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The Remarkable Record of Job

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I have to wonder sometimes if a few of these reviews are written before having read the book. Nowhere does Henry Morris in any of his writings suggest that every statement in the Bible is to be taken literally. Creationists acknowledge that the Bible is made up of many different types of literature (narrative, poetry, etc.) What they teach is that the Bible should be taken as written, period. If a passage is a narrative passage, we should take it as fact. If it is poetic or symbolic we should take it as that and understand what the symbolism means.

This is an excellent book which points out many, many scientific truths referenced in the Book of Job which were not 'discovered' by men until much, much later, thereby pointing to the divine inspiration of the scriptures.

Does Henry Morris in this book (or anywhere?) claim the sky is 'hard as burnished bronze' because of this symbolic reference? No, this is simply a 'straw man' argument because what Mr. Morris has ACTUALLY written is not easy to argue with if one truly believes the Bible is inerrant.

BTW, the first chapter of Genesis is not a 'hymn'. If you want an example of hymns in scripture read Psalms. Genesis Chapter one is a narrative account of God's creation of the universe.

BTW again, this whole thing is really moot since the previous reviewer misquoted scripture.

Job 37:18 ACTUALLY says: "Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?"

The quote implies that the sky or firmament is 'strong' not 'hard' and that it resembles a mirror at times, both of which are true statements.

This book is a very refreshing devotional. Take an exciting new look at the oldest book in the Bible - the ancient book of Job! Learn about how Job lived during the Ice Age and describes dinosours that he has seen (Beheemoth and Leviathon)! Henry Morris is a world famous Christian scientist, and this book is written as well as his many others. I highly recommend this book to any born-again Christian!

This book is a very refreshing devotional on the book of Job. It is written exceptionally well, just like every other work Henry Morris has published. Take a look at the wonderful book of Job from a new perspective. Examine both the scientific and theological aspects of Job. Learn about how Job describes the Ice Age (during which time he lived) and dinosaurs! I highly recommend this book to any born again Christian!

The "reader from boston" writing the first review of this book needs to be slapped around like a traitor. All Morris is doing is giving the scientific realities of stories in Scripture. About the days of creation, well, anyone who has read the account and has any form of knowledge in their head will know that the creation days are literal days (evening and morning were the first day). Now, I agree that the Bible is not to be taken literally in every word in every passage but that does not mean that it sometimes can be taken literally and is meant to be taken literally. Why would Moses want to communicate anything different or confusing to the people by saying "days" which the Hebrew word means "24 hour day" Before you start criticizing true biblical scholars, you might want to get an education.

With his heavenly gifts, Henry Morris has offered much to the modern Biblical discussion, and this book is no exception. Christians like the reviewer below seem to be in the middle of a tug of war between so-called science and Christianity - they believe that modern science is completely accurate and therefore must find a way for it to be synronized with the Biblical record. The claim seen in this misguided reviewer's comments that the big bang is in line with the Genesis record of creation "ex nihilo" (out of nothing) shows a misunderstanding of both the Bible and the big bang theory. There isn't a single big bang theorist on earth who believes that the universe erupted out of nothing; rather, the theory dictates that it would have been erupted from a small dot of unimaginably large mass. Mass is something, not nothing. There is nothing in the Bible that would indicate that we should interpret the creation account in any way but a literal sense. As other reviewers have pointed out, the Bible contains a variety of prose with obvious interpretations of each; though some is symbolism that must be deciphered, all is fact and divinely inspired.

This book is interesting, intelligent, and insightful. Dr. Morris' education comes out in a very pleasing manner, and a very understandable one. Dr. Morris does not embrace the popular view that the book of Job was written to teach us how to suffer and why God allows it. His argument is very persuasive. This became a source of conversation and debate for me and my friends.

Dr. Morris pretty much goes through the book chronologically, which works well. It ended up being like a supplementary devotion for me to read it, and so interesting and exciting! It was never a burden to read.

I had certainly read the book of Job before and heard some teaching on it. However, this was deeper, better, more focused and applicable.

Highly recommended.

"Explain to me why the sky is hard , please"

I say to him "Explain to me why your head is hard, please!"

This "reviewer" did not even read the book, I am sure.

Dr Morris never said the sky was "hard". Neither did the Bible. The Bible said, in beautiful poetic language, that the "empty sky" is not actually empty. This has been more than adequately verified by modern science. Score another round for the accuracy of the Bible!

This book nails the coffin shut on the pseudo-science of evolution. It is a classic book on Creationist Science. Highly recommended!

This really isn't what Job said to his God...why do we use the term "the patience of Job"...Satan was fuming because Job didn't forsake God and shake his fist in God's face. Neither are we committed Christian followers of Jesus to use our hands for anger...we are to emulate Job and hold onto God's mighty hand as He leads us through the tough times in this life.

Job 37:18 (NRSV) reads as follows:

"Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?"

Is the sky as hard as a metal mirror? (The NIV translates "molten mirror" as "burnished bronze." So does the KJV.) No. It isn't. Does this mean that the Bible isn't true? No. The Bible is the absolute, revealed truth about man's relationship with God, eternity, morality, etc. But the Bible is not a book about science. There are parts of the Bible that show an amazing pre-modern insight into the scientific realities that we've only discovered in our own time, like the Big Bang (creation ex nilo), the spherical shape of the earth, the thermodynamic decay of the universe, etc. But the Bible isn't primarily concerned about science. Trying to take every statement in the Bible in its absolute literal sense will just get you in trouble, as this verse from Job proves.

Morris has made a career out of advancing a slavishly literal reading of the Bible, and in the process devestated and divided many churches. Recently he has started advancing the KJV-Only doctrine, apparently having decided that he hasn't done enough damage already. The Bible itself doesn't support this kind of ultra-literal reading: Gen. 2:4 says the creation days are "generations" of heaven and earth, indicating that the creation hymn was symbolic! Even my Fundamentalist Sunday School teachers acknowledged that the Bible is to be taken symbolically when it itself calls a passage symbolic!

Leave Henry Morris alone. By your fruits you will know them, and Morris has born bitter fruit indeed!