Job 7 - Introduction
* Job's troubles. (1-6) Job expostulates with God. (7-16) He begs release. (17-21)... [ Continue Reading ]
* Job's troubles. (1-6) Job expostulates with God. (7-16) He begs release. (17-21)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-6 Job here excuses what he could not justify, his desire of death. Observe man's present place: he is upon earth. He is yet on earth, not in hell. Is there not a time appointed for his abode here? yes, certainly, and the appointment is made by Him who made us and sent us here. During that, man's... [ Continue Reading ]
7-16 Plain truths as to the shortness and vanity of man's life, and the certainty of death, do us good, when we think and speak of them with application to ourselves. Dying is done but once, and therefore it had need be well done. An error here is past retrieve. Other clouds arise, but the same clo... [ Continue Reading ]
17-21 Job reasons with God concerning his dealings with man. But in the midst of this discourse, Job seems to have lifted up his thoughts to God with some faith and hope. Observe the concern he is in about his sins. The best men have to complain of sin; and the better they are, the more they will c... [ Continue Reading ]