Hast not thou made (q) an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
(q) Meaning, the grace of God, which served Job as a rampart against all temptations.
Verse Job 1:10. _HAST NOT THOU MADE A HEDGE ABOUT HIM_] Thou hast _fortified_ him with _spikes_ and _spears_. Thou hast defended him as by an unapproachable hedge. He is an object of thy peculiar care...
HAST THOU NOT MADE AN HEDGE ABOUT HIM? - Dr. Good remarks, that to give the original word here its full force, it should be derived from the science of engineering, and be rendered, “Hast thou not rai...
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...
The disinterestedness of Job's piety is brought into question by the Satan in the council of heaven. We are now to see how misfortune may come absolutely unprovoked by sin. The sons of God, who come t...
HAST NOT THOU... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....
The disinterestedness of Job's piety brought under suspicion by the Adversary in the Council of Heaven After the scene of happiness and piety presented by Job's home on earth, the Poet draws the veil...
HAST NOT THOU MADE AN HEDGE ABOUT HIM, &C.— i.e. Hast thou not protected him with a thorny and inaccessible defence? The word rendered _increased,_ is a metaphor, taken from waters which have burst th...
2. Satan's insinuation (Job 1:6-10) TEXT 1:6-10 (6) Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them. (7) And Jehovah sai...
_HAST NOT THOU MADE AN HEDGE ABOUT HIM, AND ABOUT HIS HOUSE, AND ABOUT ALL THAT HE HATH ON EVERY SIDE? THOU HAST BLESSED THE WORK OF HIS HANDS, AND HIS SUBSTANCE IS INCREASED IN THE LAND._ His substa...
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...
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...
הֲ לֹֽא־_אַ֠תָּה_† שַׂ֣כְתָּ בַעֲדֹ֧ו וּ בְעַד...
III. THE OPENING SCENE IN HEAVEN Job 1:6 WITH the presentation of the scene in heaven, the genius, the pious daring, and fine moral insight of the writer at once appear-in one word, his inspiration....
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...
(7) And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (8) And the LORD said unto Satan,...
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HAST NOT THOU MADE AN HEDGE ABOUT HIM,.... A fence, a wall of protection all around him? he had; he encompassed him about with his love as with a shield, a hedge which could not be broken down by men...
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. Ver. 10. _Ha...
_Hast thou not made a hedge about him?_ Protected him with a thorny and inaccessible defence, or secured him, by thy special care and providence, from all harm and inconveniences? which is sufficient...
Hast not Thou made an hedge about him and about his house and about all that he hath on every side? Under such conditions, Satan implies, it would be an easy matter for any person to make a show of pi...
SATAN GIVEN PERMISSION TO AFFLICT JOB...
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...
"HAVE YOU NOT MADE. HEDGE ABOUT HIM AND HIS HOUSE AND ALL THAT HE HAS, ON EVERY SIDE? YOU HAVE BLESSED THE WORK OF HIS HANDS, AND HIS POSSESSIONS HAVE INCREASED IN THE LAND...
6-12 Job's afflictions began from the malice of Satan, by the Lord's permission, for wise and holy purposes. There is an evil spirit, the enemy of God, and of all righteousness, who is continually se...
MADE A HEDGE ABOUT HIM, i.e. defended him by thy special care and providence from all harms and inconveniencies; which is able to oblige and win persons of the worst tempers. HIS HOUSE; his children a...
Job 1:10 hedge H7753 (H8804) around H1157 household H1004 side H5439 blessed H1288 (H8765) work H4639 hands...
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 I. The introduction of Satan into the scene before us illustrates the problem of the book of Job. This wonderful, and perhaps most human of all books, evidently discusses the problem of suffer...
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...
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_Hast not Thou made an hedge about him?_ HEDGES (To children):--Satan held that Job was such a good man just because God took such special care of him. Now, Satan very often says that of good men; an...
_Now there was a day._ A FATAL DAY 1. That Satan observeth and watcheth his time to fasten his temptations most strongly upon the soul. He watcheth a day, “there was a day,” and there was not a day i...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 1:6 The Lord draws Satan’s attention to Job, initiating the chain of events related in the rest of the book. ⇐...
NOTES Job 1:11. “_And he will curse thee to thy face.” (Margin_: “If he curse thee not.”) The clause susceptible of a variety of interpretations. The two particles at the commencement אִם לֹא (_im lo_...
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1 Peter 1:5; 1 Samuel 25:16; Deuteronomy 28:2; Deuteronomy 33:11;...