Covenant Reformed News – July 2012 • Volume XIV, Issue 3
This article provides exegetical analysis of the Book of Job to explore Reformed doctrine regarding human nature, particularly the constitutional nature of man (body and soul) and his moral depravity after the fall. Through careful examination of Job's speeches and those of his friends, the author demonstrates how Job teaches the total corruption of human nature and the transmission of sin through human generation, offering valuable theological instruction on man's fallen condition.
The Book of Job and the Nature of Man (2) Last time, we considered the book of Job’s teaching on man’s nature as to his constitution or “parts,” body and soul or spirit, noting that it echoes Genesis 2-3 (2:7; 3:19). There is a reason why Job and his friends speak so frequently of man’s body and spirit. Job is experiencing intense suffering in body and soul, and death appears near, bringing man’s dissolution into his two constituent “aspects” (4:19-20; 10:9; 34:14-15). The book of Job...