約伯記 1:3-4 CUNPTS

The dangers of prosperity. This book proposes to give us a picture of extreme and probably unprecedented adversity. It is fitting that it should open with a scene of exceptional prosperity, to serve as a contrast to the dark scenes that follow. Moreover, the idea of the book is the better realized if we observe that the original prosperity is considered in its moral aspect, as concealing a possible temptation to sin. I. THE PROSPERITY WAS SUBSTANTIAL . 1 . A large family. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:3

His substance also ; literally, his acquisition (from קָנָה , acquirere ) , but used of wealth generally. Seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses . Note, first of all, the absence of horses or mules from this list—an indication of high antiquity. Horses were not known in Egypt till the time of the shepherd-kings, who introduced them from Asia. None are given to Abraham by the Pharaoh contemporary with him ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:3

Wealth and piety. I. THEIR COMMON CHARACTERISTICS . 1 . God ' s gifts ; and therefore to be received with thankfulness. 2 . Man ' s ornaments ; and therefore to be borne humbly. 3 . A Christian ' s talents ; and therefore to be used with fidelity. II. THEIR RECIPROCAL RELATIONS . 1 . Wealth and piety are not necessarily incompatible. 2 . Wealth and piety are often mutually destructive. 3 . Wealth and piety may prove reciprocally... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:4

And his sons went and feasted . "Went and feasted" seems to mean "were in the habit of feastlng" (Rosenmuller, Lee). In their houses. Each had his own residence, and the residence was not a tent, but a" house." Job and his sons were not mere nomads, but belonged to the settled population. The same is implied by the "ploughing of the oxen" (verse 14), and indeed by Job's "yoke of oxen" in verse 3. Every one his day . Most commentators regard these feasts as birthday festivities. Each son in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:4

Banqueting. I. AN ANCIENT CUSTOM . II. A PERMISSIBLE ENJOYMENT . III. A NATURAL ACTION . IV. A DANGEROUS OCCUPATION . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:4-5

The sanctification of the home; or, parental priesthood. Parentage involves authority, responsibility, power, and honour. It imposes special spiritual or religious duties; it demands right personal conduct, as an example; prudent discipline and careful instruction. It is the duty of a father to protect his family, not from temporal evils only, but from spiritual; to provide for their temporal and spiritual needs. The religious duties of parents embrace— I. RELIGIOUS EXAMPLE . ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 1:3

His substance - Margin, or “cattle.” The word used here מקנה mı̂qneh is derived from קנה qânâh, to gain or acquire, to buy or purchase, and properly means anything acquired or purchased - property, possessions, riches. The wealth of nomadic tribes, however, consisted mostly in flocks and herds, and hence the word in the Scripture signifies, almost exclusively, property in cattle. The word, says Gesenius, is used “strictly” to denote sheep, goats, and neat cattle, excluding beasts of burden... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 1:4

And his sons went and feasted in their houses - Dr. Good renders this, “and his sons went to hold a banquet house.” Tindal renders it, “made bankertea.” The Hebrew means, they went and made a “house-feast;” and the idea is, that they gave an entertainment in their dwellings, in the ordinary way in which such entertainments were made. The word used here (משׁתה mı̂shteh) is derived from שׁתה shâthâh, “to drink;” and then to drink together, to banquet. Schultens supposes that this was merely... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 1:3

Job 1:3. His substance also was seven thousand sheep Namely, seven thousand small cattle, whether sheep or goats, in opposition to the larger cattle next mentioned. And three thousand camels Camels in these parts were very numerous, as is manifest from Judges 7:12; 1 Chronicles 5:21, and the testimonies of Aristotle and Pliny; and very useful, both for carrying burdens in those hot and dry countries, being able to endure thirst much better than other creatures, and for service in war. ... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 1:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 1:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 1:3

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