The Majesty of God in the Midst of Innocent Suffering: The Message of Job

by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

The book of Job speaks to some of the most universal issues of our human experience. Feelings of grief, misery, sorrow and distress are played out against the backdrop of a man resolute in his claim of innocence of the accusations, brought by three of his alleged friends, of being an unrepentant sinner. But Job’s sufferings serve to demonstrate more truth than Job and his friends grasped. Walter Kaiser guides us through this often–neglected book to find that pure worship in suffering is not only possible, but that such times of suffering can deepen our insight into the character of God.

221 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 11, 2019

About the author

Walter C. Kaiser Jr. (PhD, Brandeis University) is president emeritus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He previously taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and at Wheaton College. Kaiser is active as a preacher, speaker, researcher, and writer and is the author of more than forty books, including Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament and The Majesty of God in the Old Testament.

Reviews

[Zack · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more a walk-through of the book of Job than a guide or commentary adding insights. Though I find to be valuable for consideration Kaiser's generally conservative approach to the text (e.g., defense of the antiquity of the canonical book; favorable appraisal of Elihu; understanding of Behemoth and Leviathan as a hippopotamus and crocodile, respectively) and occasional comments on the Hebrew text, the book as a whole is rather pedestrian and too casual. The book is redundant at points, largely due to the somewhat flippant prose. Also, Kaiser seems to suggest that God speaks (perhaps even today) to us through dreams, though he does not offer scriptural support for this position.

[George Dauda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent piece of work to help the believer constant TRUST in the living and caring God.
Going extra miles in helping people passing through doubt,unbelievable moments and people with scepticism.