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Verse Job 29:9. _THE PRINCES REFRAINED TALKING_] They never ventured
an opinion in opposition to mine; so fully were they persuaded of the
justice and integrity of my decision....
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THE PRINCES REFRAINED TALKING - As a mark of respect, or in awe of his
presence.
AND LAID THEIR HAND ON THEIR MOUTH - To lay the finger or the hand on
the mouth is every where an action expressive of...
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CHAPTER 29
_ 1. His past prosperity and honors (Job 29:1)_
2. The good works he did (Job 29:11)
Job 29:1. The words spoken by Job were wholesome words, showing that
his mind was moving in another ch...
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JOB 29. JOB'S FORMER HAPPY DAYS.
Job 29:1. Job longs that he might once again live as of old under
God's favour. In Job 29:4 secret means intimacy (_cf._ Psalms 25:14)....
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LAID THEIR HAND, &C. In token of silence and submission....
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The meaning seems to be that Job's arrival put a stop to speech and
discussion already going on, which was not resumed until he should be
heard....
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D. THE SOLILOQUY OF A SUFFERER (Job 29:1, Job 31:40)
1. Reminiscencehis former happy life (Job 29:1-25)
a. The outward aspect (Job 29:1-10)
TEXT 29:1-
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_WHEN I WENT OUT TO THE GATE THROUGH THE CITY, WHEN I PREPARED MY SEAT
IN THE STREET!_
The great influence Job had over young and old, and noblemen.
THROUGH ... STREET - rather, 'when I went out of...
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JOB'S PAST GREATNESS AND HAPPINESS
Job mournfully recalls the days of God's favour, and the prosperity
and honour he once enjoyed. In this chapter we have the picture of a
great and worthy chieftain...
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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.
CHAPTER 29
JOB DESCRIBES HIS LIFE B...
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Before Job’s troubles began, everybody used to respect Job.
In ancient times, walls would surround a city. There would be a square
by the city’s main gate. People would gather there for meetings. The...
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THE PRINCES RETRAINED TALKING. — Comp. Isaiah 52:15....
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שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְ מִלִּ֑ים וְ֝
כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥
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XXIV.
AS A PRINCE BEFORE THE KING
Job 29:1; Job 30:1; Job 31:1
Job SPEAKS
FROM the pain and desolation to which he has become inured as a
pitiable second state of existence, Job looks back to the y...
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THE BITTER MEMORY OF THE HAPPY PAST
Job 29:1
How many thousands, looking back on the beautiful dawn of life which
has become overcast, have uttered the thought of the opening words of
this chapter! T...
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Job now moved a step forward in his reply. He was still without a
solution. That of his friends he utterly repudiated. In order to
prepare the way for the utterance of a solemn oath of innocence, he
f...
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(6) When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out
rivers of oil; (7) В¶ When I went out to the gate through the city,
when I prepared my seat in the street! (8) The young men saw me,...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31.
As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks.
They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure
and...
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THE PRINCES REFRAINED TALKING,.... Who were in court before Job came
in, and were either talking with one another about indifferent
matters, or were giving their opinion in a case before them; but no...
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The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
Ver. 9. _The princes refrained talking_] Not only as acknowledging his
authority, but as admiring his great eloquence, and hanging...
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_The young men saw me and hid themselves_ Out of reverence to my
person and dignity, or out of a consciousness of their guilt and
folly, which they supposed I might understand either by information
fr...
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The princes refrained talking, stopped in the middle of their speech,
AND LAID THEIR HAND ON THEIR MOUTH, in reverential silence, yielding
him the floor whenever he indicated that he had something to...
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JOB DESCRIBES HIS FORMER PROSPERITY...
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JOB'S PAST GREATNESS
In this chapter Job dwells upon the honour and dignity that had been
his in the past. While he was sincere in what he said, and no doubt
spoke truthfully, yet there is far too muc...
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7-17 All sorts of people paid respect to Job, not only for the
dignity of his rank, but for his personal merit, his prudence,
integrity, and good management. Happy the men who are blessed with
such g...
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REFRAINED TALKING; either fearing that I should discern their weakness
by their words; or desiring to hear my words and sentence, which they
readily approved of, and fully assented to. Such an opinion...
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Job 29:9 princes H8269 refrained H6113 (H8804) talking H4405 put H7760
(H8799) hand H3709 mouth H6310
refrai
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CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. He rehearses the story of his life.
CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends.
CONCLUSION: A gracious soul delights in God's smiles, not the smiles
of the world, although virtu...
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Job 29:3. When _his candle shined upon my head;_ that is, when the
light of his countenance shone upon me, in every form of patriarchal
prosperity. This figure seems to be borrowed from the lights in...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:1 Chapters Job 29:1 conclude the dialogues with
Job’s reflections on his current and future state....
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:7 Job looks back on what he had thought the
course of his life would be. He had seen it as a well-rooted tree that
would continue to bear fruit, benefiting himself and others (vv. J...
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_JOB’S RETROSPECT_
Takes a calm retrospective view of his past experience and life. Thus
disproves the suspicions and accusations of his friends, and shows
that his complaints were sufficiently well-g...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 29:1
From these deep musings upon the nature of true wisdom, and the
contrast between the ingenuity and cleverness of man and the infinite
knowledge of God, Job turns to another contra...
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Moreover Job continued (Job 29:1)
He's got a lot to say. Bildad has run out, so Job thought, "I'll just
keep going on." And now it's sort of a lament of the days before all
of his afflictions. Lookin...
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James 1:19; Job 21:5; Job 4:2; Job 40:4; Job 7:11;...