Pentecost Season · Proper 22 · Year B
Job 1:1, 2:1-10
Job's Integrity Tested
October 3, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad?" (Job 2:10)
Job, a blameless and upright man, loses his health after already losing his wealth and children, yet refuses to curse God, framing the book's question of faith amid undeserved suffering.
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Commentary
Commentary on Job 1:1; 2:1-10 Working Preacher
Exegetical commentary keyed to this exact Year B reading.
Job 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on the opening test.
Job 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators on Job's character and the heavenly council.
Coffman's Commentary on Job 1 StudyLight
A fifth commentary voice on the prologue.
Background & Word Study
Job and Work Theology of Work
Reads Job's losses and integrity through the lens of vocation.
Enter the Bible: Job Enter the Bible
Introduction to the book's genre, structure, and theology of suffering.
Job 1 in Hebrew Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary.
Interlinear: Job 1:1 BibleHub
Hebrew text with parsing for close word study.
Book of Job Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the book's argument about suffering and wisdom.
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