How to Read the Book of Job | Dr. Rob Futral & Matt Stewart

What do you do with a book of the Bible that raises more questions than it answers?  Cross Church is days away from starting a Sunday series on Job, and many of our small groups will be walking through it together. So Dr. Jeremy Dixon and Phil McMichael sat down with two professors from Cross Theological Seminary: Dr. Rob Futral, Professor of Biblical Studies and Leadership, and Matt Stewart, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Historical and Theological Studies.  They cover who wrote Job and when, why the book is wisdom literature and not a blueprint for why we suffer, and what to do with Job’s friends, who say so many true things and still get rebuked by God. They also share how Job has met them personally in hard seasons of ministry.  If you’re leading a group, parenting, or walking alongside someone who’s suffering this fall, this episode will help you read Job with more confidence and lead those conversations with more grace.  Resources mentioned in this episode  The Bible Recap  ESV Study Bible  Douglas Sean O’Donnell, Job (ESV Expository Commentary)  Charles Swindoll, Great Lives: Job — A Man of Heroic Endurance  Skip Heitzig, The Bible from 30,000 Feet  Ligon Duncan, When Pain Is Real and God Seems Silent  D.A. Carson, How Long, O Lord?  Samuel Whitaker, Job Explained  Cross Church resources: Family Discussion and Small Groups / Group Guides in the Cross Church app  Learn more about Cross Theological Seminary: crossseminary.com  Send us Fan Mail