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God’s Secrets—Job 28 Let us to lay turn back to the twenty-eighth chapter, in which Job launches out into an admirable discourse on man’s search after that which consists in the knowledge of the ways of the Lord. It ought not to escape notice, that he virtually divides this wisdom into two classes, and defines … Continue reading ““471. GOD’S SECRETS—JOB 28””

Contumely—Job 30 We might naturally suppose that by this time we are perfectly acquainted with Job’s present condition. But we are undeceived, when we come to read the contrast which he draws in the thirtieth chapter, between his existing state and the circumstances of happiness and honor set forth in the previous chapter; for we … Continue reading ““472. CONTUMELY—JOB 30””

Burglary—Job_24:16 Burglary seems to have been one of the most ancient of the arts, but not one in which much improvement has been made. The Book of Job furnishes the earliest description in existence of a house-robbery. In this we have no account of bolts and locks being forced or picked by crowbars and jimmies, … Continue reading ““468. BURGLARY—JOB 24:16””

Prosperity Remembered—Job 29 It seems that when Job had brought his discourse to the point which forms the close of the twenty-eighth chapter, he again paused to see if any of the friends was disposed to speak. But as none answered, he proceeded; for at the beginning of the twenty-ninth chapter we again meet with … Continue reading ““469. PROSPERITY REMEMBERED—JOB 29””

Traveler’s Token—Job_21:29 The reply to Job this time devolved on Zophar, who, although he had nothing essentially new to advance, rose up to answer the afflicted man in such a manner, as plainly showed too much warmth and resentment, although he makes some endeavor to conceal his passion. He goes over the old ground, and … Continue reading ““466. TRAVELER’S TOKEN—JOB 21:29””

The North—Job_23:8-10 We now come to the third series of our great controversy (Job 22-31), when it again becomes the turn of Eliphaz to speak. Good man as he is, and accomplished and intelligent, he fairly loses temper now, and feeling himself unable to find a satisfactory answer to the attack which Job had made … Continue reading ““467. THE NORTH—JOB 23:8-10””

Job’s Trust—Job_19:25-27 Bildad, the Shuhite, is the next to speak. Scott, in the sensible remarks appended to his metrical version of the Book of Job, says: “I cannot call this speech oratio morata—a speech that marks the peculiar temper of the speaker. It might, for all I can see, have come with equal propriety from … Continue reading ““464. JOB’S TRUST—JOB 19:25-27””

Written Rocks—Job_19:24 Let us, today return to the passage in which Job desires for his words some enduring monument. He says, “O that my words were now written! Oh, that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever!” In an antiquarian point of … Continue reading ““465. WRITTEN ROCKS—JOB 19:24””

Horns—Job_16:15 The speech of Eliphaz has the effect of lashing Job into renewed vigor of defence. With considerable warmth and resentment, he tells them, what in substance amounts to the homely phrase used by ourselves in the like circumstances, that “it is easy to talk.” He himself could be no less sage, were their positions … Continue reading ““461. HORNS—JOB 16:15””

Job 17-29 : Sixth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO