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Verse Job 1:5. _WHEN THE DAYS OF_ THEIR _FEASTING WERE GONE ABOUT_]
At the conclusion of the year, when the birthday of each had been
celebrated, the pious father appears to have gathered them all
to...
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AND IT WAS SO, WHEN THE DAYS OF THEIR FEASTING WERE GONE ABOUT - Dr.
Good renders this, “as the days of such banquets returned.” But
this is not the idea intended. It is, when the banquets had gone ro...
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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...
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WERE GONE ABOUT. came round.
OFFERED. offered up. App-43. Showing that, from Genesis 4 onward, the
institution was observed.
SINNED. Hebrew. _chata'._ App-44.
CURSED. One of the eighteen emendations...
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_sent and sanctified them_ that is, most likely, sent _for_them. The
sanctification or purification consisted probably in washings and
change of garments, Genesis 35:2, and similar rites, and was
prep...
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A trait from Job's ordinary life, illustrating the happiness and unity
of his children and the father's scrupulous piety
4. _in their houses, every one his day_ lit. _made a feast at the
house of each...
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DISCOURSE: 449
JOB’S ANXIETY FOR HIS CHILDREN
Job 1:5. _And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone
about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the
morning, and offere...
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WHEN THE DAYS OF THEIR FEASTING WERE GONE ABOUT— _As the days of
their feasting went about._ By _sanctifying them_ is meant, his
preparing them, by lustrations and other ritual ceremonies, to perform...
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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...
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_AND IT WAS SO, WHEN THE DAYS OF THEIR FEASTING WERE GONE ABOUT, THAT
JOB SENT AND SANCTIFIED THEM, AND ROSE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND
OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF THEM ALL: F...
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1:5 cursed (d-51) So ver. 11, and ch. 2.5,9. see 1 Kings 21:10 ,1
Kings 21:13 ....
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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...
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WHEN THE DAYS.. WERE GONE ABOUT] i.e. when all seven sons had given
their feast. It appears that it was Job's pious custom to gather
together his children at stated intervals that atonement might be m...
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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...
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Job prayed for his children. Before Jesus died, holy people often
killed animals as a gift to God. The Bible taught the people to do
this (Leviticus Chapter s 1-7). The people knew that an animal cann...
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JOB SENT AND SANCTIFIED THEM... — The earnest records of society
exhibit the father of the family acting as the priest. This is one of
the passages that show Job was outside the pale and influence of...
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וַ יְהִ֡י כִּ֣י הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ יְמֵ֨י הַ
מִּשְׁת
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And it was so, when the days of [their] feasting were gone about, that
Job sent and (f) sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning,
and (g) offered burnt offerings [according] to the number of...
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Blessed. For greater horror of the very thought of blasphemy, the
Scripture both here and [in] ver. 11, and in the following chapter
(ver. 5., and 9.) uses the word bless, to signify its contrary.
(Ch...
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(5) And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about,
that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning,
and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all...
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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...
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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...
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AND IT WAS SO, WHEN THE DAYS OF THEIR FEASTING WERE GONE ABOUT,....
When they had been at each other's houses in turn; when the rotation
was ended: something like this is practised by the Chinese, who...
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And it was so, when the days of [their] feasting were gone about, that
Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and
offered burnt offerings [according] to the number of them all...
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_When the days of their feasting were gone about_ When each of them
had had his turn, and there was some considerable interval before
their next feasting-time; or, as the Hebrew כי הקופו ימי,
_chi hik...
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JOB'S WEALTH AND PIETY...
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And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, when
the annual period of these festivals had come to a close, when
everyone of the brothers had arranged and celebrated his feast, THAT...
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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...
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CONTINUALLY:
_ Heb._ all the days...
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"WHEN THE DAYS OF FEASTING HAD COMPLETED THEIR CYCLE": At the end of
each cycle of birthdays? "JOB WOULD SEND AND CONSECRATE THEM, RISING
UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND OFFERING BURNT OFFERINGS ACCORDING...
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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...
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WHEN THE DAYS OF THEIR FEASTING WERE GONE ABOUT; when each of them had
had his turn, which peradventure came speedily, though not immediately
one after another; and there was some considerable interva...
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Job 1:5 days H3117 feasting H4960 course H5362 (H8689) Job H347 send
H7971 (H8799) sanctify H6942 ...
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Job 1:5
After the days of his sons' feasting were over, Job offered sacrifices
of atonement for them, lest in the midst of their enjoyment they might
have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. He wa...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_And his sons went and feasted in their houses._
THE FAMILY MEETING AND THE FAMILY SACRIFICE
I. The festive meeting. “And his sons went,” etc.
1. It was a united family. There were no schisms in tha...
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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...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 1:5 CURSED GOD IN THEIR HEARTS. The Hebrew is
literally “blessed God in their hearts” (see esv footnote). The
context indicates, however, that the opposite idea, “to curse,” is
intende...
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NOTES
Job 1:5: “_Have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.”_ Various
opinions as to the meaning, in this passage, of the Hebrew word here
rendered “cursed.” בֵּרְכוּ (or _bçrechoo_) the _Piel_
(tran...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Kings 18:31; 1 Kings 21:10; 1 Kings 21:13;...
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When — When each of them had had his turn. Satisfied — He exhorted
them to examine their own consciences, to repent of any thing, which
had been amiss in their feasting, and compose their minds for
em...
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Why does Job offer a burnt offering for his sons if they had blessed
God?
PROBLEM: According to Job 1:5, Job was such a pious man that he even
offered burnt offerings for his sons just in case they h...