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The Book of Job (KJV) (The Holy Bible, King James Version) (Volume 18) by Sunlight Desktop Publishing
This is a single volume from the complete set of large print individual Bible books available from Sunlight Desktop Publishing (Sunlight Bibles)."These Bible books are ... perfect for Bible studies." - Darlene Sauber"The size of the print ... is so easy to read, even at a distance." - Paul CarpenterAbout Righteous Job suffers a series of severe losses, causing his wife to question his loyalty to God and his friends to doubt his integrity before God. Job protests his innocence, until God speaks and reveals His sovereignty.Large print complete book of Job from the Holy Bible (King James Version, KJV). Printed in clear, large print, the slim size and light weight of this book is easy to hold and carry. It can be used for personal and group Bible studies or given as a gift.
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February 21, 2026
I have always liked the book of Job, just for a few passages--a couple chapters at the end, and few verses scattered throughout. This year was different. I was passing through extreme depression this month. It so happened that I began my reading of Job in the middle of it. I identified with Job's depression and misery. I related so much to what he had to say. I loved the constant reminders of God's sovereignty. It was so extremely encouraging to me! To think Job went through all that, and now his book has been an encouragement to millions of people for thousands of years. Maybe my trials are to be an encouragement to someone else someday too.
February 22, 2017
Again.... KJV. I read nothing but KJV. But for some reason, I can never find those editions on Goodreads. Haha. :P
June 14, 2021
"For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth." ~Job 19:25
January 15, 2022
Honestly, the book of Job is sometimes really hard to get through. The muddle section where Job and his friends won't stop arguing kills me. I'm always so thankful when Elihu comes in and shuts them up.
But...there's a lesson to be learned....
Job started out as a blameless and upright man. That's how God described him. Then, Satan comes in to temp him and test his faith.
At first Job is lamenting in prayer to God. That's normal when we go through such heartache and loss. But, further into the book, he accuses God and demands answers. Of course, that is not the right way to handle suffering. We know this because God comes to Job in a whirlwind and rebukes him.
Job 42:6 is so painfully beautiful to me, "therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes."
How many times have I felt this way because of my own sin. Reading through everything Job and his friends said was annoying at times, but honestly, I'm no better. 🤷♀️
I think the lesson I learned reading through Job this month is that I cannot let suffering make me doubt God and His perfect justice. And, if I do, I must repent.
But...there's a lesson to be learned....
Job started out as a blameless and upright man. That's how God described him. Then, Satan comes in to temp him and test his faith.
At first Job is lamenting in prayer to God. That's normal when we go through such heartache and loss. But, further into the book, he accuses God and demands answers. Of course, that is not the right way to handle suffering. We know this because God comes to Job in a whirlwind and rebukes him.
Job 42:6 is so painfully beautiful to me, "therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes."
How many times have I felt this way because of my own sin. Reading through everything Job and his friends said was annoying at times, but honestly, I'm no better. 🤷♀️
I think the lesson I learned reading through Job this month is that I cannot let suffering make me doubt God and His perfect justice. And, if I do, I must repent.
June 23, 2024
Yahweh makes a lousy bet with the satan and is provoked into bringing evil upon Job (42:11). The first two chapters and the last chapter are prose, whereas the long middle is poetry. The book is ultimately an unsatisfying answer to the problem of evil: pure happenstance because Yahweh makes a shitty bet with his adversary, and when Job questions Yahweh about why he’s unjustly suffering, Yahweh bullies him into submission.
October 4, 2021
An invitation to trust God’s wisdom. God will never forsake you, we have to learn to believe in that statement.
February 8, 2026
I always love how the Lord takes Job to His creation to show His greatness. A celebration of God's amazing earth!
February 5, 2026
I have learned the best way [at least for me] to read this great inspired book of the Bible is to read connected chapters in one sitting. It just makes the connection between the conversations if read in this manner. Here is a reading schedule if you are interested. Of course you can read more "Sittings" at a time:
Sitting 1 - Job 1-3 Behind the scenes and Job's first soliloquy
Sitting 2 - Job 4-7 Eliphaz & Job
Sitting 3 - Job 8-10 Bildad & Job
Sitting 4 - Job 11-14 Zophar & Job
Sitting 5 - Job 15-17 Eliphaz & Job
Sitting 6 - Job 18-19 Bildad & Job
Sitting 7 - Job 20-21 Zophar & Job
Sitting 8 - Job 22-24 Eliphaz & Job
Sitting 9 - Job 25-31 Bildad & Job
Sitting 10 - Job 32-37 Elihu
Sitting 11 - Job 33-41 The Lord
Sitting 12 - Job 42 Epilogue
Sitting 1 - Job 1-3 Behind the scenes and Job's first soliloquy
Sitting 2 - Job 4-7 Eliphaz & Job
Sitting 3 - Job 8-10 Bildad & Job
Sitting 4 - Job 11-14 Zophar & Job
Sitting 5 - Job 15-17 Eliphaz & Job
Sitting 6 - Job 18-19 Bildad & Job
Sitting 7 - Job 20-21 Zophar & Job
Sitting 8 - Job 22-24 Eliphaz & Job
Sitting 9 - Job 25-31 Bildad & Job
Sitting 10 - Job 32-37 Elihu
Sitting 11 - Job 33-41 The Lord
Sitting 12 - Job 42 Epilogue
July 4, 2018
Words from the book of Job, this is my favorite chapter in this book:
Job Chapter 38:
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
BLESS THE NAME OF JESUS!
Job Chapter 38:
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
BLESS THE NAME OF JESUS!
November 10, 2023
Poor Job basically gets tormented on a dare. The book opens on Satan and God chatting, I guess, and Satan basically says "Hey, bet you I can make Job renounce you, God." God is like "Ok, go for it, just don't kill him." Pretty wild that one of the most iconic books in world history begins this way. tl;dr: Satan smites Job in various ways, and we spend the rest of the book exploring Job's misery.
Job's complaining and bemoaning occupies one large chunk of the book. This becomes a bit tedious. Maybe the original authors intended for the story to be told orally, encouraging repetition. Still, the beauty and enormity of the KJV shines through in these passages. "By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed." "Hast thou not poured me out like milk and curdled me like cheese?" Phew. These nuggets help the reader muddle through a lot of turgid prose.
The other focus is Job's ongoing debate with his three friends. The friends essentially blame Job for his lot: he must have done something to deserve it, Job can't judge God for not protecting him, God will ultimately reward Job's faith(/suffering). Job's response is essentially to abase himself, redouble his faith in God, regardless of what punishment he receives. God shows up at the end of the story to chastise everyone for daring to question his judgment, whereupon Job proclaims "... I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." Interestingly, God also punishes the friends, who ostensibly spoke up on God's behalf, for "not speaking the truth" about Him.
Job is a challenging book for a modern, Western, liberal audience. A naive reading could be "don't question your lot." A more redemptive, optimistic reading could emphasize Job's redemption at the end, where he gets "twice as much as he had before." It's probably most rewarding for a religious reader contemplating the meaning of faith or how to serve God.
Job's complaining and bemoaning occupies one large chunk of the book. This becomes a bit tedious. Maybe the original authors intended for the story to be told orally, encouraging repetition. Still, the beauty and enormity of the KJV shines through in these passages. "By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed." "Hast thou not poured me out like milk and curdled me like cheese?" Phew. These nuggets help the reader muddle through a lot of turgid prose.
The other focus is Job's ongoing debate with his three friends. The friends essentially blame Job for his lot: he must have done something to deserve it, Job can't judge God for not protecting him, God will ultimately reward Job's faith(/suffering). Job's response is essentially to abase himself, redouble his faith in God, regardless of what punishment he receives. God shows up at the end of the story to chastise everyone for daring to question his judgment, whereupon Job proclaims "... I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." Interestingly, God also punishes the friends, who ostensibly spoke up on God's behalf, for "not speaking the truth" about Him.
Job is a challenging book for a modern, Western, liberal audience. A naive reading could be "don't question your lot." A more redemptive, optimistic reading could emphasize Job's redemption at the end, where he gets "twice as much as he had before." It's probably most rewarding for a religious reader contemplating the meaning of faith or how to serve God.
June 3, 2023
The Book of Job in the New Testament is a masterpiece that explores the depths of human suffering and the nature of God. It is a story of a man named Job, who is righteous and prosperous, but whose life is turned upside down when Satan challenges God to take away everything he has.
Job loses his children, his wealth, and his health, and is left to face the biggest questions in life - why do bad things happen to good people, and where is God in the midst of suffering? The book takes us on a journey through Job's emotional turmoil as he struggles to find meaning in his pain and to make sense of his faith.
The book is not just a story, but also a poetic masterpiece. The language is often lyrical and evocative, with images that are both beautiful and haunting. The book also employs a variety of literary techniques, such as repetition, parallelism, and dialogue, which make it a pleasure to read.
What makes the Book of Job truly genius, however, is its exploration of the character of God. Through Job's suffering and his encounters with his friends and with God, we are given a glimpse into the heart of the divine. We see a God who is both just and merciful, who is both sovereign and compassionate, and whose ways are sometimes beyond our understanding.
Despite its heavy subject matter, the Book of Job is a page-turner that will keep you engaged from start to finish. Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, it is a book that will challenge and inspire you. It is a testament to the power of literature to explore the deepest questions of the human experience, and to offer hope and healing in the midst of suffering.
Job loses his children, his wealth, and his health, and is left to face the biggest questions in life - why do bad things happen to good people, and where is God in the midst of suffering? The book takes us on a journey through Job's emotional turmoil as he struggles to find meaning in his pain and to make sense of his faith.
The book is not just a story, but also a poetic masterpiece. The language is often lyrical and evocative, with images that are both beautiful and haunting. The book also employs a variety of literary techniques, such as repetition, parallelism, and dialogue, which make it a pleasure to read.
What makes the Book of Job truly genius, however, is its exploration of the character of God. Through Job's suffering and his encounters with his friends and with God, we are given a glimpse into the heart of the divine. We see a God who is both just and merciful, who is both sovereign and compassionate, and whose ways are sometimes beyond our understanding.
Despite its heavy subject matter, the Book of Job is a page-turner that will keep you engaged from start to finish. Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, it is a book that will challenge and inspire you. It is a testament to the power of literature to explore the deepest questions of the human experience, and to offer hope and healing in the midst of suffering.
February 15, 2021
I have read this book twice in the past this now being my third time through it I am not surprised that I learned something new this time through. Job was indeed a devout man and it is not a fact that he was held out there as a dangling fish for the devil to abuse or to prove a point. In fact the devil is proven to be not only a liar but a king of fools because he set out on a fools errand. This time having read the book I finally understood something that escaped me in the past. While I do clearly know the job never cursed God to his face nor did he ever lose his faith in God it also came to my awareness that Job never ask for his belongings or his possessions or the people of his life that he loved be returned. I realized that he did not seek anything temporary of this world to be restored to him rather he sought God’s face to shine more brightly upon him. This is the fundamental definition of grace when unmerited favor is given by God for believers in God. God on his own restored job even beyond what he had to begin with. The story does not explain or go into whether he was appreciative of the restoration nor do I think it needed to. The Important thing to understand is that true service to others, especially to the one who gives us life and life more abundantly, is to give that service without expectation of restoration or Recompense. You simply serve because that is who you are and if that service is given out of love because love is given to you first that is payment enough.
July 9, 2023
3.75
Job's depressing commentary is gorgeously poetic. Ironically, I do not think this book is strictly about Job. Job seems to be a means by which the incompetency of God is magnified. After all, the completeness of the world God shares with Job, telling him all that he manages and all that he cares for, only weakens the case for God. So what if the world is complex? Did God not create it? What should be said about this book is that one learns that God was ultimately unable to relieve the sorrow Job had. Providing an overview of the complexity of the world is not a sufficient response to the problem of injustice and suffering in the world. The reader is left with the same comments Job makes:
"What is man that thou shouldst magnify him."
"I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not." (Job 30:20 KJV)
"15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: When I consider, I am afraid of him.
16 For God maketh my heart soft, And the Almighty troubleth me:
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither hath he covered the darkness from my face." (Job 23:15-17 KJV)
I'll leave it at that.
Job's depressing commentary is gorgeously poetic. Ironically, I do not think this book is strictly about Job. Job seems to be a means by which the incompetency of God is magnified. After all, the completeness of the world God shares with Job, telling him all that he manages and all that he cares for, only weakens the case for God. So what if the world is complex? Did God not create it? What should be said about this book is that one learns that God was ultimately unable to relieve the sorrow Job had. Providing an overview of the complexity of the world is not a sufficient response to the problem of injustice and suffering in the world. The reader is left with the same comments Job makes:
"What is man that thou shouldst magnify him."
"I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not." (Job 30:20 KJV)
"15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: When I consider, I am afraid of him.
16 For God maketh my heart soft, And the Almighty troubleth me:
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither hath he covered the darkness from my face." (Job 23:15-17 KJV)
I'll leave it at that.
September 21, 2019
Let me see if I understand this: God allowed Job to be tortured because Satan thought the only reason Job was faithful was because he had it good. God's vanity was so great he entered into a capricious social experiment where he allows Satan to ruin Job's life in order to prove that Jobs faith and service to him was strong and not solely determined by his circumstances. Job asks a lot of great questions about why all of this is happening that are never really answered. Then God reminds Job that he's really powerful and mysterious and incomprehensible, and Job kisses the ring and everything is restored and then some.
A very in depth and poetic study into the nature of bootlicking that comes pretty close to heresy, but realizes that the best way to respond to a criticism is to fully appropriate it and then offer a simple solution in its place. I prefer my irrationality to be more multifaceted and complex. Time to look into paganism.
A very in depth and poetic study into the nature of bootlicking that comes pretty close to heresy, but realizes that the best way to respond to a criticism is to fully appropriate it and then offer a simple solution in its place. I prefer my irrationality to be more multifaceted and complex. Time to look into paganism.
November 23, 2025
*read as a part of reading the whole Bible in a Year through the Bible App’s plan with The Bible Project. The plan itself is so far superior to any other Bible reading plan that I’ve tried. The videos that go along with the reading are academic, but incredibly thoughtful, understandable, relatable, and also artistic. Highly recommend!
Job has always fascinated me and I deeply appreciate the blunt way Job presents his suffering and the honesty in which he questions why it’s happening.
Job has always fascinated me and I deeply appreciate the blunt way Job presents his suffering and the honesty in which he questions why it’s happening.
February 22, 2022
What a beautiful, and profound book. Why does man suffer? Why does evil abound? Why do bad things happen to good people and good things to bad? It is true that even the very best will suffer. It is true that even the very worst will prosper. But trust God and don't give up hope and faith. He never forgets His disciples and He is forever in charge.
January 31, 2025
I have read this book of the Bible many times, and even with study, I find it presents new thoughts and questions to explore with each reading.
I have contrasted it with the play, J.B.: A Play in Verse in my review of that work.
I have contrasted it with the play, J.B.: A Play in Verse in my review of that work.
October 24, 2019
Another great book of the bible.
Stand still and trust in God no matter what is going on in your life. Because in the end you will win.
Stand still and trust in God no matter what is going on in your life. Because in the end you will win.
July 31, 2021
Christ doesn't take away our suffering. He never promised that. But he does walk with us, and if we let him, he can hold us up when we would otherwise fall.
November 3, 2021
Review in Progress. Stay tuned.
July 2, 2022
God's measure justice and mercy are beyond our comprehension...
December 1, 2022
Oh Job, you had to face so many existential questions and make us do the same.
December 2, 2024
Logging this single book of the bible as "finished" to represent the 700-ish pages of the King James Bible that I completed this year.
June 16, 2025
Powerful.
October 24, 2024
The basis of my study in the book of Job. Reading through the Old Testament in conjuction with "Through The Word" commentary.
February 24, 2024
Translations of Job read:
English
-KJV
-NASB2020
Afrikaans:
-Die Boodskap
-1933/1953
-1983
-NLV
-2020
English
-KJV
-NASB2020
Afrikaans:
-Die Boodskap
-1933/1953
-1983
-NLV
-2020
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August 17, 2021I have been listening to the bible on my phone this year. I’ll have to say that Job has been the most difficult to follow so far on audio. The many narrators flow together when read by a single reader. I have gotten much more out of this book in the Bible via direct reading than I did on audio.
Favorite passages…
“And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 KJV
“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him...” Job 13:15 KJV
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Job 38:4-7 KJV. ~What a great reminder that God is so much bigger and greater than we can comprehend. He hung the stars and set the world in motion. He is in control and has a master plan we can trust even when it doesn’t make sense to us.
Favorite passages…
“And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 KJV
“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him...” Job 13:15 KJV
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Job 38:4-7 KJV. ~What a great reminder that God is so much bigger and greater than we can comprehend. He hung the stars and set the world in motion. He is in control and has a master plan we can trust even when it doesn’t make sense to us.
May 16, 2026
This is one of my least favorite books in the Bible. Not that it isn’t a good lesson and filled with interesting details about God creation, but that I don’t like how his wife is treated.
Yes, she told him to curse God and die, but you have to remember he’s not the only one that lost everything. Her kids had all just been killed, she lost her home and everything they had and now her husband is wallowing in the mud without a thought about her.
Anyone who’s ever be in mourning for a child (I have) knows the heartache involved, but she just lost all of them. Plus her home all wiped out in one day. No wonder she’s not thinking right. Anger is one of the steps of grief. And since Job isn’t helping she figures he may as well be dead also.
Another thing I don’t like is that the conversations don’t really make a lot of sense. To me anyway. They’re too broad and wordy. I get confused as to who is saying what about what and which side they’re on.
Fave parts: tossing and turning at night and where is wisdom.
Yes, she told him to curse God and die, but you have to remember he’s not the only one that lost everything. Her kids had all just been killed, she lost her home and everything they had and now her husband is wallowing in the mud without a thought about her.
Anyone who’s ever be in mourning for a child (I have) knows the heartache involved, but she just lost all of them. Plus her home all wiped out in one day. No wonder she’s not thinking right. Anger is one of the steps of grief. And since Job isn’t helping she figures he may as well be dead also.
Another thing I don’t like is that the conversations don’t really make a lot of sense. To me anyway. They’re too broad and wordy. I get confused as to who is saying what about what and which side they’re on.
Fave parts: tossing and turning at night and where is wisdom.
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