Suffering Wisely and Well: The Grief of Job and the Grace of God

by Eric Nels Ortlund

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2022

Overview

Why does God allow suffering? The pain of suffering can be overwhelmingly mysterious, but the Bible does provide answers. Throughout Scripture, God allows trials in order to accomplish specific purposes in the lives of his people. When faced with suffering they experience spiritual growth; repentance from sin; or, as in the Old Testament story of Job, the chance to demonstrate devotion to God in the face of inexplicable agony.

In Suffering Wisely and Well, Eric Ortlund explores different types of trials throughout Scripture, revealing the spiritual purpose for each and reassuring readers with God’s promise of restoration. The majority of the book focuses on Job, one of the most well-known yet misunderstood stories of suffering. Ortlund thoughtfully analyzes the text chapter by chapter, including the doubt of Job’s friends, God’s response to Job’s questions, and the meaning behind important imagery including references to Leviathan and Behemoth. Suffering Wisely and Well shows readers how to deepen their relationship with God during painful experiences in their own lives and how to comfort others who are hurting.

Key Features

• Shows readers how to deepen their relationship with God during painful experiences in their own lives and how to comfort others who are hurting
• Examines the spiritual purpose for suffering and reassures readers with God’s promise of restoration
• Explores different types of trials throughout Scripture

Contents

• Preface
• Suffering Wisely: Varieties of Suffering in the Bible and the Uniqueness of a Job-like Ordeal
• The All-Surpassing Worth of Knowing the Lord (Job 1–2)
• Job’s Torturers, the Psychology of Legalism, and the Beauty of Gospel Friendship (Job 3–37)
• Patiently Listening to Job’s Protest and His Faith (Job 3–37)
• God’s First Speech: Job’s Limits, God’s Profound Goodness, and the Continuing Presence of Evil (Job 38:1–40:5)
• God’s Second Speech: Behemoth, Leviathan, and God’s Defeat of Evil (Job 40:6–41:34)
• Job’s Worship and Restoration (Job 42)
• Conclusion: Your Worship and Restoration

Product Details

• Title: Suffering Wisely and Well: The Grief of Job and the Grace of God
• Author: Eric Nels Ortlund
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 191
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Job › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Suffering › Religious aspects--Christianity; Suffering › Biblical teaching; Bible. O.T. Job › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781433576485, 9781433576515, 9781433576492, 9781433576508, 1433576481, 1433576511, 143357649X, 1433576503
• Resource ID: LLS:SFFRNGWSLYGRCGD
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:57:19Z

About Eric Nels Ortlund

Eric Ortlund (PhD, Edinburgh University) is lecturer in Old Testament studies and biblical Hebrew at Oak Hill College, London. He is the author of commentaries on Esther and Malachi in the forthcoming ESV Bible Expositional Commentary series.