Job 29:1-40
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:1 Chapters Job 29:1 conclude the dialogues with Job’s reflections on his current and future state. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:1 Chapters Job 29:1 conclude the dialogues with Job’s reflections on his current and future state. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:2 Job recalls a time when he felt as if he were in his PRIME, as the FRIENDSHIP OF GOD was evident on his household (v. Job 29:5) as well as his flocks and fields (v. Job 29:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.lengt [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:6 WASHED WITH BUTTER. Job was renowned for his cattle and his olive groves. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:7 Job looks back on what he had thought the course of his life would be. He had seen it as a well-rooted tree that would continue to bear fruit, benefiting himself and others (vv. Job 29:18). For similar images of the benefits of a faithful life, see Psalms 1:3; Proverbs 3:13; Jer... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:11 The BLESSING that Job received from others reflected the blessing he had been to those who had no one to HELP them and who needed to be DELIVERED. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:14 Job used his possessions and influence to provide what others could not provide for themselves. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:16 SEARCHED OUT THE CAUSE. Job took up legal cases even when there could be no possible benefit for him in doing so. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:17 Job describes his actions on behalf of the needy as breaking THE FANGS OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS. He uncovered the traps of the wicked for their PREY, the poor. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:20 The life of wisdom brings internal strength (MY GLORY) and external vigor (MY BOW). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:21 Unlike the present, when his three friends challenge his every word, there was a time when people recognized Job’s wisdom and after he SPOKE THEY DID NOT SPEAK AGAIN. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:24 As one who worked for righteousness and justice (vv. Job 29:12), the smile and LIGHT of Job’s face encouraged those without hope and reflected God’s character and presence (see “lamp” and “light” in v. Job 29:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (va... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:25 While Job had once been LIKE ONE WHO COMFORTS MOURNERS, his three friends had set out to comfort him (Job 2:11) but ended up accusing him instead. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]