Job
A righteous man's profound suffering raises deep questions about justice, theodicy, and trusting God in pain.
Old Testament42 chapters
Chapters
1The nature of true faith, Suffering and divine sovereignty: “"And he said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked…”2faith under trial, integrity amidst suffering: “But he said to her, 'You speak as one of the foolish women…”3suffering, despair: “"Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the…”4Suffering and Innocence, Human Frailty: “"Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where…”5Suffering and Correction, Divine Justice: “"Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore…”6Suffering, Integrity: “"For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks…”7Suffering, Human Frailty: “"What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set…”8Divine Justice, Human Suffering: “"Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the…”9divine power, human frailty: “"How can a man be in the right before God? If one wished to…”10suffering, divine justice: “"Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have…”11Divine wisdom, Human limitation: “"Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out…”12Sovereignty of God, Wisdom and Understanding: “In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath…”13Integrity under trial, Direct appeal to God: “"Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my…”14Mortality, Suffering: “"If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my…”15Retributive Justice, Human Wisdom vs. Divine Wisdom: “"What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a…”16suffering and integrity, divine justice: “"Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who…”17suffering, innocence: “"If I make Sheol my bed, if I spread my couch in darkness,"”18suffering, misunderstanding: “"Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame…”19suffering and isolation, misunderstanding and estrangement: “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will…”20Temporality of Wickedness, Divine Justice: “Do you not know this from of old, since man was placed on…”21divine justice, prosperity of the wicked: “"They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go…”22Suffering and Sin, Divine Justice: “"Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to…”23struggle with divine hiddenness, faith despite suffering: “"But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I…”24Divine Justice, Human Suffering: “"Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, and why…”25Divine Sovereignty, Human Frailty: “How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who…”26God's majesty and power, Human limitation: “"Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how…”27Integrity, Righteousness: “"till I die I will not put away my integrity from me."”28search for wisdom, human limitation: “"And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is…”29divine favor, justice: “"Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days…”30Suffering, Isolation: “"And now I am their song; I am a byword to them."”31Integrity and Righteousness, Suffering and Justice: “"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze…”32Youth and wisdom, Righteousness and justice: “"But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty,…”33Divine communication, Suffering as discipline: “"For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not…”34Divine Justice, God's Sovereignty: “"Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it…”35Divine justice, Human limitations: “"If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And…”36God's Justice, Divine Wisdom: “"Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like…”37Divine Majesty, God's Sovereignty: “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of…”38Divine Sovereignty, Human Limitation: “"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?…”39Divine Sovereignty, Wonder of Creation: “"But do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck…”40Divine Sovereignty, Human Humility: “Then Job answered the Lord and said: 'Behold, I am of small…”41divine sovereignty, human limitation: “"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down…”42repentance, restoration: “"I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my…”