Job 1 Scofield
Read Job 1 · Matthew Henry on Job 1
1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
“land of Uz”
A region at the south of Edom, and west of the Arabian desert, extending to Chaldea.
“Uz”
See Jer 25:20.
“fear”
(See Scofield "Ps 19:9").
1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
“sons of God”
This scene is in heaven. Cf. Job 2:1–7.
1:8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
“feareth”
(See Scofield "Ps 19:9").
1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
“fear”
(See Scofield "Ps 19:9").
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Introduction to Job
Job is in form a dramatic poem. It is probably the oldest of the Bible books, and was certainly written before the giving of the law. It would have been impossible, in a discussion covering the whole field of sin, of the providential government of God, and man's relation to Him, to avoid all reference to the law if the law had then been known. Job was a veritable personage (Ezek 14:20; Jas 5:11), and the events are historical. The book sheds a remarkable light on the philosophic breadth and intellectual culture of the patriarchal age. The problem is, Why do the godly suffer?
Job is in seven parts:
1. Prologue, Job 1:1 to Job 2:8.
2. Job and his wife, Job 2:9–10.
3. Job and his three friends, Job 2:11 to Job 31:40.
4. Job and Elihu, Job 32:1 to Job 37:24.
5. Jehovah and Job 38:1 to Job 41:34.
6. Job's final answer, Job 42:1–6.
7. Epilogue, Job 42:7–17.
The events recorded in Job cover a period within 1 year.