Footnotes

  1. Though the Bible mentions, outside of the book of Job, a number of men by that name, various technical problems prevent us from identifying one of them as our man. We can however place him chronologically due to several contextual clues:
    1. The patriarchal sacrificial system
    2. The term used to denote money
    3. The portrayal of animals as wealth
    4. The term used to describe God
    5. Job's very long, prediluvian-era life
    6. Sun worship the predominant form of idolatry
    7. The conspicuous absence of any reference to Israel

  2. "Why shouldn't he be loyal, when you pay him so well?" Job 1:9

  3. "...sell all that you have and follow me. But the man became very sad, for he was extremely rich...It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" Luke 18:22-25

  4. "He who comes to God must believe that He is" Hebrews 11:6

  5. "He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead." Hebrews 11:19

  6. "...he did not waver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith...therefore it was reckoned to him as righteousness." Romans 4:20-22

  7. "I had heard of you, but now I know you." Job 42:5

  8. Abraham hoped (trusted) in God, against the human hope of having an heir. Roman 4:8

  9. "Men of whom the world was not worthy...gained approval through their faith." Hebrews 11:38-39

  10. Suffering is in part due to a creation that is enslaved to corruption until Jesus' return. Romans 8:18-22

  11. "As predictable as embers which rise from a fire, man gravitates toward conflict." Job 5:7

  12. John 16:33

  13. "Do you think evil happens only to people who are evil? Then watch out for yourselves." Luke 13:1-5

  14. "I have been wasting my time believing in God. All I get out of it is trouble, while unbelievers prosper and are at ease" Psalm 73:10-13

  15. "...When I return, will I find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:8 "Love God with all your choices, all your feelings, and all your considerations." Matthew 22:37

  16. "If you believe, you will suffer for it." Philippians 1:29 "A slave is not greater than his Master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you." John 15:20

  17. The phrase "Blessed be the name of the Lord" emphasizes trust in the nature of God, a more tender and faithful approbation of the Almighty than mere belief.

  18. "Entrust your soul to a faithful God..." I Peter 4:19 "I know this is a test..." Job 23:10 "I know God's heart." Job 10:13 "Though He slay me, I'm still His." Job 19:25-26

Fear: The Bible associates godly fear with joy (Ps 47:1-2), and love (Ps 97:10).

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