Job 1:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 1:17

Job 1:17. There came also another Bringing tidings still more afflictive than either of the two former; and said, The Chaldeans Who also lived upon spoil, as Xenophon and others observe; made out three bands That they might come upon their prey several ways, and that nothing might be able to escape them; and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away The three thousand camels which Job had; (see Job 1:3;) a prodigious loss indeed! slaying, at the same time, the servants that... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 1:1-22

1:1-2:13 SATAN TESTS JOBFrom prosperity to ruin (1:1-22)A popular belief in ancient times was that prosperity and well-being were proofs of godliness, but poverty and suffering were proofs of ungodliness. They were signs that God was either rewarding or punishing a person, according to whether that person’s life was good or bad. The book of Job contradicts this belief. Yet the prosperous and contented Job was indeed a godly person who was blameless in all that he did. He was concerned also for... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 1:17

17. Chaldeans—not merely robbers as the Sabeans; but experienced in war, as is implied by "they set in array three bands" ( :-). RAWLINSON distinguishes three periods: 1. When their seat of empire was in the south, towards the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates. The Chaldean period, from 2300 B.C. to 1500 B.C. In this period was Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:1), the Kudur of Hur or Ur of the Chaldees, in the Assyrian inscriptions, and the conqueror of Syria. 2. From 1500 to 625 B.C., the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 1:6-22

1. The first test 1:6-22These verses reveal that angels ("sons of God," Job 1:6), including Satan, periodically report to God on their activities. Satan was doing then what he did in the Garden of Eden and still does today, namely, "seeking whom he may devour" (1 Peter 5:8). [Note: For a summary of what the Book of Job teaches about angels, see ibid., p. 232. See too Sydney H. T. Page, "Satan: God’s Servant," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 50:3 (September 2007):449-65.] In Eden,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:1-22

The PrologueJob 1, 2, which form the Prologue to the book, describe (a) the prosperity and piety of Job; (b) a scene in heaven in which the Satan questions the motives of his piety; and (c) his subsequent trials, which are permitted by God in order to test and confirm His servant’s righteousness, and to show to angels and men that a man may serve God for His own sake and not from self-interest. So far from being dependent on outside conditions the true servant of God will endure the severest... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Job 1:17

(17) The Chaldeans.—Literally, Chasdim, or descendants of Chesed (Genesis 22:22; see Note on Job 1:1). This name reappears in the classic Carduchia and in the modern Kurdistan, as well as in the more familiar Chaldæa; it being a well-known philological law that r and l and r and s are interchangeable. It is to be noted that this calamity arose from the opposite quarter to the last, illustrating the well-known fact that troubles never come alone, and that causes of a widely different nature seem... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Job 1:1-22

Job 1:1 Taking the temptation of Job for his model, Goethe has similarly exposed his Faust to trial, and with him the tempter succeeds. His hero falls from sin to sin, from crime to crime; he becomes a seducer, a murderer, a betrayer, following recklessly his evil angel wherever he chooses to lead him; and yet, with all this, he never wholly forfeits our sympathy. In spite of his weakness, his heart is still true to his higher nature; sick and restless, even in the delirium of enjoyment, he... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Job 1:13-22

IV.THE SHADOW OF GOD’S HANDJob 1:13-22COMING now to the sudden and terrible changes which are to prove the faithfulness of the servant of God, we must not fail to observe that in the development of the drama the trial of Job personally is the sole consideration. No account is taken of the character of those who, being connected with his fortunes and happiness, are now to be swept away that he may suffer. To trace their history and vindicate Divine righteousness in reference to each of them is... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Job 1:6-22

II. THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND SATAN AND THE RESULTS CHAPTER 1:6-22 1. A scene in heaven, Jehovah’s challenge and Satan’s, accusation (Job 1:6-12 ) 2. Satan’s power manifested (Job 1:13-19 ) 3. Job’s great grief and great victory (Job 1:20-22 ) Job 1:6-12 . Suddenly the scene changeth. We are no longer on earth but heaven is opened and we read what is going on before the throne of God. While Job on earth with his loved ones is enjoying himself something takes place in heaven in... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:1-22

JOB, HIS FAMILY AND HIS PROMINENCE (vv.1-5) Uz is considered to have been in the area between Syria and Babylon. There Job lived with his wife, seven sons and three daughters. He is first spoken of as "blameless and upright, one who feared God and shunned evil." Thus there is no doubt he was born again, though, as with many believers, he needed to know the heart of God as he did not know it (vv.1-2). His possessions are recorded as being remarkably great, 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 500 pair... read more

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