Life can be hard, and sometimes it seems like God doesn't even care. When faced with difficult trials, many people have resonated with the book of Job—the story of a man who lost nearly everything, seemingly abandoned by God.

In this thorough and accessible commentary, Christopher Ash helps us glean encouragement from God's Word by directing our attention to the final explanation and ultimate resolution of Job's story: the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Intended to equip pastors to preach Job's important message, this commentary highlights God's grace and wisdom in the midst of redemptive suffering.

Taking a staggeringly honest look at our broken world and the trials that we often face, Ash helps us see God's sovereign purposes for adversity and the wonderful hope that Christians have in Christ.

Part of the Preaching the Word series.

This meditative commentary on the book of Job engages head on with suffering, exploring God's purposes in pain while directing us to our ultimate hope: Jesus Christ. Part of the Preaching the Word series

Christopher Ash

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Preaching The Word

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

A Word to Those Who Preach the Word

Preface

Introduction: What Is Job All About?

The Structure of the Book of Job

Part 1: Job And What Happened To Him (1—3)

1 Welcome to a Well-Run World (1:1–5)

2 The Testing of Your Faith (1:6—2:10)

3 The Loneliness of Job (2:11–13)

4 Weep with Those Who Weep (3)

Part 2: Job And His Friends (4—31)

5 Introducing Job's Comforters: What Not to Say to the Suffering Believer

The First Cycle of Speeches (4 —14)

6 Eliphaz's First Speech: A Useless Sermon from a Kind Friend (4, 5)

7 Job's First Reply to Eliphaz: The God-Forsaken Living Death (6, 7)

8 Bildad's First Speech: The System at Its Simplest (8)

9 Job's First Reply to Bildad: The Trouble-Maker Maker (9, 10)

10 Zophar's First Speech: The Cruelty of the System (11)

11 Job's First Reply to Zophar: A Longing for Resurrection (12—14)

The Second Cycle of Speeches (15—21)

12 Eliphaz's Second Speech: On the Scandal of Redemptive Suffering (15)

13 Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz: Drinking the Cup of God's Wrath (16, 17)

14 Bildad's Second Speech: The Road to Hell (18)

15 Job's Second Reply to Bildad: Is God for Me or against Me? (19)

16 Zophar's Second Speech: Another Portrait of Hell (20)

17 Job's Second Reply to Zophar: The Good Life (21)

The Third (Truncated) Cycle of Speeches (22—28)

18 Eliphaz's Third Speech: Repent and Prosper (22)

19 Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz: Your Kingdom Come (23, 24)

20 Bildad's Third Speech: A Mortal Cannot Hope to Be Right with God (25)

21 Job's Third Reply to Bildad: The Difference between Religion and Wisdom (26)

Job's Two Summary Speeches (27—31)

22 Job Begins to Sum Up: The Danger of Opposing the Gospel (27)

23 Why God Won't Answer My Question (28)

Job's Final Defense (29—31)

24 The Longing: A Nostalgia for Paradise (29)

25 The Lament: The Stripping of Dignity (30)

26 Job's Last Word (31)

Part 3: The Answers To Job (32:1—42:6)

27 Elihu and the Justice of God (32:1–5)

28 Elihu's First Speech: The God Who Speaks (32:6—33:33)

29 Elihu's Second Speech: Is God Fair? (34)

30 Elihu's Third Speech: What's the Point of Being Good? (35)

31 Elihu's Fourth Speech: Cosmic Grandeur and Cosmic Justice (36, 37)

32 The Lord's First Speech, Part 1: What Wonderful Knowledge (38:1–38)

33 The Lord's First Speech, Part 2: Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw? (38:39—40:5)

34 The Lord's Second Speech: Terrifying Evil (40:6—42:6)

Epilogue: The End Comes at the End (42:7–17)

Conclusion: So What Is the Book of Job All About?

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Notes

Scripture Index

General Index

Index of Sermon Illustrations

Life can be hard, and sometimes it seems like God doesn’t even care. When faced with difficult trials, many people have resonated with the book of Job—the story of a man who lost nearly everything, seemingly abandoned by God.

In this thorough and accessible commentary, Christopher Ash helps us glean encouragement from God’s Word by directing our attention to the final explanation and ultimate resolution of Job’s story: the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Intended to equip pastors to preach Job’s important message, this commentary highlights God’s grace and wisdom in the midst of redemptive suffering.

Taking a staggeringly honest look at our broken world and the trials that we often face, Ash helps us see God’s sovereign purposes for adversity and the wonderful hope that Christians have in Christ.

Part of the Preaching the Word series.

Part 1: Job and What Happened to Him (Job 1–3)

1\. Welcome to a Well-run World! (Job 1:1­–5)  
2\. The Testing of Your Faith (Job 1:6–2:10)  
3\. The Loneliness of Job (Job 2:11–13)  
4\. Weep with Those Who Weep (Job 3)

Part 2: Job and His Friends (Job 4–31)

5\. Introducing Job’s Comforters  
6\. Eliphaz’s First Speech (Job 4–5)  
7\. Job’s First Reply to Eliphaz (Job 6–7)  
8\. Bildad’s First Speech (Job 8)  
9\. Job’s First Reply to Bildad (Job 9–10)  
10\. Zophar’s First Speech (Job 11)  
11\. Job’s First Reply to Zophar (Job 12–14)  
12\. Eliphaz’s Second Speech (Job 15)  
13\. Job’s Second Reply to Eliphaz (Job 16–17)  
14\. Bildad’s Second Speech (Job 18)  
15\. Job’s Second Reply to Bildad (Job 19)  
16\. Zophar’s Second Speech (Job 20)  
17\. Job’s Second Reply to Zophar (Job 21)  
18\. Eliphaz’s Third Speech (Job 22)  
19\. Job’s Third Reply to Eliphaz (Job 23–24)  
20\. Bildad’s Third Speech (Job 25)  
21\. Job’s Third Reply to Bildad (Job 26)  
22\. Job Begins to Sum Up (Job 27)  
23\. Why God Won’t Answer My Question (Job 28)  
24\. The Longing (Job 29)  
25\. The Lament (Job 30)  
26\. Job’s Last Word (Job 31)

Part 3: The Answers to Job (Job 32:1–42:6)

27\. Elihu and the Justice of God (Job 32:1–5)  
28\. Elihu’s First Speech (Job 32:6–33:33)  
29\. Elihu’s Second Speech (Job 34)  
30\. Elihu’s Third Speech (Job 35)  
31\. Elihu’s Fourth Speech (Job 36–37)  
32\. The LORD’s First Speech (Job 38:1–38)  
33\. The LORD’s First Speech (Job 38:39–40:5)  
34\. The LORD’s Second Speech (Job 40:6–42:6)

Epilogue

35\. The End Comes at the End (Job 42:7–17)

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