Job (The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary | THOTC)
Overview
In this commentary Lindsay Wilson shows the book of Job to be a coherent literary work that addresses this question: Is it possible for humans to have genuine faith in God regardless of their circumstances? Wilson argues that Job’s bold, sometimes questioning cries to God are portrayed as legitimate expressions of trust for a righteous person in adversity. Through critical exegesis of the text, Wilson focuses on the message of Job and its implications for practical ministry, examining such key issues as suffering, justice, lament, and faith. He also touches on various pertinent topics in Christian ethics, including individual character, wealth, suicide, and the environment. In a final section Wilson offers guidance on using Job as a resource book for pastoral care and prayer, and he discusses how to teach and preach from the book of Job.
Top Highlights
“The book of Job is not rejecting the doctrine of retribution, but simply insisting that retributive justice is not the only principle on which God runs his world.” (Page 8)
“In Job the issue in dispute is the doctrine of retribution—whether God always rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked.” (Page 9)
“Only when God is treated as God can humans become the people they were meant to be. We cannot exhaustively know God’s design or purposes, so we need to be content with letting God be God.” (Page 10)
“The challenge of the prologue is whether Job fears God for no reason (1:9), and the book explores this issue of whether it is possible to have a faith in God free from ulterior motives. The accuser questions whether such a faith is possible, and the book as a whole responds with a resounding yes.” (Page 10)
“As part of the Bible as a whole, the first purpose of the book is to correct a misunderstanding of the book of Proverbs. Indeed, if we want to understand Job, then we probably need to start by reading Proverbs.” (Page 8)
- Title: Job
- Author: Lindsay Wilson
- Series: The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Job › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Job › Theology
- ISBNs: 9780802827081, 080282708, 080282708X
- Resource ID: LLS:TWOHOR18JOB
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-05-15T15:38:50Z