JOB—NOTE ON JOB 16:1 Job responds again. He begins by pointing out that his friends have failed as comforters (Job 16:2), even though comfort was their original purpose for coming to him (see Job 2:11). He then describes the seeming paradox of his situation: God is the one who has brought this suffe... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 16:8 To counter Eliphaz’s description of the “fat” wicked person (Job 15:27), Job points to his own SHRIVELED and shrunken state. It TESTIFIES that God’s hand is against him, but not that he is guilty (Job 16:17). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 16:12 Like a city invaded during war, Job feels that he has endured BREACH UPON BREACH from God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 16:15 SEWED SACKCLOTH UPON MY SKIN. Job’s constant grief is like a coarse cloth stitched to his skin, a reality of unending pain. LAID MY STRENGTH IN THE DUST. Literally, “buried my horn in the ground.” The horn of an animal represents strength, power, and nobility. Every indication... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 16:16 DEEP DARKNESS. Literally, “shadow of death.” Job’s gaunt eyes are those of a dying man. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 16:19 WITNESS... IN HEAVEN. Job either believes he already has an advocate in heaven or that God will eventually see he is blameless and declare him innocent. See Job 16:9; Job 19:25. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]