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Job

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Old Testament · Wisdom · 16 chapter studies · 16 narrated

Read Job in canonical sequence.

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  1. Intro Job - General Introduction Job is not a puzzle book where God explains suffering. 29 min read Narrated
  2. 1-2 Job 1-2 - The Righteous Sufferer Tested Job 1 2 gives the reader the key to the whole book before Job ever speaks in poetry. 33 min read Narrated
  3. 3 Job 3 - Job Lament Job 3 is the first time the righteous sufferer speaks at length after the disasters. 23 min read Narrated
  4. 4-7 Job 4-7 - First Speeches Eliphaz and Job Job 4 7 is the first full exchange between Job and one of his friends. 33 min read Narrated
  5. 8-10 Job 8-10 - Bildad and Job Answer Job 8 10 is the second exchange in the first cycle of speeches. 34 min read Narrated
  6. 11-14 Job 11-14 - Zophar and Job Hope Beyond Death Job 11 14 completes the first cycle of speeches. 42 min read Narrated
  7. 15-17 Job 15-17 - Second Cycle Begins Job 15 17 begins the second cycle of speeches. 36 min read Narrated
  8. 18-21 Job 18-21 - Wickedness Debate Job 18 21 continues the second cycle of speeches. 34 min read Narrated
  9. 22-24 Job 22-24 - Eliphaz Accuses and Job Seeks God Job 22 24 opens the third cycle of speeches with Eliphaz at his harshest. 30 min read Narrated
  10. 25-28 Job 25-28 - Wisdom Hidden With God Job 25 28 gathers the collapse of the friends' argument into one final theological turn. 31 min read Narrated
  11. 29-31 Job 29-31 - Job Final Defense Job 29 31 is Job's final defense before the younger Elihu enters the debate. 27 min read Narrated
  12. 32-34 Job 32-34 - Elihu Begins Elihu enters after Job's final defense, angry at Job and angry at the three friends. 24 min read Narrated
  13. 35-37 Job 35-37 - Elihu on God Majesty Elihu's final speeches move the debate from accusation toward awe. 22 min read Narrated
  14. 38-39 Job 38-39 - The Lord Answers From the Whirlwind The Lord finally answers Job, but He does not answer with the explanation Job expected. 21 min read Narrated
  15. 40-41 Job 40-41 - Behemoth and Leviathan The Lord's second answer presses Job beyond wonder into humility before powers he cannot master. 20 min read Narrated
  16. 42 Job 42 - Repentance Intercession and Restoration Job 42 is the end of the argument and the beginning of healing. 18 min read Narrated