Job was a prince of the desert. He possessed herds of camels yielding milk and food and hair for making tents; asses for riding, and fetching water; cattle and sheep. He even possessed fields (Job 31:38). The description corresponds in each respect to the life of a free Arab chief E. of Jordan today. The term men of the east is applied to the tribes dwelling on the borders of Palestine, e.g. Syria and Arabia (cp. Genesis 29:1; Judges 6:3).
Verse Job 1:3. _HIS SUBSTANCE ALSO WAS SEVEN THOUSAND SHEEP_] _A_ _thousand_, says the Chaldee, _for each of his sons_. _Three thousand_ _camels: a thousand for each of his daughters_. _Five hundred y...
HIS SUBSTANCE - Margin, or “cattle.” The word used here מקנה _mı̂qneh_ is derived from קנה _qânâh_, to gain or acquire, to buy or purchase, and properly means anything acquired or purchased - proper...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE INTRODUCTION Job 1:1. We are at once introduced to the leading person of this book. “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job and that man was perfect and...
JOB 1:1 describes Job, his piety and good fortune. The literal translation of the opening words would be Once upon a time there was a man. The use of the perfect denotes that we are dealing not with h...
AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6. MEN. sons....
Job's family and wealth. A first principle in the Oriental Wisdom, which corresponds in part to our Ethics, was, that it is well with the righteous and ill with the wicked, Isaiah 3:10-11. This princi...
THE GREATEST OF ALL THE MEN OF THE EAST— Grotius and others observe, that Job's being here called _the greatest of all the men of the east,_ is an argument that the book must have been written by some...
PROLOGUE TO THE GREAT TESTING _MYSTERY OF SILENCE JOB:_ MIRROR OF MODERN MANJob 1:1, Job 2:13 1. Job's wealth and piety (Job 1:1-5) TEXT 1:1-5 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Jo...
_HIS SUBSTANCE ALSO WAS SEVEN THOUSAND SHEEP, AND THREE THOUSAND CAMELS, AND FIVE HUNDRED YOKE OF OXEN, AND FIVE HUNDRED SHE ASSES, AND A VERY GREAT HOUSEHOLD; SO THAT THIS MAN WAS THE GREATEST OF ALL...
1:3 sheep, (c-7) 'Small cattle,' applying equally to both sheep and goats'...
Job was a successful man. He was rich. And he was important. Everybody respected Job, because Job was wealthy. Job did deserve honour, but not because of his wealth. Job deserved honour because he re...
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. ABOUT THE BOOK OF JOB The Book of...
THE MEN OF THE EAST. — This term is indefinite with regard to the three districts above mentioned, and might include them all. The Arabs still call the Hauran, or the district east of Jordan, the land...
וַ יְהִ֣י מִ֠קְנֵהוּ שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת אַלְפֵי ־צֹ֜אן...
II. THE OPENING SCENE ON EARTH Job 1:1 THE land of Uz appears to have been a general name for the great Syro-Arabian desert. It is described vaguely as lying "east of Palestine and north of Edom," o...
SATAN AIMS AT A HIGH MARK Job 1:1 Job is introduced as a man of large possessions, highly honored by all who knew him, and of unimpeachable integrity toward God. His piety was specially evinced in th...
In magnificence of argument and beauty of style this Book is one of the grandest in the divine Library. The story of Job is presented in dramatic form. It opens with a picture of Job. He is seen in th...
His (d) substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of...
Sheep. Hebrew including "goats," which are equally valuable in that country for milk. --- Camels. These animals were used for riding in those barren sands, where they can travel for four days without...
(2) And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. (3) His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses,...
A Heavenly Meeting About a Good Man I. INTRODUCTION A. Job is the first of the poetical books which consist of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Lamentations. 1. But don't e...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. In Job we have man put to the test; we might say, with our present knowledge, man renewed by grace, an upright man and righteous in his ways, in ord...
HIS SUBSTANCE ALSO WAS SEVEN THOUSAND SHEEP,.... For which he must have a large pasturage to feed them on, as well as these would produce much wool for clothing, and flesh for food; this part of his s...
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all...
_His substance also was seven thousand sheep_ Namely, seven thousand small cattle, whether sheep or goats, in opposition to the larger cattle next mentioned. _And three thousand camels_ Camels in thes...
His substance also, that is, his possessions, his wealth, WAS SEVEN THOUSAND SHEEP, AND THREE THOUSAND CAMELS, AND FIVE HUNDRED YOKE OF OXEN, AND FIVE HUNDRED SHE-ASSES, AND A VERY GREAT HOUSEHOLD, ve...
JOB'S WEALTH AND PIETY...
JOB, HIS FAMILY AND HIS PROMINENCE (vv.1-5) Uz is considered to have been in the area between Syria and Babylon. There Job lived with his wife, seven sons and three daughters. He is first spoken of...
SUBSTANCE: Or, cattle HOUSEHOLD: Or, husbandry MEN OF THE EAST: _ Heb._ sons of the East...
"HIS POSSESSIONS ALSO WERE 7,000 SHEEP, 3,000 CAMELS, 500 YOKE OF OXEN, 500 FEMALE DONKEYS, AND VERY MANY SERVANTS": Here is. description of Job's prosperity. Such. large estate of livestock obviously...
1-5 Job was prosperous, and yet pious. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. By God's grace the temptations of worldly wealth may be ove...
Camels in these parts were very numerous, as is manifest from JUDGES 7:12 1 CHRONICLES 5:21, and from the plain testimonies of Aristotle and Pliny, and very useful, and proper both for carrying of bur...
Job 1:3 possessions H4735 seven H7651 thousand H505 sheep H6629 three H7969 thousand H505 camels H1581 five H2568 hundred...
Job 1:1. _There was a man in the land of Uz,_ Job was a man indeed; a true man, a man of the highest type, for he was a man of God. Job 1:1. _Whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright...
Job 1:1. _There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil._ That was Job's character before the trial which mad...
CONTENTS: Job's family and their piety. Satan's challenge and the calamities that befell Job. CHARACTERS: God, Satan, Job. CONCLUSION: God allows Satan power over His saints but it is always limited...
Job 1:1. _The land of Uz._ Moses is always correct in calling countries after the name of the first possessor. Uz was in the east beyond Jordan, and south of mount Hermon. It fell to the lot of the ha...
_There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job._ THE CHARACTER OF JOB There are serious and devout persons who regard the Book of Job as a work of imagination, and refer it to the age of Solo...
JOB 1:1 Prologue: Job’s Character and the Circumstances of His Test. The book opens by introducing Job as blameless and upright. He is blessed with family and possessions. His life embodies faith in G...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 1:2 The large numbers of children, livestock, and SERVANTS, along with the feasting, suggest Job has enormous wealth. ON HIS DAY. Birthday. Compare...
_FIRST PART OF PROSE INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OR POEM_ I. Job’s personality (Job 1:1). “There was a man,” &c. 1. _His actual existence_. Job a historic, not a fictitious character. Mentioned with Noa...
EXPOSITION The "Historical Introduction" to Job extends to two chapters. In the first we are given an account, firstly, of his outward circumstances—his abode, wealth, family, etc; and of his characte...
Shall we turn now to the book of Job, chapter 1. As we come to the book of Job, we actually enter into a new section of the Old Testament. As you know, the Old Testament is divided into different divi...
1 Kings 4:30; 1 Samuel 25:2; 2 Chronicles 26:10; 2 Chronicles 32:29;...
Camels — Camels in these parts were very numerous, and very useful, both for carrying burdens in these hot and dry countries, as being able to endure thirst much better than other creatures, and for s...