Analysis of Job
PART 1 - THE PROLOGUE - Chapters 1-2
Chapters 1, 2 - The Testing of Job
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1:1-5
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The integrity of Job
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1:6-12
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The enmity of the adversary
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1:13-19
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The first disasters
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1:20-22
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The effect on Job
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2:1-6
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The persistence of the adversary
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2:7-8
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Job's illness
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2:9-10
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Job's second reaction
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2:11-13
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The friends come and sympathise with him
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PART 2 - THE DIALOGUE - The Debate Between Job and His
Friends - Chapters 3-31
Chapter 3 - Job's Opening Lamentations
Job Curses His Day
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3:1-2
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Job breaks the silence
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3:3-10
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Birth lamented
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3:11-19
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Infancy lamented
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3:20-26
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Manhood lamented
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Chapters 4, 5 - The First Cycle of Speeches -
Eliphaz
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4:1-7
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Eliphaz commends then criticises Job
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4:8-11
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His theory of observation
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4:12-21
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He claims divine revelation
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5:1-7
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The wicked suffer due to personal folly
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5:8-16
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Suffering is divine punishment: repent
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5:17-27
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God delivers the righteous
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Chapters 6, 7 - The First Cycle of Speeches -
Job
Job's Answer to Eliphaz
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6:1-7
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Job justifies his grief and impatience
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6:8-13
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He repeats his desire for death
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6:14-23
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He reproaches his friends for their failure to help
him
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6:24-30
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Job rejects the conclusions of their arguments
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Reflection and Appeal
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7:1-10
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Job ponders his hopeless, helpless condition
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7:11-21
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Job's intemperate appeal to God
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Chapter 8 - The First Cycle of Speeches -
Bildad
Bildad's Appeal to Job
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8:1-7
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The doctrine of retribution - God does discriminate
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8:8-10
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Go to the ancients - they have the answers
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8:11-19
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Three examples - the ancients speak through nature
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8:20-22
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Conclusion and application to Job
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Chapters 9, 10 - The First Cycle of Speeches -
Job
Job's Reply to Bildad
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9:1-4
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God is just - who can defy Him
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9:5-10
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God is omnipotent
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9:11-13
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God's ways are inscrutable
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9:14-21
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Man cannot stand up to God
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9:22-24
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Suffering is not always evidence of sin
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9:25-31
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The hopelessness of Job's case
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9:32-35
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Job's desire for an umpire
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Job's Attempt to Reason with God
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10:1-7
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"Why are You doing this to me?"
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10:8-12
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God's former care of Job
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10:13-17
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Job's confusion
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10:18-22
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Job's cries of despair
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Chapter 11 - The First Cycle of Speeches -
Zophar
Zophar's Instruction - I Know
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11:1-4
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Job rebuked as verbose and boastful
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11:5-6
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God knows your sinfulness
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11:7-12
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God is beyond human comprehension
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11:13-19
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Repent and be blessed
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11:20
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No hope for the wicked
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Chapters 12, 13, 14 - The First Cycle of Speeches -
Job
Job's Reply to Zophar
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12:1-5
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My knowledge is not inferior to yours
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12:6
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The wicked do prosper
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12:7-10
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Let Creation teach you the wisdom and power of God
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12:11-25
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Job describes God's absolute power
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13:1-12
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Job reproves his friends as utter failures
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Job Appeals to God
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13:13-19
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Job turns to God as his friends cannot help
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13:20-28
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Job pleads with God
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14:1-12
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Man's lot is hopeless, whereas a tree has hope
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14:13-15
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Is there life after death?
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14:16-22
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Job's present state - perplexed and distressed
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Chapter 15 - The Second Cycle of Speeches -
Eliphaz
Job is Rebuked
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15:1-6
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Eliphaz rejects Job's claim to wisdom
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15:7-10
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He declares Job's experience to be inferior
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15:11-13
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He rebukes Job for his ingratitude
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15:14-16
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He refutes the innocence of man
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Doctrine of Exact Retribution Reaffirmed
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15:17-19
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Listen to me and the words of the ancients
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15:20-24
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The life of the wicked
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15:25-28
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The foolishness of the wicked
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15:29-35
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God's judgements against the wicked
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Chapters 16, 17 - The Second Cycle of Speeches -
Job
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16:1-5
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Job reproves his comforters
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16:6-17
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Despondency - God's treatment of Job
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16:18-21
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Job's confidence
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16:22-17:2
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Despondency - Humiliating death awaits
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17:3-9
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Appeal to God as man does not care
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17:10-16
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Despondency - His friend's insensitivity as death
approaches
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Chapter 18 - The Second Cycle of Speeches -
Bildad
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18:1-4
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Job indignantly reproved for his words
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The Doom of the Wicked
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18:5-6
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The light of the wicked extinguished
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18:7-16
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His fate is exact retribution for his folly
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18:17-21
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The complete extinction of the wicked
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Chapter 19 - The Second Cycle of Speeches -
Job
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19:1-7
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Job reacts to his friend's cruelty
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19:8-12
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God is the Author of Job's troubles
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19:13-19
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Job is utterly isolated
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19:20-22
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A plea for pity
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19:23-27
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Job's confidence in his eventual vindication
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19:28-29
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Job warns his friends
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Chapter 20 - The Second Cycle of Speeches -
Zophar
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20:1-5
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I am insulted and exasperated
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20:6-11
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The prosperity of the wicked is short-lived
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20:12-19
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Sin and its retribution
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20:20-22
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The wicked cannot escape from his inevitable
punishment
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20:23-28
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God's vengeance on the sinner
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20:29
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Zophar's conclusion - his philosophy summarised
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Chapter 21 - The Second Cycle of Speeches -
Job
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21:1-6
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Job appeals for a fair hearing
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21:7-13
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The prosperity of the wicked
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21:14-16
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The impiety of the wicked
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21:17-18
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The apparent immunity of the wicked
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21:19-21
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Why should their children suffer?
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21:22-26
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Some suffer, others do not
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21:27-28
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I know what you think of me
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21:29-33
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Broaden your experience and get the facts
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21:34
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Job's conclusion
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Chapter 22 - The Third Cycle of Speeches -
Eliphaz
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22:1-5
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God is judging Job's wickedness
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22:6-11
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A description of Job's wickedness
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22:12-20
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Warning against arrogance before God
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22:21-30
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Final appeal - make your peace with God
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Chapters 23, 24 - The Third Cycle of Speeches -
Job
Job's Response to Eliphaz's Appeal
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23:1-7
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If only I could find God
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23:8-9
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But I cannot find Him
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23:10-12
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If I could, I would gain a favourable outcome
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23:13-24:1
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God has a purpose but Job is confounded
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Job's Appeal to Observation - Iniquities in Others Go
Unpunished
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24:2-4
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The way of the tyrant
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24:5-8
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The plight of the poor
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24:9-12
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The exploitation of the poor by the tyrant
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24:13-17
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Sinners who work in darkness
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24:18-20
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You say, "The wicked are punished"
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24:21-25
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Reality disproves your theory
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Chapter 25 - The Third Cycle of Speeches -
Bildad
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25:1-3
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God's omnipotence
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25:4-6
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Man's impotence
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Chapter 26 - The Third Cycle of Speeches -
Job
Job's Reply to Bildad
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26:1-4
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Job's scornful reproof of Bildad
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26:5-14
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The incomprehensible majesty and power of God
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Chapters 27, 28 - The Third Cycle of Speeches -
Job
Job's First Monologue
Job's Conclusion
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27:1-6
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I am right, you are wrong
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27:7-12
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God's justice will prevail
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27:13-23
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What if my oppressors are punished?
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The Excellency of Wisdom
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28:1-6
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The ingenuity of man
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28:7-8
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The superior knowledge of man
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28:9-11
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The skilfulness of man
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28:12-19
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Wisdom - where is it? It cannot be bought
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28:20-22
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Wisdom - where is it? It is hidden
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28:23-28
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Wisdom - it is with God
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Chapters 29, 30, 31 - The Third Cycle of Speeches -
Job
Job's Second Monologue
Job's Past Glory
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29:1-6
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Job's former prosperity when blessed by God
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29:7-11
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The honour that was Job's
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29:12-17
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Respected because he helped others
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29:18-20
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His anticipated security
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29:21-25
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Job - An object of universal respect
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Job's Present Misery
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30:1-8
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But now - Despised by dogs
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30:9-15
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But now - Derided and diminished
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30:16-19
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But now - Dying and diseased
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30:20-23
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But now - Denied by Deity
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30:24-31
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But now - Destitute and dissipated
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Job's Repudiation of Offences and His Final
Appeal
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31:1-12
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Job's personal integrity
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31:13-23
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Job's fair dealing with his fellow man
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31:24-28
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Job's faithfulness to God
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31:29-34
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Job's repudiation of dishonourable thoughts
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31:35-40
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Job's final appeal as an honest man
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PART 3 - ELIHU'S MONOLOGUES - Chapters
32-37
Chapter 32 - Elihu is Introduced
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32:1-5
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Elihu is Introduced
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Elihu Introduces Himself
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32:6-10
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Though young, I will express my opinions
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32:11-14
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Job is unanswered
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32:15-22
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I have no choice, I must speak
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Chapter 33 - Elihu's First Speech
Elihu's Address to Job
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33:1-7
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Why Job should listen to Elihu
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33:8-13
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Elihu recounts Job's presumptions
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33:14-22
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God speaks to man in many ways
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33:23-30
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God does save
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33:31-33
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Elihu's challenge to Job
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Chapter 34 - Elihu's Second Speech - God Does Not Pervert
Justice
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34:1-4
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Elihu's appeal to the wise
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34:5-9
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Elihu's rebuke of Job's assertions
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Elihu Defends the Justice of God
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34:10-12
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God never does wrong
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34:13-15
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God is all-powerful
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34:16-20
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God's justice is superior
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34:21-30
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God does not answer to anybody
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Elihu's Condemnation of Job
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34:31-33
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The correct response to God
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34:34-37
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The incorrect response of Job
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Chapter 35 - Elihu's Third Speech - Righteousness Does
Profit
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35:1-3
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Elihu's summary of Job's complaint
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35:4-8
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Elihu's answer to Job
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35:9-13
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Why God does not always answer prayer
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35:14-16
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Elihu's final rebuke of Job
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Chapters 36, 37 - Elihu's Fourth Speech
Adversity is Remedial
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36:1-4
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Elihu introduces his final speech
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36:5-15
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"God is mighty" - His justice declares this
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36:16-21
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Therefore, He should be feared
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God is Omnipotent
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36:22-25
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"God is powerful" - Who can accuse Him?
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36:26-33
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"God is great" - He is beyond our comprehension
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37:1-5
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The thunder of God's voice
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37:6-13
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God causes the winter
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37:14-18
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"God is wonderful" - Lay this to heart
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37:19-24
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"God is awesome majesty" - Elihu's final appeal
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PART 4 - YAHWEH EDUCATES JOB - Chapters
38:1-42:6
Chapters 38-40:2 - Yahweh's First Speech
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38:1-3
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Yahweh's dramatic intervention
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The Wonders of the Inanimate Creation (God's Universal
Power)
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38:4-7
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What does Job know of God's power in the Creation?
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38:8-11
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Who controls the sea?
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38:12-15
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Who commands the dawn?
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38:16-21
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Has Job plumbed the mysteries of the earth and
light?
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38:22-30
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Can Job account for the weather in all its
variations?
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38:31-38
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Can Job control the stars, clouds and lightning?
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The Wonders of the Animate Creation (God's Universal
Care)
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38:39-41
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Who feeds the lioness, young lions and the raven?
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39:1-4
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Does Job understand the breeding of wild animals?
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39:5-8
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Who gives the wild ass its freedom?
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39:9-12
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Can Job tame the wild ox?
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39:13-18
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Why is the ostrich foolish?
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39:19-25
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Did Job give the war-horse its courage?
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39:26-30
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Is Job responsible for the eagle's attributes?
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40:1-2
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Will Job contend with God any longer?
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Chapter 40:3-5 - Job's Reply
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40:3-5
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"I am of small account"
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Chapters 40:6-41:34 - Yahweh's Second Speech
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40:6-9
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Introduction and challenge
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40:10-14
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Job is invited to rule the world
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40:15-24
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Behemoth - who can overpower him?
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Leviathan
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41:1-9
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Can Job tame leviathan?
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41:10-11
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Who then can confront leviathan's maker?
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41:12-24
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The power of leviathan
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41:25-29
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Man is ineffectual against his ferocity
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41:30-32
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He causes turbulence
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41:33-34
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He is king of his domain
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Chapter 42:1-6 - Job's Reply
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42:1-6
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"Now mine eye seeth thee"
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PART 5 - THE EPILOGUE - Chapter
42:7-17
Chapter 42:7-17 - The Restoration of Job
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42:7-9
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Yahweh's verdict
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42:10-11
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Job's rehabilitation
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42:12-15
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God blesses Job
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42:16-17
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After this, "full of days"
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