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Summary: powerful deep look at Job
Review: As he has done with other Great Lives biblical biographies (see David, Esther, Joseph, Moses, Elijah, and Paul), Charles R. Swindoll provides a deep look at Job. This is not a biblical biographical fictionalized account of the bible. Instead, he furbishes a study starting with the Old Testament passages that first paint a picture of a pious, happy and successful person until "Sahtan" challenges God to test the holiness of Job by stripping away his life. Job becomes the victim of the ultimate test of humankind's faith in God when even the Lord apparently abandoned him. Will he lose his belief, as he suffers from one Sahtan atrocity after another; or will his faith enable him to endure?Mr. Swindoll goes over the passages with a fine toothcomb providing modern day examples to explain the underlying lessons of Job. Most people who have read the biblical book find it difficult to accept why God would allow such an extreme experiment especially on a good person. Besides providing obvious insight into Job, Mr. Swindoll offers intriguing insight into the key "characters" who star in this drama and a theory as to why the events occurred. Biblical readers will appreciate this powerful deep look into Job, a man with the fortitude to endure incredibly devilish torture. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: powerful deep look at Job
Review: As he has done with other Great Lives biblical biographies (see David, Esther, Joseph, Moses, Elijah, and Paul), Charles R. Swindoll provides a deep look at Job. This is not a biblical biographical fictionalized account of the bible. Instead, he furbishes a study starting with the Old Testament passages that first paint a picture of a pious, happy and successful person until "Sahtan" challenges God to test the holiness of Job by stripping away his life. Job becomes the victim of the ultimate test of humankind's faith in God when even the Lord apparently abandoned him. Will he lose his belief, as he suffers from one Sahtan atrocity after another; or will his faith enable him to endure? Mr. Swindoll goes over the passages with a fine toothcomb providing modern day examples to explain the underlying lessons of Job. Most people who have read the biblical book find it difficult to accept why God would allow such an extreme experiment especially on a good person. Besides providing obvious insight into Job, Mr. Swindoll offers intriguing insight into the key "characters" who star in this drama and a theory as to why the events occurred. Biblical readers will appreciate this powerful deep look into Job, a man with the fortitude to endure incredibly devilish torture. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Long
Review: I have read several books by this author and he always offers phenomenal insight. God has blessed this man tremendously to spread his word. I have read almost all of the Great Lives series and Job was one of the longest ones. I had no idea it would take me forever to get through this book. As always Mr. Swindoll offers great insight but he kept repeating the same thing over and over and over. I got the point the first time! This book is a good read because of the insight provided, if you are a person who enjoys repetition this book is for you.
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Summary: An Inscrutable God! And a world full of Heros!
Review: I have wrote this review deleted it, I don't know how many times now... I've spent all night on this review... I can't tell you how POWERFUL this book is in words. So instead I've decided to share what this book has done for me... My wife and I left LA 6 years ago with our 3 kids and gave our lives to Christ... Our testimony is crazy... We have had so many Mentors and Books that God has put in front of us, and like a sponge we have soaked it all up. We know that God has called us to be Evangelist and we are working hard to do everything we can to be qualified... My parents sent me this book, and yesterday they sent me Paul, David and said Elijah is on the way. To be honest I've never heard Chuck Swindoll preach and this is the only book I have read of his... Chuck will take you through each verse in Job, help you understand it visually, and apply it to detailed real life scenarios in his own life. This man has really lived.
The stories are far from boring, some are serious and many are very humorous...
This book is thick and each page is packed full of so much knowledge that I had to read it slowly, just to keep it in...
All I can say is, WOW! It was this past Superbowl weekend, I walked into the family room and asked my wife, "Why has God abandoned me"... I told her before we moved to Texas that I was going to be crucified this year. Stupid Statment but I felt it coming. I looked back over the past year and I couldn't find anything that was displeasing to God. In fact I was coming closer and closer to God and then finally bam it hit (the life of Job)... I was in the middle of reading this book... It would have been easier to just go back to the old lifestyle... This was the loneliest feeling I have ever felt... I've often wonder why those that have been through what I've been through relapse after meeting God... Well now I know... You got to really work hard and just press on and read through this book if you are going through something tough. Once you live through it, you'll be more than sitting at the right hand... its more than the knowledge you gain, its almost something that you'll earn.
But you'll have to read the book.... I'm not giving it away...This book will spiritually mature you in dealing with others that are suffering. I've seen a lot of zealous christians and I believe this is an accurate statment of Job's buds... If you are suffering then press on to the end of this book and you will be rewarded I promise.
By suffering, I mean anything including depression, death, you name it... The books is not depressing though, it is very insightful, rewarding... The most powerful statment made in this book even rattled Chuck Swindoll at his graduation at DTS... "We serve an inscrutable God"... You'll have to read the book to get the full power to this statement... In todays culture we try to figure everything out... We try to unscrew who God is and why he does stuff...
If that is you, you will have a serious break through here... I want kid you, if you read Job in the Bible its a real beating the first 2/3rds... Chuck gets you through that... Then in the last several chapters Chuck puts it all together and then leads you into a spiritual maturity that will blow you away... This is the best book I have ever read! I have one question for Chuck, and it has to do with Job 36...
I'll try and come and see you at Stonebriar one day...
Pretty slammed at "the MET" right now though... Chuck said it best.
Job is one of the biggest "Heros" in the bible.
And I'd have to say Chuck is a big "Hero" as well...
This book will also encourage you... I'm running out of space now for this review...
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Summary: Excellent Encouragement to Endure Life's Trials!
Review: Once again, Chuck Swindoll has written a fine book on a particular biblical character and shows how we can learn from the person's example (bad and good). Consistent with his other books, Swindoll pulls no punches in describing Job's character, his circumstances, and the people around him. Since the Bible also pulls no punches, Swindoll's writing style is particularly enjoyable and challenging.Among the important points Swindoll covers include: 1. Mark of a true friend.
2. Job challenged his accusers at the appropriate time.
3. Like Job, you sometimes have to be direct and blunt with graceless people who do not have a clue.
3. Jesus often suffered false accusations.
4. Sometimes we just have to tune others out and focus on what God says about us and our circumstances (sometimes God has to tell us things we do not want to hear but need to).
5. Integrity is all that matters and 3 things to learn from Job's integrity.
6. Characteristics of a broken heart.
7. Excellent advice for staying young as you age.
8. 7 lessons Job teachers us about God. In my humble opinion, the person who is most brokenhearted and hopeless will benefit most from the book - the self-sufficient or self-confident need not waste their time (the Bible says a lot about confidence in God instead of self). In other words, readers who need encouragment will be uplifted the most. Read, enjoy, and be encouraged!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Encouragement to Endure Life's Trials!
Review: Once again, Chuck Swindoll has written a fine book on a particular biblical character and shows how we can learn from the person's example (bad and good). Consistent with his other books, Swindoll pulls no punches in describing Job's character, his circumstances, and the people around him. Since the Bible also pulls no punches, Swindoll's writing style is particularly enjoyable and challenging. Among the important points Swindoll covers include: 1. Mark of a true friend.
2. Job challenged his accusers at the appropriate time.
3. Like Job, you sometimes have to be direct and blunt with graceless people who do not have a clue.
3. Jesus often suffered false accusations.
4. Sometimes we just have to tune others out and focus on what God says about us and our circumstances (sometimes God has to tell us things we do not want to hear but need to).
5. Integrity is all that matters and 3 things to learn from Job's integrity.
6. Characteristics of a broken heart.
7. Excellent advice for staying young as you age.
8. 7 lessons Job teachers us about God. In my humble opinion, the person who is most brokenhearted and hopeless will benefit most from the book - the self-sufficient or self-confident need not waste their time (the Bible says a lot about confidence in God instead of self). In other words, readers who need encouragment will be uplifted the most. Read, enjoy, and be encouraged!
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