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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAbout the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: Why Does God Allow Suffering? 11
PROLOGUE: JOB’S SUFFERING
The Perfect Man (Job 1:1–5) 16
Real (Job 1:6–12) 21
No Excuses (Job 1:12) 25
The Naked Worshipper (Job 1:13–22) 29
Close to Home (Job 2:1–10) 34
Job’s Three Friends (Job 2:11–13) 38
ACT ONE: THE SAME OLD ANSWERS
In the Dark (Job 3:1–26) 44
The Best Answers in the World (Job 4:1–11) 48
The Limits of Experience (Job 4:12–5:27) 52
The Glory of Kings (Job 4:12–5:27) 56
When the Sparks Start to Fly (Job 6:1–30) 60
Get Real (Job 7:1–21) 64
Tradition (Job 8:1–22) 68
Lift Your Eyes (Job 9:1–35) 72
Courtroom Drama (Job 9:32–35) 76
Prayer in a Minor Key (Job 10:1–22) 80
Unreasonable (Job 11:1–20) 85
Better Friend (Job 12:1–13:19) 89
Glimpses of Glory (Job 13:20–14:22) 93
Here We Go Again (Job 15:1–35) 97
What Suffering Achieves (Job 16:1–17:16) 101
Slot-Machine God (Job 18:1–21) 106
Price Tag (Job 19:1–29) 110
Afterlife (Job 19:25–27) 115
Beyond Reason (Job 20:1–29) 119
True Love (Job 21:1–34) 123
How Not to Pastor People (Job 22:1–30) 127
No Way (Job 23:1–17) 131
The School of Suffering (Job 23:10) 135
You’re Fired! (Job 24:1–25) 139
Half-Truth (Job 25:1–6) 143
Don’t Miss the Obvious (Job 26:1–4) 147
Natural Conclusions (Job 26:5–14) 151
Enough! (Job 27:1–23) 156
ACT TWO: SOME NEW ANSWERS
Interval (Job 28:1–28) 162
The Righteous One (Job 29:1–25) 167
Looking for Trouble (Job 29:16) 171
The Suffering Servant (Job 30:1–31) 175
The Curse-Bearer (Job 31:1–40) 179
Eyes Right (Job 31:1–12) 184
Am I Not a Man and a Brother? (Job 31:15) 188
God Knows What He is Doing… (Job 32:1–33:33) 192
… and What You are Doing (Job 34:1–37) 197
God Doesn’t Need You… (Job 35:1–16) 201
… but You Need God (Job 36:1–37:24) 205
ACT THREE: GOD’S OWN ANSWERS
Words, Words, Words (Job 38:1–3) 210
The Joy of Being God (Job 38:4–7) 214
Order, Order! (Job 38:8–15) 218
H2O (Job 38:16–30) 223
Stargazing (Job 38:31–33) 227
Where the Wild Things are (Job 38:34–39:30) 231
The Thief of Joy (Job 39:13–18) 235
Mid-Course Correction (Job 40:1–5) 239
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Job 40:6–41:34) 243
EPILOGUE: JOB’S COMFORT
What Job Discovered About God (Job 42:1–6) 248
What Job Discovered About Prayer (Job 42:7–9) 252
What Job Discovered About the Devil (Job 42:10–11) 256
What Job Discovered About Prosperity (Job 42:10–17) 260
Conclusion: Why Does God Allow Suffering? 265
Acknowledgments 267
