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It is the spirit or character of elihu, as expressed and recorded in the book of job, that in many ways parallels the aims and the efforts of elihu books. If job wrote it himself, some of the jewish writers themselves own him a prophet among the gentiles. With large parts of job being the arguments of his friends which are afterwards being repudiated by god himself, and job repen. There is no question that the book was already written by the second century bce, since an aramaic translation of the book of job was discovered among the dead sea scrolls. God wrote the book of job, but who dictated under the spirit of god is another question. Evidence that elihu prepared job for god the bible meditator. The book of job begins with a prologue job 12, which describes a wager between satan and god, in which satan the adversary bets god that job a particularly pious manwill abandon his piety and curse god if all his wealth and wellbeing are taken away. So who was this job the opening chapter of the book lists him as the greatest of all the men of the east job 1. We also know without a doubt by what is said in the last chapter of the book of job. Elihu is identified only as the son of barakel the buzite, of the family of ram job 32. The role and character of elihu in the book of job the.

Who was job, when did he live, and where did he live. The majority opinion is that elihu was added to the book at a later time to make one more attempt to deal adequately with the hard questions about suffering and gods justice. He is said to have descended from guz who may be from the line of abraham genesis 22. In job 3237 elihu offers a response to job that lifts up the lord, condemns jobs three friends, and rightly confronts job. The book of job is one of the most celebrated pieces of biblical literature, not only. Elihu represents god in that he comes into the fray of discussion at the end of all the religious arguments and begins by respectfully mentioning his youth. Then was kindled the wrath of elihu the son of barachel the buzite, of the kindred of ram. The victim of his people, translated by yvonne freccero and published by stanford university press in 1987. Others argue that it was written by job himself, or by elihu, or isaiah. He is present and witnesses the long dialogue between job, eliphaz, bildad, zophar recorded in the book of job. He thought job should just patiently accept his affliction as just punishment from god. Who wrote the book of job and how did they know about the conversation between god and satan.

Unfortunately, two erroneous interpretations of jobs theses are by far the most popular. Job has been bold and even confrontational in his speeches with his friends because job knows that he is blameless before god. In job, we see a man who god allows to be directly attacked by satan. The book of job explores the nature of true piety and the problem of innocent suffering. The book of job is a book in the ketuvim writings section of the hebrew bible tanakh, and. Then the book closes with the birth of more sons and daughters and job s rise to a position of even greater wealth and prominence. Watch our overview video on the book of job, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Jewish tradition is that jeremiah wrote the book of kings talmud, bava bathra 14b. Some believe solomon may have written it, but it could well have been moses because the people mentioned in the book of job.

But this claim is rejected by many modern scholars and instead they suggest that elihu, solomon, and ezra could be the authors of the book. Job lived out his additional years as a happy, contented man. In job 32 elihu focuses his response on rebuking jobs three. The book of job has been a book not so much about suffering as it is about faith. Jesus words to the scribes and pharisees are found in matthew 23. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. Having remained silent up to this point because of his youth, elihu now speaks. The book of job young elihu speaks 3237 objectives in studying this section 1 to examine elihus perspective in the debate regarding jobs suffering 2 to notice how elihu appears to prepare job for what the lord will have to say summary we are now introduced to a new voice in this discussion. This article includes material from the king james study bible, fullcolor edition from thomas nelson. Job is wrong to accuse god of injustice, as god is greater than human beings. Gregory the great wrote that, by elihu, who speaks indeed with a right sense, yet runs. The date of the book leans toward a patriarchal age. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b.

Elihu was a man living in the land of uz during and after the trials and consolation of job. Elihu was one of job s friendsnot one of the three who had come to comfort job at the beginning of the book, but one who arrives later and offers the last and longest single speech to job. Commentary on elihu and job chapter 32 and 33 by craig truglia. Lindsay wilson says, suffering is simply the setting in which the issue of the book is raised. Prophets and kings of judah and of israel part 2 a7a main events of jesus earthly lifeleading up to jesus ministry a7b main events of jesus earthly lifethe beginning of. He is said to have descended from guz who may be from the line of abraham.

But let such a king show repentance toward god or await the hapless. The work is grouped with proverbs and ecclesiastes as a product of the wisdom movement, even though it contains what might be called an antiwisdom strain in that the hero protests. It is common to view the narrative frame as the original core of the book, enlarged later by the poetic dialogues and discourses, and sections of the book such as the elihu speeches and the wisdom poem of chapter 28 as late insertions, but recent trends have tended to concentrate on the. Questions about elihu in the book of job scripture. Despite the many flaws in this book, it makes clear that the attack upon job came not because he was an ordinary person, but because of. In other words he is telling jobs three friends, you. Job, possibly the strangest book in the bible, is based on legends going back thousands of years, and is written in a very unusual form of. Mackey was the young elihu of the book of job chs 3237, as according to some, an enlightened prophet whose input is crucial to the dialogue, providing a bridge between job and god, or, as according to mason, an astonishingly pompous little. Unfortunately, two erroneous interpretations of job s theses are by far the most popular. That includes 1 and 2 kings, since in the hebrew bible they are a single book.

Jemimah, keziah, kerehappuch most beautiful woman ever, the children god gives job after. We are continuing our study in the book of job and today, you know, i spent more time studying the book of job this year than any other time in my life. Interpretations of elihu in job biblical hermeneutics. Elihu also stood up as a witness for the biblical god jah, when others would not.

At this point, a young bystander named elihu enters the discussion. Elihu was the only person in the book of job to speak any length of words and be entirely without condemnation in the eyes of god, insofar as the book of job has told us. The book of job has aspects that seem to predate the babylonian exile that began in 586 bce, and elements that seem to postdate the exile. Two talmudic traditions hold that job either lived in the time of abraham or of jacob. After hearing the long conversation elihu interjects because none of the advice from job s friends rightfully explains gods purpose to allow him suffering.

When i went out to the gate, i prepared my seat in the street v 7 the princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth v9. In this frequently discussed and often disputed book, one of the most frequently discussed and most often disputed figures is the character of elihu, a young man who suddenly appears following jobs final speech in job 31, delivers a series of speeches to job in chapters 3237, and then disappears from the scene as quickly as he came when god begins to speak to job out of the whirlwind in job. Reception of job in visual art various communities throughout history have found the book of job to be a rich resource for producing visual art that seeks to soothe sufferers, spread hope, and even encourage rebels. Elihu, book of job, names in direct address, biblical hebrew, bible. After reading the last commentary from job s friends, i notice i cried when his friend elihu spoke, i could not understand at first why, until god reveal it to me, it was yahew speaking through elihu. Those who see elihu as an original part of the book think that he helps prepare job for his audience with god chapters 3841. In this frequently discussed and often disputed book, one of the most frequently discussed and most often disputed figures is the character of elihu, a young man who suddenly appears following jobs final speech in job 31, delivers a series of speeches to job in chapters 3237, and then disappears from the scene as quickly as he came when god begins to speak to job out of the whirlwind in job 38. I love the book of job because god speaks and i get to read what yahew says. The most likely candidates are job, elihu, moses and solomon. Elihu explains to job that god communicates with humans by two.

Because elihus speech, which appears in the book of job chapters 3237, differs in style from the rest of the work and because he is not mentioned elsewhere in itas the other three comforters arescholars consider his. The authenticity of the elihu speeches in job 3237 29 allotted to elihu in comparison to the four chapters assigned to eliphaz, the three to bildad, and the two to zophar, b the placement of the elihu speeches in the book, and c the reaction the speeches have. First, the name elihu is a variant spelling of the name elijah, and elihu s actions in the book of job suggest a strong connection to the great prophet. Job explores the difficult question of gods relationship to. The link above should take you to the rest if youre interested. The third and best understanding of elihu s role in the book of job is that he helps to prepare job for gods appearance in the whirlwind. According to elihu, the new element is that he is inspired to speak the wisdom job s friends lacked. His dialogue with job parallels the discourse between job and his friends in chapters 427. Yes, i believe the book of job was written by elihu as well.

Of the imprisonment and eventual release of king jehoiachin. Moses uses the name of yahweh often whereas job uses other names, job uses arabic words unlike moses, moses would not have been familiar with arabic customs, opinions, and manners. Instead of complaining and questioning god, as job had been doing. Job describes himself in chapter 29, with the words.

Most scholars believe it was job himself or a contemporary of job, like elihu. And when they have come up with nothing showing the contrary, then enters elihu the buzite. Why elihu is so mysterious july 24, 2015 by peter krol at a recent pastors conference on the book of job, a leader asked the attendees whether the speeches of elihu job 3237 should be trusted, like gods job 3841, or discarded, like those of jobs three friends job 4. Evidence that elihu prepared job for god when we concluded our readings on the book of job in the bible meditator, we wondered about the messages of elihu, the young man who listened to the debate between job and his friends. It is elihu and the prophets isaiah and malachi who tell us the sins of job. The babylonian talmud claims, moses wrote his own book, and the passages about balaam and job baba bathra, 14b, 15a. The book of job is not only the finest expression of the hebrew poetic genius.