JOB 29-31. JOB'S REPLY TO ZOPHAR. He sums up his whole case, ending
with an appeal to God. In Job 29 he surveys his former happy days, in
Job 30 his present misery. Job 31 is his great oath of clearing: Job
solemnly protests his innocence and invites God to judge his case. In
Job 30:21 Job almost re... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB 30. JOB'S PRESENT MISERY. As the text stands at present, Job
begins by complaining that the very abjects of society now despise
him. Many scholars, however, detach Job 30:2 as a misplaced section of
the description of the outcasts, which we have already met in Job 24:5
f. When we look at the pas... [ Continue Reading ]