• Job Chapter 2 & 3

    The Intensification of Trial, Human Struggle, and Honest Questioning of God Job 2–3 marks a shift from external testing to personal suffering and emotional wrestling. Whereas in Job 1, Job’s losses are immense yet his composure remains intact, in these chapters the pain becomes tangible, and Job begins to process the tragedy with raw honesty. 1. Intensification of…

  • Job Chapter 1

    Faithfulness, Devotion, and the Sovereignty of God in the Face of Testing Before diving into the chapter, it helps to place Job chronologically after Genesis 11. Many scholars date Job roughly 400 years after the flood. Humanity has multiplied, but sin, pride, and human complexity persist. Job appears as a post-flood exemplar of faithfulness, much like Noah —…