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Category: Wisdom & Poetry

Poetry and Wisdom Books explore life’s beauty, suffering, and purpose, offering reflections on God’s sovereignty, human frailty, and covenantal love. They emphasize worship, wisdom, and trust in God. These writings point to Christ as the ultimate wisdom, the suffering Redeemer, and the eternal King who fulfills all hope and longing.

  • Job 9 Commentary

    Welcome to our Job 9 commentary, where we’ll study the first 11 verses of Job, chapter 9. If you’d like to study verses 12-23 read our Job 9 explained article and our Job 9 summary for verses 24-35. Open your Bibles to Job, chapter 9. So, now we enter the 9th chapter of Job where…

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  • Job 8 Meaning

    Enjoy exploring Job 8 meaning here at ExplainingTheBook.com! You can also read our Job 8 commentary on the first ten verses of Job chapter 8. Well, Bildad goes on and apparently starts referencing some of these pieces of ancient wisdom in verse 11. 8:11 Can the [rush/papyrus] grow up without [mire/a marsh]?can the [flag/rushes/reeds] grow…

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  • Job 8 Commentary

    Enjoy this Job 8 commentary from your friends at ExplainingTheBook.com! You can read our explanation of Job 8 meaning of verses 11 through 22 of chapter 8 as well. Open your Bible to Job, chapter 8. We’ll be studying the 8th chapter of the Old Testament book of Job. We’ve been reminded throughout this book that…

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  • Job 7 Summary

    Enjoy this free digital Job 7 summary from ExplainingTheBook.com in which we seek to explain verses 13-21 of Job, chapter 7. For comments on the first 12 verses of this chapter, see our Job 7 Commentary article. Job 7 Summary | No Rest And it seems to Job as if God will not leave him…

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  • Job 7 Commentary

    Enjoy this free digital Job 7 Commentary from ExplainingTheBook.com in which we seek to explain the first 12 verses of Job, chapter 7. For more information about verses 13-21 of this chapter, see our Job 7 Summary article. Job starts chapter 7 with an apparent reference to the fact that his days are numbered –…

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  • Job 6 Summary

    Job 6 Summary: In Job chapters 6 and 7 we have a speech from Job. This speech is in reaction to Eliphaz’s response to Job’s first speech. And what Job will be reacting to is Eliphaz’s assertion – from his own personal experiences – that wicked people suffer. And therefore Job must be wicked on…

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  • Job 5 Commentary

    Moving on from chapter 4 to chapter 5, Eliphaz seems to really ramp up the rhetoric against Job. It seems as though he suddenly takes a more accusatory tone with him starting in verse 1.  5:1 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee;and to which of the [saints/holy ones] wilt thou turn?  So,…

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