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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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HAST NOT THOU... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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.
This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.
ABOUT THE BOOK OF JOB
The Book of...
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הֲ לֹֽא־_אַ֠תָּה_† שַׂ֣כְתָּ בַעֲדֹ֧ו
וּ בְעַד...
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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....
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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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(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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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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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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SATAN GIVEN PERMISSION TO AFFLICT JOB...
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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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SUBSTANCE:
Or, cattle...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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Job 1:10 hedge H7753 (H8804) around H1157 household H1004 side H5439
blessed H1288 (H8765) work H4639 hands...
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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, ...
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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...
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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,...
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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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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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_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...
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_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 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 1:6 The Lord draws Satan’s attention to Job,
initiating the chain of events related in the rest of the book.
⇐...
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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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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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1 Peter 1:5; 1 Samuel 25:16; Deuteronomy 28:2; Deuteronomy 33:11;...