Job is introduced as a man from the land of Uz who was “blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil” (1:1). Job is a perfect man, an Adam in an Eden-garden. Job is described as “blameless” like Noah (Gen. 6:9), Jacob (Gen. 25:27), and David (1 Kgs. 9:4). The is the same word used to describe those animals to be offered as sacrifices. They must be “perfect” or “without blemish” (Ex. 12:5; Lev. 1:3). This is the standard to which Abraham is urged by the Lord (Gen. 17:1) and refers not to a state of sinless perfection but integrity, honesty, and loyalty to God…
Not only is Job a faithful Adam, he is also immediately described as a fruitful Adam. Job has been fruitful and has multiplied. He has seven sons and three daughters. His possessions are great: seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys (1:2). Job is an Adam-like king who rules over creation.
– Job Through New Eyes: A Son for Glory, P. 23-24
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