Description
Author: David Baird, hard back, 312 pages. Published by the Christadelphian Scripture Study service in 2002.
The depth of the drama portrayed in the life of Job impresses the reader and student with the importance that God places upon the book of Job. Is there anyone that has ever been so highly reputed of man and God, “perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil” and yet suffered such a total loss of fortune, the slaying of servants, destruction of his livestock and camels, the death of all his seven sons and three daughters? These facts alone emphasise that this quite unique book was intended by God to present powerful lessons to all of his servants as they meet the misfortunes and blessings that are inescapable experiences of mortal life. Here, in Job, there is wisdom for us all.
The distinctive virtue of this lengthy commentary on the book of Job is that it covers all the chapters and provides sound and useful comment on all the verses of the speeches. There are so many occasions when the reader of Job is searching for the basic meaning of the record; in this treatment there is an explanation given for every verse and tied in to the contextual argument.
The author recognises that the Book of Job is not easy to read or study and so starts the book with four suggestions on how to go about it.