1. Dealing with Life’s Difficulties Studies in the Book of Job1

2. Dealing with Life’s Difficulties Session 1 Why Job?2

3. Amazing Praise for the Book of Job   “Tomorrow, if all literature was to be destroyed and it was left to me to retain one work only, I should save Job.” (Victor Hugo) 3

4. Amazing Praise for the Book of Job   “Tomorrow, if all literature was to be destroyed and it was left to me to retain one work only, I should save Job.” (Victor Hugo)   “…the greatest poem, whether of ancient or modern literature.” (Tennyson) 4

5. Amazing Praise for the Book of Job   “Tomorrow, if all literature was to be destroyed and it was left to me to retain one work only, I should save Job.” (Victor Hugo)   “…the greatest poem, whether of ancient or modern literature.” (Tennyson)   “The Book of Job taken as a mere work of literary genius, is one of the most wonderful productions of any age or of any language.” (Daniel Webster) 5

6. Key Verse
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.  6

7. THE PLACE OF JOB IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
“The Books of Poetry” “Wisdom Literature”
Psalms - How to worship and pray
Proverbs - How to act
Ecclesiastes - How to enjoy
Song of Solomon 7

8. THE PLACE OF JOB IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
“The Books of Poetry” “Wisdom Literature”
Job - How to suffer
Psalms - How to worship and pray
Proverbs - How to act
Ecclesiastes - How to enjoy
Song of Solomon 8

9. AUTHOR 9

10. AUTHOR: JOB
DATE 10

11. DATE: “Patriarchal Period” [2000 BC] HISTORICITY
AUTHOR: JOB
DATE: “Patriarchal Period” [2000 BC]
HISTORICITY 11

12. DATE: “Patriarchal Period” [2000 BC]
AUTHOR: JOB
DATE: “Patriarchal Period” [2000 BC]
HISTORICITY: Yes [1 Sam. 1:1, Ezekiel 14, James 5:11]
INSPIRATION 12

13. PURPOSE:
Most people say: 13

14. PURPOSE:
Most people say: To answer the question “Why do bad things happen to good people?” 14

15. PURPOSE:
Most people say: To answer the question “Why do bad things happen to good people?”
But I suggest: 15

16. Patience = waiting for something good to happen [Abraham, Simeon]16