Job’s friends waited for Job to speak. They waited for an entire week. At last, Job spoke. Job explained that he was very sad. His life seemed to have no value. He felt as if he was waiting to die. Job’s people thought that a birthday was a happy day. They had parties (Job 1:4). They were happy whe... [ 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 3 JOB’S FIRST SPEECH JOB REGRETS HIS OWN BIRTH V1 Afterwards, Job spoke. He regretted his own birth. V2 He said: V3 I regret... [ Continue Reading ]
Job wished that he had never lived. He used many words to explain this thought. He imagined that the skies were dark on the day of his birth. Such a day would be a terrible day. But the day would still exist. And Job would still have been born. Jesus died on a day when the skies really were dark (L... [ Continue Reading ]
So Job then thought about the night when his parents came together. On that night, Job’s life began, so Job regretted that night also. Of course, every night belongs in the calendar. But Job did not want that date to be in the calendar. Job wished that he had never lived.... [ Continue Reading ]
If that night never existed, no baby’s life could begin then. And Job would not be born. Job’s parents would not be glad about his birth. But Job thought that their happiness was stupid. He thought that their happiness caused his pain.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job was angry about the day when he was born. He wanted people to curse that day. He did not care if they woke a crocodile! A crocodile is a strong animal. If you wake a crocodile, it will attack you! God spoke about the crocodile in Job chapter 41. The crocodile is like a terrible enemy. The croco... [ Continue Reading ]
People are glad to see light in the early morning. Then, they know that daylight is beginning. Then, their troubles in the night will not continue. Perhaps they were afraid during the night. But they would be safe during the daytime. But Job was not glad that he saw the light. He wished that he was... [ Continue Reading ]
Job imagined that he had died as a child. Job thought that death was beautiful because of his terrible troubles. He thought about dead bodies. Dead bodies seem to be asleep. And Job wished that he could sleep too. Job’s ideas about death were not wholly right. Later in the Book of Job, Job would le... [ Continue Reading ]
Job thought that his body would sleep after his death. He would not suffer then, he thought.... [ Continue Reading ]
These men worked hard. They built palaces. They led great armies. They achieved many things. But now, they must sleep. Their palaces are heaps of stone. Someone else owns their gold and silver now. And their bodies lie near the body of a child whom nobody knew. If we do not trust God, we waste our... [ Continue Reading ]
In this world, some people are important. And other people are not important. But when they die, God will be the judge of everyone. And God will be fair to everyone (Revelation 20:12). Nobody can enter heaven because that person was rich. Nobody can enter heaven because that person was famous. Nobo... [ Continue Reading ]
Job was able to sympathise with other people because of his own troubles. Job always cared about other people (Job 29:12-17). But now Job knew how they suffered.... [ Continue Reading ]
The devil complained that God was protecting Job. The devil said that God was like a hedge round Job (Job 1:10). Job was also aware of this. But Job did not realise that God was protecting him. Job was saying that his troubles were like a hedge round him. So Job could not escape from his troubles.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job wanted rest and quiet. He even wanted to be dead, so that he could sleep. But instead, he was always suffering. Nothing seemed to help him. And nothing comforted him. Job’s friends were sad when they heard Job’s speech. They did not want Job to suffer. And they did not think that Job deserved t... [ Continue Reading ]