Comparing Job And J. B. The Book Of Job

All sufferings need to be comforted just like a wild fire that needs to be extinguished. Therefore, in the story of Job, the Three Comforters come to Job and comforted him hoping that he would get a better sense

Who I chose to write my character study paper over was Job and his life influenced by god’s grace, mercy, and evilness. The dominant theme of Job is the difficulty of understanding why God the creator of everything can allow good people and followers of his to suffer. In Job he is trying a way to justify God’s actions. The poetry in Job is a true dialogue, for the characters develop ideas and unique personalities throughout the course of their responses. The Book of Job is one of the most celebrated pieces of biblical literature, not only because it explores some of the most profound questions humans ask about their lives, also because it is extremely well written.

The theme of the Book of Job is the perseverance of the human spirit. Job loses everything but he does not lose his faith in God. “Job refuses to curse God” (Book). Job has not done anything to deserve this, but it is a test from God and Satan to see if Job is actually as

     Job has, if this is possible, an even lesser degree of agency after Satan afflicts him with sores. Before this, though he suffered great loss, he still maintained the ability to direct himself by means of his physical body. Now however, God, by placing Job in Satan’s power, removes that part of his agency. He is too miserable to move and because of this, he has no choice but to listen and argue with the comforters. For all we know, if Job had been able to walk away, he might have. However, he was not able to leave because his agency was now limited by the random events of destruction and his physical debilitation.

The Book of Job dives into the life of a blessed and faithful man in which his life takes an unsuspecting turn. From the loss of property and loved ones, to only be accused of wickedness by friends as the explanation of this calamity that has befallen Job. Author J. Gerald Janzen, whose personal struggle has opened a corridor that creates a connection with the life of Job takes us on a walk with Job through his journey from prosperity, to loss and bitterness then into the presence of God. At the Scent of Water will open our mind to the possibility of hope and grace to anyone who has gone through suffering in the past or is going through times of difficulty in the presence.

Troubles in life sometimes seem to go against everything a person knows about the world, and results in either a stronger or weaker worldview. Paton compares Kumalo’s life to the story of Job in the Bible to show how people can survive misfortunes with their worldviews still intact. Though troubles overtake people’s lives, they can overcome them through faith and love. To elaborate on how people can continue “to believe” even amidst trials, Paton writes, “But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering” (261). The positive actions of others can renew a person’s faith in humankind when one sees the darker parts of human character. To most, one small sign of goodness in a world of heartache and misery can give them hope to carry on. Consequently, Paton uses small acts of kindness throughout the novel to show how although people can doubt the humanity of the world in times of darkness, light always appears to restore

“The book of job” is poetic literacy, filled with knowledge, wisdom and inspiration. The book of job tackle very deep subject matter one all human being tends to do at some point of our life as “why righteous people suffer”, how god do nothing. In chapter 38 – 42 is perfect example of it. The author uses poetic dialoged between god and job to dig into the subject matter, illustrate how little, selfish we human being are. In Job demands god to answer the question. In response to job question the Lord spoke out of the storm. God reply to job, who is you to question me I will ask you question and you, shall answer me. (38.4)“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, job realize that did doesn’t have enough knowledge nor

Throughout the Book of Job, Job displays strength and perseverance even while being faced with extreme hardships such as the death of his loved ones and gruesome physical pain. Readers question God’s whereabouts, his relationship with Satan, and his true intentions while Job is experiencing heartbreak and torture. God’s actions in the Book of Job cause him to be portrayed in a new and unexpected light, a darker one. Some people would consider God’s reasoning for Job’s pain and suffering acceptable, but I am not one of those people.

Job is not only defined by his wealth and his family, but also by his character. This is the second description we get of Job after we find that he is not an Israelite is that he is blameless and upright. This is a pretty generalized statement about what a good guy is, and doesn’t really give the reader any insight into how in particular Job is good. This idea is a direct contrast from the idea that Job is different from other holy people. It seeks to create Job as a man that could be any man. He is unlike the character Noah who built an arc for God or Moses who freed the Israelites, in that fact that he is righteous without being extraordinary. In that way, Job becomes somewhat more attainable as a regular human being. The next characteristic of Job that is provided in the prologue is that he “turned from evil” (1:1). This gives a more specific understanding of what Job does in order to make himself righteous. It indicates that evil was not absent from Job’s life, but rather that Job chose to turn away from the evil in his life. This once again seems to indicate that righteous is not something that comes from Job’s situation and thus is applicable to every man. The final descriptor of Job’s character is the most relevant to this discussion on the afterlife; Job was God-fearing. This is seemingly highly important to the over Job as this is something that Satan’s key question “Does Job fear God for nought?” in verse nine of chapter one. God-fearing

Eliphaz responds first in chapter 15 accusing Job of attacking piety itself and speaking as if he was the first man who enjoyed the knowledge of the gods. Eliphaz affirms that Job’s words are meaningless, that he is quality, and that he is like the wicked because he is in distress.

Angie: We see quite clearly that Eliphaz prove himself as a false comforter to use a false tongue, he attempted mislead Job to false conclusion, he misrepresented Jehovah God as a harsh Judge who punished Job with sicknesses because he must have sinne . However, Job wasn't deceive because in Job 16:2,3 he likely consider Eliphaz as a false comforter. So that is what Job's reaction.

Job even goes as far to say that he wishes he could talk out his problems with God. Due to his commitment and faith to God, Job like Joseph was rewarded at the end of his story. This once again shows that dedication and strong faith will eventually be rewarded.

With Job’s friends, we can really take in the dramatic irony of the entire story as they try and convince Job he has sinned but as the reader we know the truth to the matter. The story begins and ends in a narrative prose, which doesn’t necessarily blend seamlessly in to the poetic balance of the story. The reader is taken from a

The book of Job is a book that tells a story about a reach man who lived in Uz. The book is filled with the suffering of Job. Job was a righteous man who feared God but lost everything he has got including his health. And he suffered financially, relationship wise and also with different kinds of diseases. The author of the book then tried to show in a poetic dialogue the reaction of job himself and the reaction of his friends to the disaster. And in the last chapters we God communicate with Job.

By analyzing the contextual usage of the word comfort from literatures on theology, business, engineering, society, and nursing, attributes of comfort as well as antecedent to and outcomes from comfort were found. In the Old Testament, Bromiley (1976) described that the words ‘comfort’ are used for 15 Hebrew terms and also occur in free renderings. Mostly, however, they are used for nāham, and this makes ‘comfort’ the main sense, especially in bereavement which is evident in the writings of the Holy Bible in Genesis 24:67. King James Version (1962) wrote, ‘And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah 's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother 's death’. The verb in particular also refers to the comfort that God gives his people under his judgment, or individuals in temptation.