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Job 1:2
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters, a great blessing of God; for children, according to Scriptures, are special gifts of His kindness, Psalms 127, 128.
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters, a great blessing of God; for children, according to Scriptures, are special gifts of His kindness, Psalms 127, 128.
AND THERE WERE BORN UNTO HIM SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS - The same number was given to him again after these were lost, and his severe trials had been endured; see Job 42:13. Of his second family...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE INTRODUCTION Job 1:1. We are at once introduced to the leading person of this book. “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job and that man was perfect and...
JOB 1:1 describes Job, his piety and good fortune. The literal translation of the opening words would be Once upon a time there was a man. The use of the perfect denotes that we are dealing not with h...
Job's family and wealth. A first principle in the Oriental Wisdom, which corresponds in part to our Ethics, was, that it is well with the righteous and ill with the wicked, Isaiah 3:10-11. This princi...
PROLOGUE TO THE GREAT TESTING _MYSTERY OF SILENCE JOB:_ MIRROR OF MODERN MANJob 1:1, Job 2:13 1. Job's wealth and piety (Job 1:1-5) TEXT 1:1-5 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Jo...
_AND THERE WERE BORN UNTO HIM SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS._ Seven sons-three daughters - (Proverbs 17:6). In the East, and in primitive times especially, it was thought to be a greater blessing to...
THE PROLOGUE Job 1:2, which form the Prologue to the book, describe (_a_) the prosperity and piety of Job; (_b_) a scene in heaven in which the Satan questions the motives of his piety; and (_c_) his...
SEVEN.. THREE] sacred numbers indicating perfection. We are dealing with ideal history, as the rest of the numbers and other features here and in the Epilogue show....
Job was a successful man. He was rich. And he was important. Everybody respected Job, because Job was wealthy. Job did deserve honour, but not because of his wealth. Job deserved honour because he re...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. ABOUT THE BOOK OF JOB The Book of...
SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS. — The like number was restored to him after his probation (Job 42:13)....
וַ יִּוָּ֥לְדוּ לֹ֛ו שִׁבְעָ֥ה בָנִ֖ים וְ שָׁ
II. THE OPENING SCENE ON EARTH Job 1:1 THE land of Uz appears to have been a general name for the great Syro-Arabian desert. It is described vaguely as lying "east of Palestine and north of Edom," o...
SATAN AIMS AT A HIGH MARK Job 1:1 Job is introduced as a man of large possessions, highly honored by all who knew him, and of unimpeachable integrity toward God. His piety was specially evinced in th...
In magnificence of argument and beauty of style this Book is one of the grandest in the divine Library. The story of Job is presented in dramatic form. It opens with a picture of Job. He is seen in th...
(2) And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. (3) His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses,...
A Heavenly Meeting About a Good Man I. INTRODUCTION A. Job is the first of the poetical books which consist of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Lamentations. 1. But don't e...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. In Job we have man put to the test; we might say, with our present knowledge, man renewed by grace, an upright man and righteous in his ways, in ord...
AND THERE WERE BORN UNTO HIM,.... By his wife, in lawful wedlock, who was now living, and after mentioned: SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS; next to his religious character, his graces, and spiritual b...
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Ver. 2. _And there were born unto him seven sons_] This was a main part of his prosperity, to have such a numerous issue to build up his h...
JOB, HIS FAMILY AND HIS PROMINENCE (vv.1-5) Uz is considered to have been in the area between Syria and Babylon. There Job lived with his wife, seven sons and three daughters. He is first spoken of...
"SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS WERE BORN TO HIM":. family of this size was common in such times, and having "seven sons" was considered. mark of divine favor (Ruth 4:15; 1 Samuel 2:5). See also Psalm...
1-5 Job was prosperous, and yet pious. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. By God's grace the temptations of worldly wealth may be ove...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Job 1:2 seven H7651 sons H1121 three H7969 daughters H1323 born H3205 (H8735) seven sons - Job 13:13;...
Job 1:1. _There was a man in the land of Uz,_ Job was a man indeed; a true man, a man of the highest type, for he was a man of God. Job 1:1. _Whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright...
Job 1:1. _There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil._ That was Job's character before the trial which mad...
CONTENTS: Job's family and their piety. Satan's challenge and the calamities that befell Job. CHARACTERS: God, Satan, Job. CONCLUSION: God allows Satan power over His saints but it is always limited...
Job 1:1. _The land of Uz._ Moses is always correct in calling countries after the name of the first possessor. Uz was in the east beyond Jordan, and south of mount Hermon. It fell to the lot of the ha...
_There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job._ THE CHARACTER OF JOB There are serious and devout persons who regard the Book of Job as a work of imagination, and refer it to the age of Solo...
JOB 1:1 Prologue: Job’s Character and the Circumstances of His Test. The book opens by introducing Job as blameless and upright. He is blessed with family and possessions. His life embodies faith in G...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 1:2 The large numbers of children, livestock, and SERVANTS, along with the feasting, suggest Job has enormous wealth. ON HIS DAY. Birthday. Compare...
_FIRST PART OF PROSE INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OR POEM_ I. Job’s personality (Job 1:1). “There was a man,” &c. 1. _His actual existence_. Job a historic, not a fictitious character. Mentioned with Noa...
EXPOSITION The "Historical Introduction" to Job extends to two chapters. In the first we are given an account, firstly, of his outward circumstances—his abode, wealth, family, etc; and of his characte...
Shall we turn now to the book of Job, chapter 1. As we come to the book of Job, we actually enter into a new section of the Old Testament. As you know, the Old Testament is divided into different divi...
Esther 5:11; Job 13:13; Psalms 107:38; Psalms 127:3; Psalms 128:3...