In chapter 20, Zophar insisted that the happiness of wicked people could not last. He thought that everybody would agree with him. But Job could not agree. Job knew that many wicked people are successful. Moreover, they seem to be successful for their whole lives. Such people may have loving famili... [ Continue Reading ]
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. CHAPTER 21 JOB REPLIES TO ZOPHAR’S LAST SPEECH V1 Job replied. He said: V2 If you listen carefully to my words, then you will comfort... [ Continue Reading ]
Job was unhappy when he thought about the success of wicked people. He could not explain why he was suffering. And he could not explain why wicked people may be successful.... [ Continue Reading ]
This idea made Job afraid. Job did not suppose that it is better to be evil than to be good (verse 16). Job was a holy man. He always tried to do the right things. He wanted to please God. But Job had to explain this idea in order to answer Zophar. WICKED PEOPLE SUCCEED V7 Wicked people live succ... [ Continue Reading ]
Job described the good lives of some evil people. Previously, Job had lived a good life like this. He had many animals. And he had many children. And Job’s own children enjoyed their parties. Job was a good man. But thieves had taken his animals. And his children were dead. Job knew that many evil... [ Continue Reading ]
Evil people do not want to serve anyone. Especially, they do not want to serve God. They only care about their own pleasure. They do not pray because they say, ‘We will not benefit if we pray. Prayer is a waste of time.’ Job did not behave like them. He was glad to serve God (Job 1:5; Job 2:3). He... [ Continue Reading ]
God mattered more to Job than anything else. But Job would still complain about his situation. He agreed that God should punish evil people. But Job did not realise when God will punish them. Job already knew that good people would live again, after the death of their bodies (Job 19:25-27). But he d... [ Continue Reading ]
This is like Job’s earlier words in Job 3:13-19. Job described well the death of the body. But he did not describe what happened to the men’s spirits. See Luke 16:19-26. THE REPORTS OF TRAVELLERS V27 I already know your reply. I know the ideas that you plot against me. V28 You will say, ‘There are... [ Continue Reading ]
Perhaps Job’s friends did not know any evil people who were successful. Today we often read about such people in the newspapers. Then, people would hear the news from travellers.... [ Continue Reading ]
In verse 26, Job thought that an evil man’s death was very much like the death of a good man. The bodies of both men would lie next to each other in the grave. But as Job thought more, he was not sure about this. Even the death of an evil man seemed better. He would have good funeral, and many peopl... [ Continue Reading ]
Zophar supposed that a wicked person would soon suffer terrible troubles. But Job proved that many wicked people have successful lives. Neither Job nor Zophar thought about such people’s spirits, which continue to live after death. Both men said many true things. But neither could explain the whole... [ Continue Reading ]