The best man of his generation suffers the greatest personal tragedy. The entire book of Job wrestles with the question, “Why?”
| Author | Unknown author |
| For whom it was written | For the Israelites. |
| Chapter amount | 42 |
| Verse amount | 1070 |
| Job | – |
| 1, 2 | These chapters speak about the virtue, temptation, and losses of Job. |
| 3 | Job wishes he had never been born and laments his misery. |
| 4 - 7 | Eliphaz, his friend, rebukes Job saying that he is in sin and must ask God for forgiveness. |
| 8 - 10 | Bildad, another friend of Job, also thinks that Job is in sin, but Job again says he is not. |
| 11 - 14 | Zophar, the third friend of Job, also says that Job is in sin and must repent, and again Job defends himself against the accusations of his friends. |
| 15 - 31 | Job and his friends continue to discuss the possible causes of Job's suffering. |
| 32 - 37 | Elihu, another of Job's friends, says that God may have a special reason for allowing calamity in Job's life. |
| 38 - 42 | God answers Job and shows him His greatness and wisdom. Throughout all the time of suffering, Job was faithful to God. God rewards Job by giving him a new family and double the prosperity he had before. |