Job's First Triumph of Faith
Start at the Good
Job – Adversity of a Righteous Man (Job 1)
Chapter 1 provides an exegesis of Job 1. The main theme of the chapter is the adversity of the righteous man.
Job – The Testing of Your Faith (Job 1:6-2:10)
Chapter 2 is a commentary on Job 1:6-Job 2:5. The main theme that Ash formulates is the testing of the faith of believers.
Job – Welcome to a Well-Run World (Job 1:1-5)
Chapter 1 is a commentary on Job 1:1-5.
Heaven – Heaven in the Old Testament
The story of the Bible can be seen as the story of heaven above coming down to earth, God coming down to humanity, to lift it up. Ortlund explores in Chapter 2 how heaven appears in the Old Testament in three different ways: indirectly as part of the Old Testament narrative; through developed narratives involving heaven directly (e.g.