Chapters of the Bible

Elihu speaks on God’s behalf, claiming that God often uses suffering to discipline and instruct people, not always to punish them. He says God reveals Himself through dreams and sickness to prevent men from sinning.

Elihu asserts God's perfect justice and power, arguing that God cannot be unjust and that Job is foolish to accuse God of wrongdoing. Elihu defends God's absolute sovereignty over all human affairs.

Elihu addresses Job's claim that there is no profit in being righteous. Elihu argues that God is unaffected by human righteousness or wickedness, but God hears the cries of the afflicted who sincerely seek Him.

Elihu continues, describing God as mighty, wise, and just. He assures Job that God is not against him and may be using this suffering to correct him, urging Job to humble himself and not rebel.

Elihu concludes by emphasizing the majesty and mystery of God in nature, pointing to the thunder, storms, and snow. He claims that Job, who cannot even understand nature, should not question God's ultimate justice.

God answers Job out of the storm (whirlwind). God overwhelms Job with a barrage of challenging questions about Creation and the limits of human knowledge, asking, "Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?"

God continues to question Job, focusing on the mystery of the animal kingdom—the wild donkey, the wild ox, the ostrich, and the war horse—asking if Job manages any of these magnificent creatures.

God challenges Job to answer, and Job responds in humility, confessing, "I am unworthy—what can I answer?" God then challenges Job to take over the universe by judging the wicked and humbling the proud.

God describes the terrifying power of the creature Leviathan, showing Job that if he cannot even control this powerful creature, he certainly cannot control or criticize God's ways.

Job repents in dust and ashes, admitting, "I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted." God rebukes the three friends for failing to speak rightly about Him.

Contrast the righteous man, who delights in God's Law, with the wicked. Learn why the righteous are like a tree planted by water.

Read the prophetic psalm describing the nations raging against God's anointed King. The King warns all rulers to submit to God’s Son.