A word to those who preach the Word
Introduction: what is Job all about?
The structure of the Book of Job
1. Job and what happened to him : Welcome to a well-run world ; The testing of your faith ; The loneliness of Job ; Weep with those who weep
2. Job and his friends : Introducing Job's comforters: what not to say to the suffering believer ; Eliphaz's first speech: a useless sermon from a kind friend ; Job's first reply to Eliphaz: the God-forsaken living death ; Bildad's first speech: the system at its simplest ; Job's first reply to Bildad: the trouble-maker maker ; Zophar's first speech: the cruelty of the system ; Job's first reply to Zophar: a longing for resurrection ; Eliphaz's second speech: on the scandal of redemptive suffering ; job's second reply to Eliphaz: drinking the cup of God's wrath ; Bildad's second speech: the road to hell ; Job's second reply to Bildad: is God for me or against me? ; Zophar's second speech: another portrait of hell ; Job's second reply to Zophar: the good life ; Eliphaz's third speech: repent and prosper ; Job's third reply to Eliphaz: your kingdom come ; Bildad's third speech: a mortal cannot hope to be right with God ; Job's third reply to Bildad: the difference between religion and wisdom ; Job begins to sum up: the danger of opposing the Gospel ; Why God won't answer my question ; The longing: a nostalgia for Paradise ; The lament: the stripping of dignity ; Job's las word
The answer to Job : Elihu and the justice of God ; Elihu's first speech: the God who speaks ; Elihu's second speech: is God fair? ; Elihu's' third speech: what's the point of being good? ; Elihu's fourth speech: cosmic grandeur and cosmic justice ; The Lord's first speech, Part 1: what wonderful knowledge ; The Lord's first speech, Part 2: nature, red in tooth and claw? ; The Lord's second speech: terrifying evil
Epilogue: The end comes at the end
Conclusion: so what is the book of Job all about?
