Job 7:17-21

Verses 17-21

b. The other conceivable cause of Job’s sufferings SIN. (Davidson.) Sorrowing man is too small an object for God’s disciplinary care, or ( as Hitzig suggests) his hostile vigilance over him. Job questions whether sin be the reason ( whether this solves the mystery) that God should make MAN the object of his painful visitations. Ewald well remarks that Job, for the first time, admits that sin may possibly be the hidden cause of his sorrows.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verses 17-21

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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