Thither. — If taken literally, can only refer to the womb, which in that case must here mean the earth, with a probable allusion to Genesis 3:19. (Comp. Job 17:14.)
Blessed be the name of the Lord. — The very word used in a contrary sense (Job 1:11). Thus was Satan foiled for the first time.
Verse Job 1:21. _NAKED CAME I OUT OF MY MOTHER'S WOMB_] I had no earthly possessions when I came into the world; I cannot have less going out of it. What I have the _Lord gave_: as it was his _free gi...
AND SAID, NAKED CAME I OUT - That is, destitute of property, for so the connection demands; compare 1 Timothy 6:7; “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.”...
II. THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND SATAN AND THE RESULTS CHAPTER 1:6-22 _ 1. A scene in heaven, Jehovah's challenge and Satan's, accusation (Job 1:6)_ 2. Satan's power manifested (Job 1:13) 3...
In the preceding section the narrative surged forward, depicting the unbridled rage of the Satan. Here on the contrary we have a beautiful picture of complete rest and resignation, and are taught how...
Job's first trial; and its issue: his reverence towards God remains unshaken Between Job 1:12 there is an interval, an ominous stillness like that which precedes the storm. The poet has drawn aside t...
Job's demeanour under his sorrows. As became a man of his rank Job had received the messengers sitting. When the full extent of his misery came home to him he arose and gave way to the liveliest expre...
_naked shall I return thither_ The general sense is plain, though the precise idea is obscure. The words "my mother's womb" must be used literally, and _return thither_somewhat inexactly, to describe...
DISCOURSE: 451 TRIALS AND RESIGNATION OF JOB Job 1:20. _Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of my mothe...
NAKED SHALL I RETURN THITHER— That is, _into my mother's womb;_ used figuratively, for the bowels of the earth, the common mother of us all....
5. Job maintains his integrity. (Job 1:20-22) TEXT 1:20-22 (20) THEN JOB AROSE, AND RENT HIS ROBE, AND SHAVED HIS HEAD, AND FELL DOWN UPON THE GROUND, AND WORSHIPPED; (21) AND HE SAID, NAKED CAME I O...
_AND SAID, NAKED CAME I OUT OF MY MOTHER'S WOMB, AND NAKED SHALL I RETURN THITHER: THE LORD GAVE, AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD._ Naked - destitute of all earthly reso...
THE PROLOGUE Job 1:2, which form the Prologue to the book, describe (_a_) the prosperity and piety of Job; (_b_) a scene in heaven in which the Satan questions the motives of his piety; and (_c_) his...
THITHER] i.e. to the womb of mother earth. This v. (but somewhat differently rendered, cp. 1 Timothy 6:7) is used in the Burial Service. All is from God, and He has the right to do what He will with H...
Job knew that his possessions really belonged to God (Psalms 24:1). Job thought that God had taken Job’s possessions. And Job thought that this was fair. God gave him those things. And Job supposed t...
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...
וַ יֹּאמֶר֩ עָרֹ֨ם _יָצָ֜אתִי_† מִ בֶּ֣טֶן אִמִּ֗י...
IV. THE SHADOW OF GOD'S HAND Job 1:13 COMING now to the sudden and terrible changes which are to prove the faithfulness of the servant of God, we must not fail to observe that in the development of...
STRIPPED OF EVERY POSSESSION Job 1:13 There are dark days in our lives, when messenger follows on the heel of messenger, and we sit down amid the ruins of our happiness. All that made life gay and b...
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...
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return (b) thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; (c) blessed be the name of the LORD. (b) That is, into the belly of...
_Thither. To that earth from which all are taken. (Haydock) --- Ista terra gentes omnes peperit & resumet demum. (Varro.) --- Ut ater operiens. (Pliny, [Natural History?] ii. 63.) See 1 Timothy vi. 7....
(20) В¶ Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, (21) And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither:...
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...
AND SAID, NAKED CAME I OUT OF MY MOTHER'S WOMB,.... Either literally, where he was conceived and lay, and from whence he came into the world, though he afterwards wishes he never had, or had died as s...
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Ver. 21. _And said_] He lay not on the...
_Naked came I out of my mother's womb_ I brought none of those things which I have now lost with me when I came out of my mother's womb into the world, but I received them from the hand and favour of...
and said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither, that is, into the bosom of the earth, from which man was originally made, departing as poor and as helpless as when he...
Job's Great Affliction...
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...
"HE SAID, 'NAKED. CAME FROM MY MOTHER'S WOMB, AND NAKED. SHALL RETURN THERE. THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HAS TAKEN AWAY. BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD'" How. man responds to tragedy does reveal the i...
20-22 Job humbled himself under the hand of God. He reasons from the common state of human life, which he describes. We brought nothing of this world's goods into the world, but have them from others...
I brought none of these things which I have now lost with me, when I came out of my mother's womb into the world but I received them from the hand and favour of that God who hath now required his own...
Job 1:21 said H559 (H8799) Naked H6174 came H3318 (H8804) mothers H517 womb H990 naked H6174 return...
Job 1:10 , JOB 1:21 I. Adversity tests the genuineness, the reality, of a man's religious life. II. Adversity improves the quality of the religious life, so that all true believers are able to say, ...
Job 1:6. _Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them._ Angels and all kinds of intelligent spirits had, as it were, a special,...
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...
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...
_Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither._ JOB’S RESIGNATION Job was very much troubled, and did not try to hide the outward signs of his sorrow. A man of God is not ex...
_So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord _ THE FOE OF FOES I. The enthusiasm of his malignity. No sooner does he receive permission than he begins in terrible earnestness. He does not seem...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 1:21 In contrast to what Satan suggests will happen (vv. Job 1:9), Job cries out, “BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD.”...
_FIFTH PART OF INTRODUCTION—THE RESULT OF SATAN’S ATTEMPTS_ I. Job’s grief (Job 1:20). “Then Job arose.” Probably found by the tidings in the usual posture of Orientals. Aroused from wonted calmness....
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 12:15; 1 Samuel 3:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; 1 Timothy 6:7;...
Naked — I brought none of these things with me, when I came out of my mother's womb into the world, but I received them from the hand of God, who hath now required his own again. Return thither — I sh...
Does this verse teach reincarnation? PROBLEM: The Bible speaks against the belief in reincarnation (Hebrews 9:27). But here Job speaks of a person returning again after he dies. SOLUTION: Job is not...