Pentecost Season · Proper 23 · Year B
Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Job Longs to Find God
October 10, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his dwelling!" (Job 23:3)
Job, still suffering, yearns to bring his case directly before God but cannot find him in any direction, confessing both confidence in his own integrity and terror before the hidden God.
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Commentary
Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Working Preacher
Exegetical commentary keyed to this exact Year B reading.
Job 23 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on Job's longing for God.
Job 23:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators on the search for the hidden God.
Coffman's Commentary on Job 23 StudyLight
A fifth commentary voice on the chapter.
Background & Word Study
Job and Work Theology of Work
Reads Job's protest and integrity through the lens of vocation.
Enter the Bible: Job Enter the Bible
Introduction to the book's structure and theology of suffering.
Job 23 in Hebrew Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary.
Interlinear: Job 23:1 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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