The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:9-10
Job and his wife. I. A FOOLISH WOMAN . II. A FAITHFUL HUSBAND . III. A THANKFUL SAINT . IV. A SUBMISSIVE SUFFERER . read more
Job 2:9-10 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:9-10
Four voices. I. THE VOICE OF FOLLY . "Curse God, and die." II. THE VOICE OF REBUKE . "Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh." III. THE VOICE OF GRATITUDE . "We receive good at the hand of the Lord." IV. THE VOICE OF SUBMISSION . "Shall we not receive evil?" read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:9-10
(along with Genesis 3:1-6 ). Job and Adam: a parallel and a contrast. I. A PARALLEL . 1 . Both were tempted. 2 . By Satan. 3 . Through their wives. 4 . To renounce their allegiance to God. II. A CONTRAST . 1 . In the times of their temptation. Adam when at the summit of felicity; Job when in the depth of misery. 2 . In the modes of their temptation. Adam, assailed by the thought that God had unjustly deprived him of good; Job, by the suggestion that God... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh ; rather, as one of the vile (or impious ) women speaketh. Nabal , the term used, is expressive, not of mere natural folly, but of that perversion of the intellect which comes on men when their hearts and understandings are corrupted and degraded.. (see 2 Samuel 13:13 ; Psalms 14:1 ; Isaiah 32:6 ). What? shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil? Job remembers all the good... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 2:9
Then said his wife unto him - Some remarkable additions are made by the ancient versions to this passage. The Chaldee renders it, “and “Dinah” (דינה dı̂ynâh), his wife, said to him.” The author of that paraphrase seems to have supposed that Job lived in the time of Jacob, and had married his daughter Dinah; Genesis 30:21. Drusius says, that this was the opinion of the Hebrews, and quotes a declaration from the Gemara to this effect: “Job lived in the days of Jacob, and was born when the... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 2:10
As one of the foolish women speaketh - The word here rendered “foolish” נבל nâbâl from נבל nâbêl, means properly stupid or foolish, and then wicked, abandoned, impious - the idea of “sin” and “folly” being closely connected in the Scriptures, or sin being regarded as supreme folly; 1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Samuel 3:33; Psalms 14:1; Psalms 53:2. The Arabs still use the word with the same compass of signification. “Gesenius.” The word is used here in the sense of “wicked;” and the idea is, that the... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 2:9
Job 2:9. Then said his wife Whom Satan had spared, that she might be a troubler and tempter to him. For it is his policy to send his temptations by those that are dear to us. We ought, therefore, carefully to watch, that we be not drawn to any evil by them whom we love and value the most. Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Art thou so weak as still to persist in the practice of righteousness, when it is not only unprofitable to thee, but the chief occasion of all these thy... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 2:10
Job 2:10. But he said, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh That is, like a rash, inconsiderate, and weak woman, that does not understand nor mind what she says: or rather, like a wicked and profane person, for such are frequently called fools in the Scriptures. Shall we receive good, &c., and shall we not receive evil? Shall we poor worms give laws to our supreme Lord, and oblige him never to afflict us? And shall not those great and manifold mercies, which from time... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 2:1-13
Job’s loathsome disease (2:1-13)Not accepting defeat, Satan still claimed that Job was concerned only for himself. He would sacrifice his possessions, and even his family, provided he himself avoided suffering. He would sacrifice their skin to save his own (2:1-5). God again accepted Satan’s challenge, this time allowing him to attack Job’s body (6). Satan therefore afflicted Job with the most painful and loathsome disease. The faith of Job’s wife failed, but Job’s faith did not, even though he... read more
Subscribe
Get Bible verse every day in your inbox
Read on Mobile
Most Searched
Group of Brands
© 2024 Bibleportal.com All rights reserved.
The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:9
Husband and wife. I. THE WIFE 'S TEMPTATION . 1 . Its source . Job is now tempted by his own wile—by her who is nearest to him, and who should be almost his second self. Chrysostom asks, "Why did the devil leave him his wife?' and replies, "Because he thought her a good scourge by which to plague him more acutely than by any other means." Certainly the temptation which comes through one whom we love is the most powerful. Christ met the tempter in a favourite disciple. It is the... read more