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Verse Job 20:27. _THE HEAVEN SHALL REVEAL HIS INIQUITY; AND THE EARTH_
_SHALL RISE UP AGAINST HIM._] Another allusion, if I mistake not, to
the destruction of Korah and his company. The heaven reveale...
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THE HEAVEN SHALL REVEAL HIS INIQUITY - The meaning here is, that the
whole creation would conspire against such a man. Heaven and earth
would be arrayed against him. The course of events would be so o...
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CHAPTER 20 THE SECOND ADDRESS OF ZOPHAR
_ 1. Zophar's swift reply (Job 20:1)_
2. Another description of the life and fate of the wicked (Job 20:4)
Job 20:1. Zophar, the twitterer, begins his reply...
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JOB 20. SECOND SPEECH OF ZOPHAR. Zophar helps the return to the wider
problem by appearing once more with a strong doctrine as to the
shortness of the prosperity of the wicked. His theme is, Sin bring...
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His insatiable greed shall be satisfied at last. God shall fill him
full of his judgments....
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E.
POWERLESSNESS OF PROSPERITYNO ULTIMATE SECURITYZOPHAR'S WARNING (Job
20:1-29)
TEXT 20:1-29
THEN ANSWERED ZOPHAR THE NAAMATHITE, AND SAID,
_2_ Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me,
Even b...
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_THE HEAVEN SHALL REVEAL HIS INIQUITY; AND THE EARTH SHALL RISE UP
AGAINST HIM._
All creation is at enmity with him, and proclaims his guilt, which he
would fain conceal. He alludes to Job's own word...
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ZOPHAR'S SECOND SPEECH
Zophar ignores Job's conviction that God will one day establish his
innocence, and proceeds to describe the short triumph of the wicked
and his certain downfall and punishment...
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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 20
ZOPHAR’S LAST SPEECH
AN...
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THE HEAVEN SHALL REVEAL HIS INIQUITY. — All nature shall combine to
bring about his ruin, which is, in fact, decreed by God. We here take
leave of Zophar, who does not reply again; he has exhausted hi...
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יְגַלּ֣וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם עֲוֹנֹ֑ו וְ֝
אֶ֗רֶץ מִתְקֹומָ֘מָ֥ה לֹֽו׃...
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XVII.
IGNORANT CRITICISM OF LIFE
Job 20:1
ZOPHAR SPEAKS
THE great saying that quickens our faith and carries thought into a
higher world conveyed no Divine meaning to the man from Naamah. The
auth...
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“THE TRIUMPHING OF THE WICKED”
Job 20:1
Zophar is the man who least of all understood Job. The rebuke which
Job had just administered, Job 19:28, has vexed him, so that he speaks
with impatience.
T...
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With evident haste, Zophar replied. His speech is introduced with an
apology for his haste and a confession of his anger. He had heard the
reproof, but he was not convinced; and the spirit of his unde...
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_Heavens, as his sins have cried for vengeance, Genesis xviii. 20.
(Calmet) --- All creatures shall fight against the wicked.
(Menochius)_...
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(4) Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, (5)
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the
hypocrite but for a moment? (6) Though his excellency mount up to...
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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 HEAVEN SHALL REVEAL HIS INIQUITY,.... Either God the Maker and
Possessor of heaven, who dwells there, and is sometimes so called,
Daniel 4:25; who sees and knows all things, even those that are mo...
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The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up
against him.
Ver. 27. _The heaven shall reveal his iniquity_] Job had called heaven
and earth to record his innocence, Job 16:19. Thi...
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_The heaven shall reveal his iniquity_ God shall be a swift witness
against him by extraordinary judgments; still he reflects upon Job's
case, and the fire from heaven. _And the earth shall rise up ag...
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ZOPHAR PICTURES THE END OF THE UNGODLY...
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THE WICKED MAN'S BRIEF TRIUMPH
(vv.1-5)
Zophar does not even consider the possibility that Job is not wicked,
but again strongly condemns the wicked, making it evident that he is
really speaking of...
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Job had claimed that he had an advocate in heaven (Job 16:18-19), to
this Zophar argues that heavens will condemn him, that is, reveal his
sin....
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23-29 Zophar, having described the vexations which attend wicked
practices, shows their ruin from God's wrath. There is no fence
against this, but in Christ, who is the only Covert from the storm and...
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THE HEAVEN SHALL REVEAL HIS INIQUITY, i.e. God shall be a swift
witness against him by some extraordinary judgments: still he reflects
upon Job's case, and the fire from heaven, JOB 1. THE EARTH i.e....
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Job 20:27 heavens H8064 reveal H1540 (H8762) iniquity H5771 earth H776
up H6965 (H8693)
heaven - Psalms 44:20-21; Jeremiah 29:23; Malachi 3:5; Luke 12:2-3;
Romans 2:16;...
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CONTENTS: Zophar's second discourse on Job's case.
CHARACTERS: God, Zophar, Job.
CONCLUSION: Though wicked men may sometimes prosper, their joy is but
for a moment and will quickly end in endless so...
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Job 20:2. _I make haste_ to answer, for thou reproachest both God and
us. Zophar had felt the point of Job's sword, in the preseding
discourse; but the present chapter may well be considered as a most...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 20:1 In his second response, Zophar expresses
frustration at Job’s continued belief that God has brought about his
suffering but will ultimately vindicate him (vv. Job 20:2). Zophar
th...
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_ZOPHAR’S SECOND SPEECH_
Produces nothing new; much more outspoken than before. Enlarges on the
miseries overtaking the wicked, insinuating that Job was such. His
argument,—like in condition, like in...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 20:1
Zophar's second speech is even more harsh than his first (Job 11:1.).
He adds coarseness and rudeness to his former vehement hostility (Job
20:7, Job 20:15). His whole discourse...
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So Zophar, the third of the speakers, gives his second discourse. And
again, he was the guy that was dealing with traditions earlier, and
with wisdom and all, so he said to Job,
Therefore do my thoug...
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1 Corinthians 4:5; Isaiah 26:21; Jeremiah 29:23; Job 16:18; Job 18:18;
Luke 12:2; Luke 12:3; Malachi 3:5; Psalms 44:20; Psalms 44:21;...
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Heaven — God shall be a swift witness against him by extraordinary
judgments; still he reflects upon Job's case, and the fire from
heaven. Earth — All creatures upon earth shall conspire to destroy
hi...