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The Black Leprosy—Job_2:7 Having received an extension of power over Job—over all short of his very life, Satan hastened to make use of it. He “smote Job with sore boils, from the sole of his foot unto his crown.” As his object was to abase and ulcerate the very soul of Job, through his body, … Continue reading ““442. THE BLACK LEPROSY—JOB 2:7””

The Heaviest Loss—Job_1:18-19 The Apostle assumes that we are not ignorant of Satan’s devices (2Co_2:11), and among the sources of our knowledge respecting them, the history of Job and his trials is most conspicuous. An attentive consideration of the whole matter, in that point of view, would be most instructive. To track his various windings, … Continue reading ““439. THE HEAVIEST LOSS—JOB 1:18-19””

Faith Triumphant—Job_1:20-22 Job received the three first assaults unmoved; but when the fourth came he was moved. The depths of his soul were stirred within him. “He arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head: and fell down upon the ground and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and … Continue reading ““440. FAITH TRIUMPHANT—JOB 1:20-22””

The Foray—Job_1:16-17 The first messenger of evil had scarcely finished his tale, when another came running with great affright to tell that “the fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.” “The fire of God” … Continue reading ““437. THE FORAY—JOB 1:16-17””

Job 1-2 : Third Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Scene in Heaven—Job_1:6 The sacred writer abruptly takes us away from the land of Uz, and the contemplation of Job’s prosperity and his goodness, and translates us to the court of heaven, and the councils of the Most High, that we may become acquainted with the cause of the sudden and lamentable change that … Continue reading ““434. THE SCENE IN HEAVEN—JOB 1:6””

Satan—Job_1:7-12 We now come to the question on which we have already touched, and expressly reserved for separate consideration. This has regard to Satan, whose appearance by name here, as the chief of man’s spiritual enemies, in accordance with the views which, it is alleged, are developed in the later, but not in the earlier … Continue reading ““435. SATAN—JOB 1:7-12””

The First Calamity—Job_1:13-15 There are many who pride themselves on their deep knowledge of human nature,”—that is, being interpreted, on their keen appreciation of the dark things and the foul things of the human heart. The Lord preserve us from too much of this knowledge. He who has none of it is little better than … Continue reading ““436. THE FIRST CALAMITY—JOB 1:13-15””

Family Meetings—Job_1:4-5 After the description of Job’s prosperity, his greatness, and his goodness, there follows a remarkable passage regarding his intercourse with his sons, which invites our attention today. These sons had, it appears, separate establishments of their own; and the statement seems intended to show the harmony in which they lived, and the care … Continue reading ““432. FAMILY MEETINGS—JOB 1:4-5””

Cursing God—Job_1:5 We have assumed, what is so probable as to be almost beyond a question, that Job himself sometimes attended the entertainments given in turn by his sons. Indeed, we should have assumed that he was always present, did we not historically know that he was once absent—and the fact of his occasional absence … Continue reading ““433. CURSING GOD—JOB 1:5””