, trusting him who has told us that all things must work together for good to them that love god. The mythological texts from ugarit, a large corpus being poetry q. Tur sinai, rashi, and ibn ezra who saw these verses a praise of gods creative powers at the beginning of creation. Here, job showed that he did indeed know that god was great in wisdom and strength, and. Verses 25 and there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Next chapter of job the book of job, chapter 12 we hope that you find the content of the book of job, chapter 12 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter.
Reading the speech cycles in the book of job by paul l. The structure of the book of job, and why it matters. The vision in job 4 and its role in the book by ken brown. Next chapter of job the book of job, chapter 28 we hope that you find the content of the book of job, chapter 28 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Mythological elements in the book of job have long been recognized. The loss of job s property, and the death of his children. Job 12 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the.
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