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AND THERE WERE BORN UNTO HIM SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS - The same
number was given to him again after these were lost, and his severe
trials had been endured; see Job 42:13. Of his second family...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_AND THERE WERE BORN UNTO HIM SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS._
Seven sons-three daughters - (Proverbs 17:6). In the East, and in
primitive times especially, it was thought to be a greater blessing to...
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SEVEN.. THREE] sacred numbers indicating perfection. We are dealing
with ideal history, as the rest of the numbers and other features here
and in the Epilogue show....
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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...
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible.
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ABOUT THE BOOK OF JOB
The Book of...
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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...
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SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS. — The like number was restored to
him after his probation (Job 42:13)....
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וַ יִּוָּ֥לְדוּ לֹ֛ו שִׁבְעָ֥ה
בָנִ֖ים וְ שָׁ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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,...
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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...
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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...
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AND THERE WERE BORN UNTO HIM,.... By his wife, in lawful wedlock, who
was now living, and after mentioned:
SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS; next to his religious character, his
graces, and spiritual b...
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And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Ver. 2. _And there were born unto him seven sons_] This was a main
part of his prosperity, to have such a numerous issue to build up his
h...
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And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters, a great
blessing of God; for children, according to Scriptures, are special
gifts of His kindness, Psalms 127, 128....
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JOB'S WEALTH AND PIETY...
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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...
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"SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS WERE BORN TO HIM":. family of this
size was common in such times, and having "seven sons" was considered.
mark of divine favor (Ruth 4:15; 1 Samuel 2:5). See also Psalm...
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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...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Esther 5:11; Job 13:13; Psalms 107:38; Psalms 127:3; Psalms 128:3...