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Verse Job 1:6. _THERE WAS A DAY WHEN THE SONS OF GOD_] All the
_versions_, and indeed all the critics, are puzzled with the phrase
_sons of_ _God _; בני האלהים beney haelohim, literally, _sons
of the...
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NOW THERE WAS A DAY - Dr. Good renders this, “And the day came.”
Tindal.” Now upon a time.” The Chaldee paraphrasist has presumed
to specify the time, and renders it, “Now it happened in the day of
ju...
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II. THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND SATAN AND THE RESULTS
CHAPTER 1:6-22
_ 1. A scene in heaven, Jehovah's challenge and Satan's, accusation
(Job 1:6)_
2. Satan's power manifested (Job 1:13)
3...
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The disinterestedness of Job's piety is brought into question by the
Satan in the council of heaven. We are now to see how misfortune may
come absolutely unprovoked by sin. The sons of God, who come t...
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SONS OF GOD. the angels. Compare Job 38:7, and see App-23.
PRESENT THEMSELVES. take their stations.
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.
SATAN. the Adversary....
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_Now there was a day when_ lit. _now it fell on a day that the sons of
God presented themselves … and Satan came_. The meaning is not that
there was a set time for the sons of God presenting themselve...
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The disinterestedness of Job's piety brought under suspicion by the
Adversary in the Council of Heaven
After the scene of happiness and piety presented by Job's home on
earth, the Poet draws the veil...
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NOW THERE WAS A DAY— _It came to pass on the day when,_ &c. Heath.
Thus denoting some determinate time, when the _sons of God, i.e. the
angels,_ (called the sons of God, because they were like unto Go...
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2. Satan's insinuation (Job 1:6-10)
TEXT 1:6-10
(6) Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to
present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.
(7) And Jehovah sai...
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_NOW THERE WAS A DAY WHEN THE SONS OF GOD CAME TO PRESENT THEMSELVES
BEFORE THE LORD, AND SATAN CAME ALSO AMONG THEM._
Sons of God - angels (Job 37:7; 1 Kings 22:19). Psalms 29:1, margin,
"Sons of th...
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1:6 a (e-4) Lit. 'the;' so ver. 13, &c.. see 2 Kings 4:18 . Satan
(f-18) Meaning 'Adversary.' Lit. 'the Satan,' and so to ch. 2.7....
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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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NOW THERE WAS A DAY] better, 'Now it was the day,' as if at a special
season. The sons of God] i.e. the angels: cp. Job 38:7. They come
before God to give account of their ministry: cp. 1 Kings 22:19....
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SONS OF GOD. — Comp. Job 38:7; Genesis 6:2; Genesis 6:4; and for the
sense comp. 1 Kings 22:19. The phrase probably means _the angels;_ or
at all events an in
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וַ יְהִ֣י הַ יֹּ֔ום וַ יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙
בְּנֵ֣י
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III.
THE OPENING SCENE IN HEAVEN
Job 1:6
WITH the presentation of the scene in heaven, the genius, the pious
daring, and fine moral insight of the writer at once appear-in one
word, his inspiration....
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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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Now there was a day when the (k) sons of God came to present
themselves (l) before the LORD, and Satan (m) came also among them.
(k) Meaning the angels, who are called the sons of God because they
ar...
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The sons of God. The angels, (Challoner) as the Septuagint express it.
(Calmet) --- Satan also, &c. This passage represents to us in a
figure, accommodated to the ways and understandings of men, 1. Th...
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(6) В¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
I cannot detain the Reader of this humble Commentary with a large and
circum...
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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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NOW THERE WAS A DAY WHEN THE SONS OF GOD CAME TO PRESENT THEMSELVES
BEFORE THE LORD,.... This is generally understood of the angels, as in
Job 38:7 who may be thought to be so called, because of their...
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Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Ver. 6. _Now there was a day_] Haply that day wherein Job's children
were feasting...
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_Now there was a day_ A certain time appointed by God; _when the sons
of God came_ The Targum says, _Troops of angels_, the LXX., _Angels of
God;_ the holy angels are called sons of God, (Job 38:7, an...
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SATAN GIVEN PERMISSION TO AFFLICT JOB...
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Now, there was a day when the sons of God, God's own holy spirits, the
angels ministering unto Him, CAME TO PRESENT THEMSELVES BEFORE THE
LORD, the picture being that of a great monarch who daily asse...
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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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SATAN:
_ Heb._ the adversary
AMONG THEM:
_ Heb._ in the midst of them...
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"NOW THERE WAS. DAY WHEN THE SONS OF GOD CAME TO PRESENT THEMSELVES
BEFORE THE LORD": The "sons of God" in this verse are angels (Job
38:7), and the term "present" means literally to "station" themsel...
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6-12 Job's afflictions began from the malice of Satan, by the Lord's
permission, for wise and holy purposes. There is an evil spirit, the
enemy of God, and of all righteousness, who is continually se...
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THERE WAS A DAY, i.e. a certain time appointed by God. THE SONS OF
GOD, i.e. the holy angels, so called JOB 38:7 DANIEL 3:25,28, because
of their creation by God, as Adam also was, LUKE 3:38, and for...
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Job 1:6 day H3117 sons H1121 God H430 came H935 (H8799) present H3320
(H8692) LORD H3068 Satan H
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SONS OF GOD
This scene is in heaven.
Compare (Job 2:1)....
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Job 1:6
I. The introduction of Satan into the scene before us illustrates the
problem of the book of Job. This wonderful, and perhaps most human of
all books, evidently discusses the problem of suffer...
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Job 1:6. _Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them._
Angels and all kinds of intelligent spirits had, as it were, a
special,...
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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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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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_Now there was a day._
A FATAL DAY
1. That Satan observeth and watcheth his time to fasten his
temptations most strongly upon the soul. He watcheth a day, “there
was a day,” and there was not a day i...
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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 1:6 The Lord draws Satan’s attention to Job,
initiating the chain of events related in the rest of the book.
⇐...
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NOTES
Job 1:11. “_And he will curse thee to thy face.” (Margin_: “If
he curse thee not.”) The clause susceptible of a variety of
interpretations. The two particles at the commencement אִם לֹא
(_im lo_...
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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 Chronicles 21:1; 1 Kings 22:19; Daniel 3:25; Job 2:1; Job 38:7;...
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A day — A certain time appointed by God. The sons — The holy
angels, so called, Job 38:7; Daniel 3:25, Daniel 3:28, because of
their creation by God, for their resemblance of him in power, and
dignity...
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How can Satan come before God when he was dismissed from heaven?
PROBLEM: Job 1:6 states that the sons of God came to present
themselves to God, and “Satan also came among them.” However, this
implies...