Introduction We come today to Zophar's first speech and to Job's reply to him. And today's passage is the last part of the first cycle of speeches. I've explained before that there are three cycles of speeches from chapter 4 to chapter 28. In the first cycle, the three friends take it in turns to … Continue reading Job 11–14 →

Introduction We come today to the first speech by Bildad and Job's response to it. Bildad was one of Job's three friends who came to sympathise with him and to comfort him in his suffering after he lost his family and his possessions and his health. For seven days and nights they sat with Job … Continue reading Job 08–10 →

Introduction We began to study the book of Job together two Sundays ago when I made the obvious point that the book of Job is a book about suffering. The opening two chapters tell us about how Job suffered. On one extra-ordinary day, he lost his possessions and his family when one servant after another … Continue reading Job 02(11)–03(26) →

Introduction Today we come to the first speech of Eliphaz, who was one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him after he lost his possessions and after he lost his children and after he lost his health. When they heard what had happened to him, the three friends arranged to go and see … Continue reading Job 04–07 →

Introduction We're beginning a new series of sermons today on the book of Job. The book of Job is, as most people know, a book about suffering. In the two opening chapters Job goes from being a man who had everything to becoming a man who had nothing. He loses all his possessions; he loses … Continue reading Job 01(01)–02(10) →