Outline of Job – Biblical Maturity

I. Prologue: Job’s Righteousness/God’s Reward: Job_1:1-5
II. God’s Risk/Job’s Ruin: Job 1:6-2:13

A. Satan’s Challenge: Job_1:6-12
B. Job Loses Fortune and Family: Job_1:13-22
C. Satan’s Challenge Extended: Job_2:1-6
D. Job Loses Health and Home: Job_2:7-10
E. Job Loses Fame and Friends: Job_2:11-13

III. Job’s Rebellion/His Friends’ Reaction: Job 3:1-14:22

A. Job—A Cry for Mercy: Job_3:1-26
B. Eliphaz—The Reaction of Experience: Job 4:1-5:27
C. Job—A Cry for Justice: Job 6:1-7:21
D. Bildad—The Reaction of Tradition: Job_8:1-22
E. Job—A Cry for a Mediator: Job 9:1-10:22
F. Zophar—The Reaction of Common Sense: Job_11:1-20
G. Job—A Cry for God: Job 12:1-14:22

IV. His Friends’ Rebuke/Job’s Resolve: Job 15:1-21:34

A. Eliphaz—The Rebuke of Experience: Job_15:1-35
B. Job—The Resolution of Will: Job 16:1-17:16
C. Bildad—The Rebuke of Tradition: Job_18:1-21
D. Job—The Resolution of Trust: Job_19:1-29
E. Zophar—The Rebuke of Common Sense: Job_20:1-29
F. Job—The Resolution of History: Job_21:1-34

V. His Friends’ Reproach/Job’s Rebuttal: Job 22:1-27:23

A. Eliphaz—The Reproach of Experience: Job_22:1-30
B. Job—The Rebuttal of Innocence: Job 23:1-24:25
C. Bildad—The Reproach of Tradition: Job_25:1-6
D. Job—The Rebuttal of Dilemma: Job 26:1-27:23

VI. Job’s Reflection/Review: Job 28:1-31:40

A. On the Source of Wisdom: Job_28:1-28
B. On the Glory of the Past: Job_29:1-25
C. On the Agony of the Present: Job_30:1-31
D. On the Oath of Innocence: Job_31:1-40

VII. Elihu’s Remonstrance/Readiness: Job 32:1-37:24

A. On the Right to Speak: Job_32:1-22
B. On the Discipline of Suffering: Job_33:1-33
C. On the Price of Rebellion: Job_34:1-37
D. On the Question of Motive: Job_35:1-16
E. On the Purpose of Pain: Job_36:1-23
F. On the Goodness of God: Job 36:24-37:24

VIII. God’s Revelation/Job’s Repentance: Job 38:1-42:6

A. God—The Mystery of Creation: Job 38:1-39:30
B. Job—Submitting in Silence: Job_40:1-5
C. God—The Mystery of Grace: Job 40:6-41:34
D. Job—Seeing through Suffering: Job_42:1-6

IX. Epilogue: God’s Redemption/Job’s Restoration: Job_42:7-17

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