1-2 Prolgue

3 Job curses day of birth

4-27 dialogue between Job and friends

     4-14 First cycle of speeches

          4-5 Eliphaz

          6-7 Job

          8 Zophar

          9-10 Job

          11 Bildad

          12-14 Job

     15-21 Second cycle of speeches

          15 Eliphaz

           16-17 Job

          18 Zophar

          19 Job

          20 Bildad

          21 Job

     22-27 Third cycle of speeches

28 Hymn to wisdom

29-31 Job's affirmation of innocence

32- 37 Elihu speaks

38-41 God speaks

42 Epilogue

Papyrus--grows up easily and dies readily

Spider web--Fragile

Does God pervert Justice?

Job's children sinned

God is all powerful but can use power destructively

God is the oppressor

Sheol=darkness

Job isn't suffering enough

God is unlimited and Job hasn't discovered his depths

Blameless and upright

emphasizes God humbling the righteous (but not about lifting up the lowly)

Though he slay me, I will hope in him

God puts job's feet in stocks

Born of woman

Lamp of wicked is put out

But how often does this really happen?

Job's family shuns him. God removes acquaintances

Redeemer

triumph of the wicked is short-lived

sweet in mouth, bitter in stomach

wicked cannot escape judgment of God

Why do the wicked still live on?

prosperity of the wicked

No invitation given to Job

picture of the wicked man (as Job)

Slapped on the cheek

Opened mouths to jeer

turned over to evil men

weeped

friends turn against him

people spit in face

die and see corruption--resurection

Jesus serves as mediator

natural consequence

punishment

part of a group

to bring repentence

to keep from

because of someone else

for the good of others

to glorify God

One suffered for our sin

avenged death of a family member

aided a victim

regained family property

redeemed family member from slavery

to provide an heir