Job 1:1-22 NIV

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:6

6. Now there was a day Rather, Now it came to pass on the day, perhaps some fixed time when the sons of God came together; “a sabbath day,” says Lightfoot, 2:110. Greswell ( Fasti Catholici, Job 1:18) adduces Psalms 89:29, and Deuteronomy 11:21, in illustration of his speculation, that it may be not merely in the language of analogy, or of accommodation to human ideas, that inspiration itself speaks of the days of heaven, or gives us reason to conclude that even in heaven, as well as on... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:6-12

JEHOVAH’S DETERMINATION TO TRY JOB, Job 1:6-12. “It was a correct feeling which influenced the poet to indicate at the outset to the reader the divine grounds of the decree, and thus to provide for him a polestar which would guide him through all the entanglement of the succeeding conflicts. This he does by disclosing to us those events occurring in heaven which led to the divine decree concerning Job, the execution of which thereupon follows.” Dillmann. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:7

7. Whence comest thou According to the tenor of the Scriptures it is not unworthy of God to hold converse with any of his intelligent creatures, even though they be fallen; as is illustrated in the scenes subsequent to the sin of Adam, the murder of Abel, and in the conversation of Christ with the tempter. From going to and fro The Chaldee paraphrase here adds, “to examine into the works of the sons of men.” The word שׁושׂ is best translated, as by Dr. Good, “roaming around,” which... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:8

8. Hast thou (in thy travels) considered Remarked, noticed, לב על שׂים , literally, as in the margin. The question falls like a spark upon a mind inflammable with evil, and the evil spirit becomes unconsciously an agent for the accomplishment of the divine purpose the trial of Job. “Not only must he receive God’s permission before he can proceed one step against Job, but the very occasion through which he attains that permission is gratuitously provided for him by God.” Evans. My... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:9

9. Doth Job fear God for nought The praise of piety implies its counterpart, the condemnation of evil. Smarting under the implied reproof, Satan retorts that Job’s virtue consists solely of selfish fear. Of the four graces mentioned, he craftily elects the most assailable the fear of God to which even diabolical nature might lay some claim. James 2:19. For nought “Without good reason,” or “gratuitously?” This question starts the problem of the book. Is Job not a hireling with whom pay is... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:10

10. Hast not thou ( את , thou, the very one whom Job fears) made a hedge about him The Chaldee paraphrases it: “Hast thou not covered him with thy word?” In his mind Satan sees a field or garden surrounded with a hedge as a protection against wild beasts. According to Thomson, ( Land and Book, 1:299,) the stone walls which surround the sheepfolds of modern Palestine are frequently covered with sharp thorns. (Hosea 2:6.) The fence was threefold first, around Job himself; then... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:11

11. Touch all that he hath God needs but touch the fairest estate of man and it withers. The word נגע may also be rendered smite, as in Job 1:19. It is worthy of special remark that Job’s piteous cry, “the hand of God hath touched me,” (Job 19:21,) corresponds to the present cruel demand of Satan with the same word, נגע . Some have indulged the fanciful notion that the Satan here is merely an accusing angel; but the maliciousness evinced not only in his sneer at human virtue, but in his... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:12

12. All that he hath is in thy power As in the margin, hand. Job is now delivered into the hand of Satan. His piety is to be put to the sorest test. All virtue is conditioned upon trial the higher the virtue the severer the ordeal. The stroke is a bold one, even for the empire of the world. For God had declared Job the best man then living. (Job 1:8.) If Satan should succeed in showing Job to be a hypocrite, he will practically demonstrate that there is no substantial virtue in the... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:13

13. There was a day Literally, Now it was the day; the day of festivity, which in the rotation happened to be at the house of the firstborn. On this account it was probably the most marked of all the feasts of the year. It was a feast, too, in which the drinking of wine is specified, to set forth its sumptuousness and hilarity. These two circumstances heighten the precipice down which the family is so soon to be plunged. In the mention of wine-drinking we have, in part, the reason for... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:13-19

FOUR MESSENGERS OF MISFORTUNE, Job 1:13-19. “It is not accidental,” says Hengstenberg, “that there are just four catastrophes divided into two pairs, and corresponding to the fourfold particularization of the righteousness of Job. In them may be seen a sort of irony of destiny touching his and all human righteousness.” The Germans have also remarked upon the peculiarity that the first and third of the calamities are ascribed to human, the second and fourth to celestial agencies. Evans. The... read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:6

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:6-12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:7

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:9

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:10

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:11

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:13

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:13-19

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