Job 2:1-10
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:1 Job’s second test is like the first (Job 1:6), but includes an attack on his health. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:1 Job’s second test is like the first (Job 1:6), but includes an attack on his health. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:3 The Lord points out to Satan that even after all that has happened to him, Job STILL HOLDS FAST HIS INTEGRITY. His grief, worship, and profession of faith in Job 1:20 are a faithful response to the tragedies. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0,... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:4 SKIN FOR SKIN! ALL THAT A MAN HAS HE WILL GIVE FOR HIS LIFE. Satan is suggesting that Job has remained faithful so far because it cost him only the “skin” of his livestock and family, which he was happy to trade for his own life. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:6 ONLY SPARE HIS LIFE. For Job’s faith to be truly tested, his life must be spared; he must be denied the mercy of death (compare Job 3:20). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:9 CURSE GOD AND DIE. Job’s wife advises him to respond to his suffering in the very way that Satan was hoping he would respond (see Job 1:11; Job 2:5). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:10 Job does not presume fully to know his wife’s heart, but he warns her against speaking like ONE OF THE FOOLISH WOMEN. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:11 ELIPHAZ is from Teman, an important city in Edom (Genesis 36:11, Genesis 36:15; Ezekiel 25:13; Amos 1:11). It was apparently known for its wisdom (Jeremiah 49:7). BILDAD is from Shuah, which was probably in Edom or Arabia. ZOPHAR is from Naamah, wh [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:12 It is likely that Job’s friends DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM because, in addition to his sores, Job bore other external effects of his grief (see Job 1:20; Job 2:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 2:13 The silence over SEVEN DAYS AND SEVEN NIGHTS signifies a time of mourning in response to Job’s suffering. Ezekiel exhibited a similar response upon meeting the exiles in Babylon (see Ezekiel 3:15). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=image... [ Continue Reading ]