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Eric Ortlund
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Eric Ortlund
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Paperback / softback
Publisher
Intervarsity Press (IVP)
Published
August 2021
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‘ … his hand pierced the fleeing serpent’ (Job 26:13 ESV)
One of the most challenging passages in the Old Testament book of Job comes in the Lord's second speech (chapters 40–41). The characters and the reader have waited a long time for the Lord to speak – only to receive what is traditionally interpreted as a long description of a hippopotamus and a crocodile (Behemoth and Leviathan).
The stakes are very high. Is God right to run the world in such a way that allows such terrible suffering for one of his most loyal servants? Is Job right to keep trusting God in the midst of much criticism? It is difficult for modern readers to avoid a sense of frustrating anti-climax as the book concludes.
Eric Ortlund argues that Behemoth and Leviathan are better understood as symbols of cosmic chaos and evil. A supernatural interpretation fits better exegetically within the book of Job and in its original context. It also helps us to appreciate the satisfying climax to the book: in describing Behemoth and Leviathan, God is directly engaging with Job's complaint about divine justice, implying that he understands the evil at loose in his creation better than Job does, that he is in control of it, and will one day destroy it.
Author
Eric Ortlund
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Intervarsity Press (IVP)
Published
August 2021
Weight
268g
Dimensions
138 x 216 x 12 mm
ISBN
9781789742985
ISBN-10
1789742986
Eden Code
5313815
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Author/Creator: Eric Ortlund
ISBN: 9781789742985
Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP)
Release Date: August 2021
Weight: 268g
Dimensions: 138 x 216 x 12 mm
Eden Code: 5313815