約伯記 29:2-5 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:1-25

Wistful retrospect of past happy days. I. PICTURES OF MEMORY ; HAPPINESS FOUNDED ON THE FRIENDSHIP OF GOD . ( Job 29:1-10 .) 1 . Friendship with God the source of happiness. ( Job 29:1-5 .) This is beautifully indicated in figurative expressions. He thinks of the days when God's light beamed upon his brow, by God's light he walked through the darkness; the days of his ripe and mellow age (rather than of his "youth"), when the secret, i.e. the intimacy, of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:1-25

A mournful reflection upon a happy past. Job had lived in honour and great respect. He was "the greatest of all the men of the East." The Divine testimony concerning him was, "There is none like him in the earth." Job's was an enviable condition, and his own words indicate how sensible he was of it. In his mournful utterance, made as he looks back upon a dead past, we see wherein consisted his happiness; and we learn what arc the elemental conditions of the highest felicity in human life—at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:2

Oh that I were as in months past! or, in the months of old. To Job the period of his prosperity seems long, long ago—some-thing far away in the mist of time, which he recalls with difficulty . As in the days when God preserved me . Job never forgets to refer his prosperity to God, or to be grateful to him for it (see Job 1:21 ; Job 2:10 ; Job 10:8-12 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:2-4

Regrets for the happy past. I. IT IS NATURAL TO LOOK BACK WITH REGRET ON THE HAPPY PAST . The memory of past joy is not wholly pleasant. If the joy is gone, the memory only adds pain to the present sense of loss. Several things contribute to give intensity to the feeling of regret. 1 . Many of the best blessings are not appreciated while we possess them. We have to lose them to learn their value. This is especially true of great common blessings, such as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:3

When his candle shined upon my head (comp. Psalms 18:28 , "For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness"). A "candle," or "lamp," is a general symbol in Scripture for life and prosperity. God is said to light men's candles when he blesses them and maizes his countenance to shine upon them; conversely, when he withdraws his favour he is said to put their candles out ( Job 18:6 ; Job 21:17 ). And when by his light I walked through darkness . The light of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:4

As I was in the days of my youth ; literally, in the days of my autumn— by which Job probably means the days of his "ripeness" or "full manhood"—which he had reached when his calamities fell upon him . When the secret of God was upon my tabernacle ; or, the counsel of God ; when, i.e; in my tent I held sweet counsel with God, and communed with him as friend with friend (comp. Psalms 25:14 , "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant;"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:5

When the Almighty was yet with me . These are terribly sad words. Job, in his afflictions, has come to look on the Almighty as no longer "with him "—no longer on his side; but rather against him, an enemy (see Job 6:4 ; Job 7:19 ; Job 9:17 ; Job 10:16 , etc.). When my children were about me (comp. Job 1:2 , Job 1:4 , Job 1:5 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 29:2

Oh that I were - Hebrew “Who will give?” a common mode of expressing a wish; compare Job 6:8; Job 11:5; Job 13:5; Job 23:3.As in months past - O that I could recall my former prosperity, and be as was when I enjoyed the protection and favor of God. Probably one object of this wish was that his friends might see from what a state of honor and happiness he had been brought down. They complained of him as impatient. He may have designed to show them that his lamentations were not unreasonable,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 29:3

When his candle shined upon my head - Margin, or, “lamp;” compare notes Job 18:6. It was remarked in the note on that place, that it was common to have lamps or lights always burning in a house or tent. When Job speaks of the lamps shining “on his head,” the allusion is probably to the custom of suspending a lamp from the ceiling - a custom which prevails among the wealthy Arabs. “Scott.” Virgil speaks of a similar thing in the palace of Dido:- Dependent lychni laquearibus aureis Incensi.Aeneid... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 29:4

As I was in the days of my youth - The word here rendered “youth” (חרף chôreph), properly means “autumn - from” (חרף châraph), to “pluck, pull,” as being the time when fruits ace gathered. Then it means that which is mature; and the meaning here is probably “mature” or “manly” - “As I was in the days of my ripeness;” that is, of my vigor or strength. The whole passage shows that it does not mean “youth,” for he goes on to describe the honor and respect shown to him when in mature life. So the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:2-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 29:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 29:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 29:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 29:4

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