Now when Job’s three friends heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, they came, each one from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him. Job 2:11 NASB Sympathize/ Comfort – “It’s just too much to…
But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:10 NASB Accept/ adversity – Do you remember that I mentioned the verb qābal (take, receive) created a small textual…
But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:10 NASB Actually accept – The Hebrew combination here is gam plus qābal. Two things need to be mentioned. First…
But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:10 NASB Foolish – Hebrew has several words translated as “fool.” It’s important to know what each of them means…
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold firm your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 NASB Curse – As we discovered in verse 5, the accuser twists the meaning of the Hebrew bārak to imply that Job will blaspheme God once his flesh is attached. Translators typically render this verse as…
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold firm your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 NASB Integrity – Does the Bible portray the righteous as sinless? Were Adam and the woman created perfect? Are we considered sinless after repentance? Perhaps we can look at Job to find some answers. In Hebrew,…
Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. Job 2:7 NASB Severe boils – It’s quite possible that Job is the oldest book in the Tanakh. That means it was written before the Pentateuch and the story predates…
However, reach out with Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face!” Job 2:5 NASB Curse – The translation correctly provides a contextual meaning, but what you can’t see in the translation is the irony of haśśāṭān’s remark. In Hebrew, the text reads: אִם־לֹ֥א אֶל־פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְבָֽרְכֶֽךָּ Literally,…
Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life. Job 2:4 NASB Skin for skin – God repeats His evaluation of Job’s righteous character, word for word plus the acknowledgement of Job’s integrity despite the tragedies. But the accuser isn’t defeated. haśśāṭān ups the ante. “Yes,…
You are near, Lord, and all Your commandments are truth. Psalm 119:151 NASB Near – We looked at this verse on the 15th of January. I re-read my own words today and discovered that I’ve suffered emotional amnesia since I put these words on paper. I’ve felt nothing but abandonment in my soul. God seems very, very far…
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