Author – Unknown
Time – apparently around 1600 B.C.

Summary – Job is the first poetic book of the Old Testament. The book reads like a play. It relates the anguish of the righteous man Job as he and his friends struggle to explain the affliction which has befallen him and has stripped him of his wealth, his family, and his health. The dialogue continues between Job and his friends as each presents his opinion on the reasons behind such troubles. God eventually intervenes and Job is restored to health and prosperity after he submits to God’s supremecy.

Affliction of Job – Chapter 1 v 1 to 2 v 13

Passage	Subject
1 v 1 to 5	Description of Job
1 v 6 to 2 v 10	Affliction of Job
2 v 11 to 13	Arrival of Job’s three friends

Debates between Job and his three friends – Chapter 3 v 1 to 31 v 40

Passage	Subject
3 v 1 to 14 v 22	First Cycle of Debate
15 v 1 to 21 v 34	Second Cycle of Debate
22 v 1 to 31 v 40	Third Cycle of Debate

The Speeches of Elihu – Chapter 32 v 1 to 37 v 24

Restoration of Job – Chapter 38 v 1 to 42 v 17

Passage	Subject
38 v 1 to 40 v 5	God’s first challenge to Job
40 v 6 to 41 v 34	God’s second challenge to Job
42 v 1 to 17	Job’s submission and restoration