The Book of Job by Ricardo GrahamMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The story of his suffering and wondering why has fascinated believers of both Judaism and Christianity, but Job’s struggle to understand is only one of many that is touched up in the oldest book of the Bible. The Book of Job is the supplementary book of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study (4th Quarter 2016) by Richardo Graham covers the major themes of he believes it is important to bring out over the course of 14 chapters. Covering 117 pages, Graham goes over several themes that come to mind when one talks about the Book of Job: Why God allows bad things to happen to good people, God and human suffering, and is suffering the result of sin (i.e. retributive punishment)? But Graham also covers such Adventist topics as the Great Controversy and making connections between Jesus and Job not only in their innocent suffering but also if Job knew his Redeemer. The one thing I disagreed with Graham on was his characterization of Elihu, which given how God handles Job’s other friends at the end of the Book of Job seems to contradict Graham’s thought. However this minor quibble doesn’t mean this isn’t a great book overall.
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