Book ii psalm 4272 psalm fortytwo for the director of music. Job 42 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Book 2 of the psalms goes from psalm 42 to psalm 72. Zuck, a biblical theology of the old testament, pp. Oct 28, 2012 this week we read the final chapter of the book and find out what becomes of job in the end. I know that you can do everything, and that no purpose of yours can be withheld from you. Two of the psalms 72 and 127 are attributed to solomon, davids son and successor. Hes blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. This is the conclusion, the climax, of his long and detailed story. The images job held both of god in his relationship with job and of himself in his relationship with god and fellow man are shattered into an unrecognizable mass of pulp. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither whatever they do prospers. Click the verse number to read commentary, definitions, meanings, and notesfor that particular psalms 42 verse.
At last, god fulfills jobs desire for a facetoface encounter. This epilogue to the book of job is, for many readers, hard to accept. This week we read the final chapter of the book and find out what becomes of job in the end. Psalm 88 is attributed to heman, while 89 is assigned to ethan the ezrahite. From the context, properly seeing god involves getting the self out of the way. Psalms book one the way of the righteous and the wicked. Psalms 42 and 43 free bible commentary in easy english. In the book s first cycle, job s friends speeches were halted by the revelation of gods wisdom. Book 2 of the psalter is dominated by the use of elohim for deity, as book 1 by yhwh lovingkindness and song are his companions. Psalm 1 blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel. The satan of the book of job is not the same as the diabolical satan. James montgomery boice in book one of psalms, 37 of the 41 are specifically attributed to david, and the four remaining are unattributed.
But in book two, elohim occurs 164 times and jehovah only 30 times. Psalms 42 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. Book 1 psalms 141 book 2 psalms 4272 book 3 psalms 7389 book 4 psalms 90106 book 5 psalms 107150. Psalms chapter 42 kjv king james version psalm 42, 111 oh lord i love thee and feel i should just come and be with you to escape all my troubles because when i am glad think of you go to the house of god the church to be filled with joy and happiness and to experience miracles on those sensitive issues of my life. The book of job provides us with our basis for understanding the purpose and course of. Job baker commentary on the old testament wisdom and psalms. May 02, 2020 two of the psalms 72 and 127 are attributed to solomon, davids son and successor.
Psalm 1 niv book i psalms 141 blessed is the bible gateway. Psalm 1 blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of. Job is not being chastised for disobedience as jobs counselors had suggested. My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, where is your god. The newest release in the baker commentary on the old testament wisdom and psalms is tremper longman iiis commentary on the book of job. Book i psalms 141 blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. What is taught about trial in the new testament is founded on the principles found right here in the book of job. In time of war in an occupied country, a member of the. Job is perhaps one of the most interesting and perplexing books of the bible, and longmans commentary does much to shed light on some of the primary difficulties people often encounter when engaging with job. Book 2 psalms 4272 bible commentary theology of work. The title is derived from the greek translation, psalmoi. A person ought to trust god even when his ways are inscrutable job 42. At last, god fulfills job s desire for a facetoface encounter.
And god again challenges him by a display of his power and judgments, 614. David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and. Psalms 42, new king james version nkjv the bible app. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of job.
Jobs thinking here is well expressed by one of the shortest psalms, psalm 1. And their father gave them an inheritance a among their brothers. For a more detailed discussion of the translation issues in job 42. Gods answer to the problem of undeserved suffering. This is the eighth and final sermon in a series by rev melvin tinker based on the book of job. The prominence given, both in the magnificent chapters in which god answers job out of the whirlwind and in this. The new element in the second cycle is that elihus speech is interrupted by the dramatic appearance of god himself job 38. Well be studying the last chapter of the book of job today.
Aug 01, 2012 the newest release in the baker commentary on the old testament wisdom and psalms is tremper longman iiis commentary on the book of job. Verse 7 and it was so, that, after jehovah had spoken these words unto job, jehovah said to eliphaz the temanite, my wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends. A gracious soul can take little satisfaction in gods courts, if it do not meet with god himself. Moreover the lord answered that is, the lord continued his discourse with job. Psalms 42 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Job 42 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Yet the book also teaches that we may ask honest questions of god when we do not understand why. It seems they were each of them to bring seven bullocks and seven rams, which were to be wholly offered up to god as a burntoffering. I know that thou canst 1 do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. Above all, job now knows that god owes him only what he determines that he owes him. It is a collection of psalms, of all the psalms that were divinely inspired, which, though composed at several times and upon several occasions, are here put together without any reference to or dependence upon one another. The whole book up to this point has been apparently an argument against the doctrine of retributive justice. It would be helpful to read job chapter 42 before listening to, or reading, the sermon. Book ii psalm 4272 psalm fortytwo for the director of.
The book of job provides us with our basis for understanding the purpose and course of trial in the lives of believers. Job s affluence becomes double to what it was before, job 42. Job 42 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job s goodness. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of households see job 38 42. In book two of psalms, david authored 18 of the 31, more than half. The first psalm in the second part of the book of psalms, the part we called the exodus book, is composed by the sons of korah. Business ethics psalms 15, 24, 34 trusting god in the face of institutional pressure psalm 20 gods presence in our struggles at work psalm 23 gods guidance in our work psalm 25 book 2 psalms 4272 gods presence in the midst of disaster psalm 46 anxiety when unscrupulous people succeed psalms 49, 50, 52, 62 book 3. Jun 01, 2008 an overview of psalm 42 the way i would like to take us into psalm 42 is to give an overview, and then show six things that this godly man does in his spiritual depression six things that i think are meant to shape how we deal with our own seasons of darkness.
As long as self was in his line of sight, job judged god by his own perspective. Commentary on job 42 by matthew henry blue letter bible. After this lived job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons sons, even four generations. Job baker commentary on the old testament wisdom and. Some of these psalms probably come from a book that the sons of korah used.
Adam clarkes bible commentary job 42 job 41 psalms 1 help fb twitter gr videos gr forums gr youtube. Jobs final speech in his own defense is probably where the book originally ended. Job 42 commentary bensons commentary on the old and new. Several psalms in book 2 of the psalms have the sons of korah at the top. Another group of 12 psalms 50 and 7383 is ascribed to the family of asaph. The sons of korah wrote 11 psalms 42, 4449, 8485,8788. They are, undoubtedly, the descendants of the levite korah who perished in the rebellion against moses. When the understanding is enlightened by the spirit of grace, our knowledge of divine. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of households see job 3842. The book of job presents a lofty view of god as one worthy of our worship and trust no matter how enigmatic our circumstances. Job 42 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Here is part of a parable told by professor basil mitchell.
In the first clause he owns god to be omnipotent over nature, as contrasted with his own feebleness. The words of job judging and condemning himself began, ch. You asked, who is this who hides counsel without knowledge. Job chapter 42 coffmans commentary of the new testament. An overview of psalm 42 the way i would like to take us into psalm 42 is to give an overview, and then show six things that this godly man does in his spiritual depression six things that i think are meant to shape how we deal with our own seasons of darkness. So did asaph confess his ignorance and supplicate instruction psalms 73. The skeptical character of the symposium, with its challenge to timehonored views, most likely would have kept the book of job out of the canon of old testament writings had some additions not been made to. In the books first cycle, jobs friends speeches were halted by the revelation of gods wisdom. If the book of psalms be, as some have styled it, a mirror or lookingglass of pious and devout affections, this psalm in particular deserves, as much as any one psalm, to be so entitled, and is as proper as any to kindle and excite such in us. The close of the book of job must be taken in connection with its prologue, in order to. Book ii psalms 4272 psalm 42 for the director of music.
Answered does not refer to any thing said by job, or any question asked. His troubles began in satans malice, which god restrained. The book of psalms is divided into five sections, each closing with a doxology i. Job 42 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. This verse seems to deliberately echo another instance of human chutzpah, when abraham, who is dust and ashes, dares to argue. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my god. Furthermore, job offers his own sacrifices and sacrifices for his friends, rather than bringing them to the levitical priests at the tabernacle or temple, etc.