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However, it clearly states that Job never lost faith in God and forever called to God in prayer, asking Him to remove his affliction: And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful." — Quran, sura 21 (The Prophets), ayah 83
J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job.The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined.
James 5:14-15 “If any of you are sick, they should call for the elders of the church, and the elders should pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.
Job states that his pain is not eased by speaking or by not speaking about it, as he firmly believes God is in charge of the world and treats Job as God pleases (verses 12–14). [16] Therefore Job called for help from a heavenly figure, who will argue Job's case with God (verse 21; cf. Job 9:33; 19:25; 31:35). [17]
This verse extends the same observations to God's response to prayer. If a flawed human father looks out for his own child, then there is no reason to doubt that the perfectly good God will not have the best interest of his followers in heart. According to this verse, Jesus calls his hearers Greek: Πονηροὶ, poneroi, "evil".
There have been many commentaries on the biblical Book of Job. Selecta of Job by Origen (d. c. 253) Commenttarium on Iob by Maximinus the Arian (4th century) a commentary by Pseudo-Ignatius (4th century) Exerpta in Job by Athanasius of Alexandria (d. 373) a commentary by Didymus the Blind (d. 398) a commentary by Hesychius of Jerusalem (5th ...
The section starts with Job reminiscing "the day when God watched over me", which he puts before his own prosperity (verse 2), before his full family (verse 5) or abundant materials (verse 6), so it is Job's friendship with God that Job desperately misses. [13] Before his suffering, Job assumed a respected public profile (verse 7) with people ...
Job 23 is the 23rd chapter of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The book is anonymous; most scholars believe it was written around 6th century BCE.