Job Chapter 1 review
The Book of Job Chapter 1 The book of Job is to me one of the most complex books of the Bible. It takes effort and disciplined study to keep track of what is going on. There are currents, and undercurrents here which are easy to miss. Here's the first chapter of Job, with my comments. Job 1:1-22 (KJV) 1 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. The location of Uz is not precisely known, but is thought to be north of the land of Edom. From subsequent verses it must be a land capable of supporting many sheep, camels, oxen, she asses, and a great household. Job was very rich. Job was also righteous, an unlikely combination. Jesus spoke of this: Matthew 19:24 (KJV) 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Job is recorded here as being perfect a...