Ca. 19 th -17 th century BC Author: Job, Elihu, Moses and Solomon

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"The greatest poem of ancient or modern times" Lord Alfred Tennyson

"There is nothing written, I think, in the Bible or out of it, of equal literary merit" Thomas Carlisle

God is omnipotent Two immutable truths God is omni-benevolent

1) Reciprocity Reasons we suffer 2) Result of the Fall 3) Manifest God’s glory 4) Teach us lessons

Job Human Cast of Characters Mrs. Job Eliphaz Bildad Zophar Elihu

God vs. Satan (1-3) Outline 1 st Round (4-14) 2 nd Round (15-21) 3 rd Round (22-37) Job Meets the Lord (38-42) I. II. III. IV. V.

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For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2.5 KJV, Daysman NASB, Umpire NIV, Someone to arbitrate