BOOK OF JOB COMPLETE BIBLE STUDY BY RHEMA JOY SHARATH

Job is the oldest book written in the Bible.
18th book in the OT (TANAKH)
Poetic in nature (Solomon wrote the prologue & epilogue?)
42 CHAPTERS, 1070 VERSES, 10102 WORDS
There are 330 questions in this book. The book of Psalms contains approximately 160 questions.
The theme of the book is human suffering, pain
The name "El Shaddai" appears 31 times in the Book of Job

Job means enemy/ HATED / PERSECUTED/ SORROW which might have been a nick name given by his friends (Pronounced in Hebrew as YEOV)
He must have had another name.
He was a rich man – King of Uz. (Job 29:25, Job 3:13-14)
Job was the forefather of Melchizedek – He was a faithful High Priest.
He was a Judge. (29:21)
He lived before Abraham. There is no mention of Israel, Moses, an Exodus or even the Israelite patriarchs.
He was also an astrologer, chief, politician, economist, and was also spiritual.
The story of Job may seem symbolic, but Job is actually mentioned in other parts of the Bible, making him a real figure. For example, in Ezekiel 14:14, Job is listed alongside Noah and Daniel as righteous men. He is also referenced in the New Testament in James 5:11, where his patience is praised. This shows that Job’s story held great significance throughout biblical history.
Job was a righteous man
“YASHAR” – Straight, Just, pleasant, prosperous
“TAOM” – Morally pious
“Yaw-ray” – Looked after his holiness
“Soor-ra-eh” – Physical health, socially active, High standards

1. BOOK OF JOB Complete Bible Study by Rhema Joy Sharath

2. WHO WROTE JOB? JOB 2500 BC – Written in Job’s language and in Egyptian (2000 BC – ABRAHAM) MOSES 1500 BC - Translated it to Hebrew from Egyptian/Midian SAMUEL Updated to later Hebrew ISAIAH 700 BC - Updated to modern Hebrew Job is the oldest book written in the Bible. 18th book in the OT (TANAKH) Poetic in nature (Solomon wrote the prologue & epilogue?) 42 CHAPTERS, 1070 VERSES, 10102 WORDS There are 330 questions in this book. The book of Psalms contains approximately 160 questions. The theme of the book is human suffering, pain The name "El Shaddai" appears 31 times in the Book of Job introduction

3. Facts Job means enemy/ HATED / PERSECUTED/ SORROW which might have been a nick name given by his friends (Pronounced in Hebrew as YEOV) He must have had another name. He was a rich man – King of Uz. (Job 29:25, Job 3:13-14) Job was the forefather of Melchizedek – He was a faithful High Priest . He was a Judge . (29:21) He lived before Abraham. There is no mention of Israel, Moses, an Exodus or even the Israelite patriarchs. He was also an astrologer, chief, politician, economist, and was also spiritual .

4. Job 29 – What kind of man was Job? 1-5: Spiritual status & family 6: Physical status 7-11: Social status 12-17: Public service 18-20: His expectations / HOPE 21-25: Other’s opinion of himself

5. Did Job design the Pyramids? An Egyptian priest-historian, Manetho wrote of the builder of the Great Pyramid: That he behaved arrogantly toward the gods themselves, but repenting of this, composed a Sacred Book. https://armstronginstitute.org/709-job-and-the-great-pyramid

6. Job was a friend of the Pharaohs (4 th dynasty) Khufu (Cheops) 2 nd King died 2566 BC This leader stopped the polytheistic worship occurring around Egypt at the time. Khafre (Chephren) Menkaure ( Mykerinus ) 4th-dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE) Banned the making of idols There was a big library in Alexandria, Egypt which was burnt by Julius Caesar.

7. The story of Job may seem symbolic, but Job is actually mentioned in other parts of the Bible, making him a real figure. For example, in Ezekiel 14:14 , Job is listed alongside Noah and Daniel as righteous men. He is also referenced in the New Testament in James 5:11 , where his patience is praised. This shows that Job’s story held great significance throughout biblical history.

8. UZ is between Egypt and Babylon Currently Salalah, Oman It is also adjacent to Midian The first battle of the world happened here (Megiddo)

9. Job 1 - Job and His Family in Uz Job was a righteous man “YASHAR” – Straight, Just, pleasant, prosperous “TAOM” – Morally pious “Yaw-ray” – Looked after his holiness “ Soor - ra -eh” – Physical health, socially active, High standards

10. Job had 7 sons and 3 daughters 7000 sheep 3000 camels 500 yoke of oxen 500 female donkeys A very large household “so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.”

11. “And his sons would go and feast  in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings  according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus, Job did regularly.”

12. Satan Attacks Job’s Character Satan meets God in the earth, not heaven. God boasts about Job to Satan and Satan challenges God to attack Job and see if he still stands in his faith. God gives him permission to attack everything Job has, except his life.

13. Oxen and donkeys – Essentials taken away by Sabeans Sheep – Income (Shooting star / Meteor) taken away by fire of God from heaven Camel – Transport taken away by Chaldeans Children killed by storm from the wilderness Job Loses His Property and Children in one day

14. “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.

15. Job 2: Satan Attacks Job’s Health “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!” And the  Lord  said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

16. Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome - Job syndrome SORE BOILS Bone and tooth defects, including fractures Eczema Skin abscesses and infection Repeated sinus infections Repeated lung infections

17. Just because Job’s wife told him to curse God and die doesn’t mean that she was a horrible woman. She was with Job even though he lost everything. He has also lost her beloved children. The fact that she bore him 10 children later, shows that she was young enough and could have left him for another man, but she did not choose to do so. If Job was a King, she must have been the Queen of Uz. “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

18. 3 friends of Job ELIPHAZ BILDAD​ Spiritual antichrist Economical Antichrist ZOPHAR Political Antichrist

19. Job’s Three Friends   So, they sat down with him on the ground  seven days and seven nights , and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that  his  grief was very great.

20. Job 3: Job Deplores His Birth May the day perish on which I was born For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me.

21. Job 4: Eliphaz says Job Has Sinned ( Spiritual Antichrist) From “ Teman ” – meaning “perfect” 3 speeches Eliphaz means “Pure Gold is my god” 2: False Humility 3, 4: False praise 5,6: False criticism / allegation Prosperity Gospel Induces sense of guilt Diseases don’t come from Satan.

22. Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope? “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off?

23. 5 Eliphaz says Job Is Chastened by God For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.

24. 8. Bildad: Job Should Repent ( Commercial / Economic Antichrist) SHUAH – “Sinks down” 3 Speeches Bildad means “Baal has loved you” Baal – deity of prosperity Consultation

25. 11. Zophar Urges Job to Repent ( Political Antichrist) ZOPHAR means LEAP From “ Naamah ” – “Pleasant and beautiful” 2 Speeches Politics inside the church Sarcasm – making fun of others Buddhism – Life is a circle filled with sadness “Your prayer time is not enough”

26. 27. Job Maintains His Integrity Job now becomes self righteous, filled with hatred, has fluctuations, mood swings, PTSD (Psychologically affected) and starts to lose his faith on God. He says that what he had feared has happened to him and asks God to leave him alone.

27. SCIENTIFIC FACTS IN THE BOOK OF JOB Gravity: Job 26:7 describes how God suspends the earth over nothing. Water cycle: Job 26:8 and Job 36:27-28 describe the water cycle, including evaporation, precipitation, and condensation. Earth's core: Job 28:5 describes how the earth is transformed below by fire.

28. 32. Elihu Contradicts Job’s Friends Elihu was the son of Barachel the Buzite , of the family of Ram. RAM – means “the highest” From BUZ – “awful” Barachel – “Blessed God” Represents Jesus – CHRISTOPHANY - an appearance or non-physical manifestation of Christ. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Hagar, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Balaam, Daniel Elihu means “My God is Lord” He was with them from the beginning (like a substitute) Cynical irony Speaks with authority even though he was younger than them Only person to call Job using his name and also the only person to whom Job does not reply.

29. Means “God is the Lord” ALEPH – 1 – represents the Father LAMED – 30 – represents the Holy Spirit YOD – 10 - represents Jesus – The mediator HEY - 5 VAV – 6 (nail) ALEPH – 1 30+1 = 31 = 3+1 = 4, 10+5+6+1 = 22 = 2+2 = 4 Alpha and Omega

30. 38. The Lord Reveals His Omnipotence Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Or who shut in the sea with doors… Where is the way to the dwelling of light? Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail, Pleiades, belt of Orion, Mazzaroth , the Great Bear

31. 38:31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion's belt? Pleiades (or the 7 sisters among other names) is gravitational bound together. A star system all (roughly) moving together in space. And Orion's belt, those stars are slowly, but observable through time, have been moving apart like a belt being loosen.

32. 39. God Continues to Challenge Job wild mountain goats , deer wild donkey wild ox Ostrich stork horse Hawk, Eagle

33. 40. God’s Power and Wisdom, God’s Challenge to Job Look now at the behemoth , which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword. He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.

34. 41. God’s Power in the Leviathan “Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower? He beholds every high thing; He is king over all the children of pride.

35. 42. Job’s Repentance and Restoration I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. Therefore, I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes.

36. burnt offering: seven bulls and seven rams And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed, the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters.

37. Jemima: Derived from the Hebrew root “ yamin ”, meaning "right hand" or "south," often associated with direction or favor . It also means "dove," and could symbolize peace, beauty, or purity. Doves were considered symbols of peace and were often associated with the Holy Spirit in later Christian symbolism. The name is significant in the context of Job's restoration, as it reflects a period of peace and blessing after his trials. Kezia: Derived from the Hebrew root qatsa , meaning "to scrape off" or "to cut off," often associated with the aromatic bark of the cassia plant. It is similar to cinnamon and was highly valued in ancient times. Keren- happuch : The term " qeren hap- puwk " refers to a container or vessel used for holding antimony, a black cosmetic powder used in ancient times for eye makeup (kohl). This term is used metaphorically in the Bible to describe beauty or adornment. their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

38. The Tomb of Job JOB LIVED 140 YEARS after this story. (Must be around 210 in total) Buried in Salalah, Oman

39. God challenging Satan about Job shows how much faith He had on him. Sometimes God allows Satan to give us the sorrows of life, but even in those difficult times we must have faith in him. (1) God vindicates Himself in the end, (2) God is sovereign over suffering, (3) Expressing our faith through lament, (4) Don't be like Job's friends, (5) Learn from what they did right, (6) Be patient with the sufferer, and (7) Accurately apply Scripture to your counselee's life.

40. THANK YOU Credits to Pastor Suresh Ramachandran, Apo T Ramesh & other resources