Biblical Outline: Job

Peace & Blessings Beloved,

TGBTG for allowing us to see another day. I pray all is well with you and yours, and that your week has been fruitful & blessed thus far.

In this Series, we are going to further our in-depth study of each book of the Holy Bible, breaking each book into the major themes and topics contained therein. Today we'll outline the eighteenth book of the Bible, Job.

Outline

• Prologue (chapters 1-2)

  • Job's Happiness (1:1-5)

  • Job's Testing (1:6;2:13)

    1. Satan's first accusation (1:6-12)

    2. Job's faith despite loss of family and property (1:13-22)

    3. Satan's second accusation (2:1-6)

    4. Job's faith during personal suffering (2:7-10)

    5. The coming of the three friends (2:11-13)

• Dialogue-Dispute (chapters 3-27)

  • Job's Opening Lament (chapter 3)

  • First Cycle of Speeches (chapters 4-14)

    1. Eliphaz (chapters 4-5)

    2. Job's reply (chapters 6-7)

    3. Bildad (chapter 8)

    4. Job's reply (chapters 9-10)

    5. Zophar (chapter 11)

    6. Job's reply (chapters 12-14)

  • Second Cycle of Speeches (chapters 15-21)

    1. Eliphaz (chapter 15)

    2. Job's reply (chapters 16-17)

    3. Bildad (chapter 18)

    4. Job's reply (chapter 19)

    5. Zophar (chapter 20)

    6. Job's reply (chapter 21)

  • Third Cycle of Speeches (chapters 22-26)

    1. Eliphaz (chapter 22)

    2. Job's reply (chapters 23-24)

    3. Bildad (chapter 25)

    4. Job's reply (chapter 26)

  • Job's Closing Discourse (chapter 27)

• Interlude on Wisdom (chapter 28)

• Monologues (29:1;42:6)

  • Job's Call for Vindication (chapters 29-31)

    1. His past honor and blessing (chapter 29)

    2. His present dishonor and suffering (chapter 30)

    3. His protestations of innocence and final oath (chapter 31)

  • Elihu's Speeches (chapters 32-37)

    1. Introduction (32:1-5)

    2. The speeches themselves (32:6;37:24)

       1. First speech (32:6;33:33)

       2. Second speech (chapter 34)

       3. Third speech (chapter 35)

       4. Fourth speech (chapters 36-37)

  • Divine Discourses (38:1;42:6)

    1. God's first discourse (38:1;40:2)

    2. Job's response (40:3-5)

    3. God's second discourse (40:6;41:34)

    4. Job's repentance (42:1-6)

• Epilogue (42:7-17)

  • God's Verdict (42:7-9)

  • Job's Restoration (42:10-17)

May we establish, nurture, and grow a sincere love for the word of God, and study it lovingly & faithfully.

I pray you receive this with the love intended, and apply it to wisdom.

Love you much.

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Blessed!

-Humble Servant

P.S- If you have not given your life to Jesus Christ, I implore you to take the time to do so right now. Use John 3:16 & Romans 10:9-10 as a foundation for making your confession of faith. And use Ephesians 2:1-10 to provide proper context for your salvation.