Job: The Suffering Saint

by John G. Butler

Publisher:

LBC Publications

, 2008

Overview

To help understand the character of Job, Butler breaks the book of Job into five parts: the character of God, the cause of suffering, the counsel of Job's friends, the criticism of God, and the confessions of Job. He then examines the life of Job in the following chapters:

• PART 1: THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF JOB
• The Assets of Job
• The Accusation Against Job
• The Atrocities for Job
• The Affliction for Job
• PART 2: THE COMFORTERS FOR JOB
• The Coming of the Comforters
• The Complaint for the Comforters
• PART 3: THE COUNSEL FOR JOB (FIRST ROUND)
• The Rhetoric of Eliphaz
• The Response of Job to Eliphaz
• The Rhetoric of Bildad
• The Response of Job to Bildad
• The Rhetoric of Zophar
• The Response of Job to Zophar
• PART 4: THE COUNSEL FOR JOB (SECOND ROUND)
• The Rhetoric of Eliphaz
• The Response of Job to Eliphaz
• The Rhetoric of Bildad
• The Response of Job to Bildad
• The Rhetoric of Zophar
• The Response of Job to Zophar
• PART 5: THE COUNSEL FOR JOB (THIRD ROUND)
• The Rhetoric of Eliphaz
• The Response of Job to Eliphaz
• The Rhetoric of Bildad
• The Response of Job to Bildad
• The Rebuttal by Job
• The Rhetoric of Elihu
• PART 6: THE CONCLUSION FOR JOB
• The Remonstrating by God
• The Results of the Trial

Product Details

• Title: Job: The Suffering Saint
• Author: John G. Butler
• Series: Bible Biography Series
• Publisher: LBC Publications
• Publication Date: 2008
• Pages: 465

About John G. Butler

John G. Butler, originally from Iowa, has been a Baptist minister for over fifty years and a pastor for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Clinton, Iowa; Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. Having attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University, he also authored the 27-volume Bible Biography Series, a 10-volume Study of the Savior series about Jesus Christ, and the 4-volume Butler's Daily Bible Reading set, a unique daily devotional focusing on expository Bible study. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.

Contents

Top Highlights

“the main issue is the character of God. Satan criticized God about God’s treatment of Job” (Page 11)

“These men had no comprehension of ‘many are the afflictions of the righteous” (Page 11)

“The questions about creation were to show Job that God is awesome in wisdom and power and, therefore, Job should not be criticizing God or complaining about God’s actions in anything, but he should be honoring God at all times.” (Pages 421–422)

“Motivation is so important. Why do you serve God? For fame and praise of men? Why do you worship at church on Sundays? To impress your neighbors or relatives? A carnal motivation exposes a lack of spiritual genuineness.” (Page 31)

“Job … feared God.’ The esteem by Job because of his righteousness shows the quality of his righteousness. There are some in society who appear to be upright but they do not fear God.” (Page 18)

Product Details

• Title: Job: The Suffering Saint
• Author: John G. Butler
• Series: Bible Biography Series
• Volume: Number Twenty-Four
• Publisher: LBC Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Job (Biblical figure)
• ISBNs: 9781889773247, 1889773247
• Resource ID: LLS:BBS24JOB
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T16:36:16Z

About John G. Butler

John Butler was Baptist ministry for over fifty years. He attended both Tennessee Temple University and Cedarville University. Originally from Iowa, Butler served as a pastor for over 35 years with congregations in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa. He is a veteran of the United States Navy.

Butler authored several series including the Bible Biography Series, the Study of the Savior series, Butler’s Daily Bible Reading set, and the Analytical Bible Expositor series.