約伯記 1:3-4 CUNPTS

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 1:4

Job 1:4. His sons went and feasted in their houses Or made a family feast, to testify and maintain their brotherly love. Every one his day Not every day of the week and of the year, which would have been burdensome to them all, and gross luxury, and which certainly such a holy man as Job would not have permitted; but each his appointed day, perhaps his birth- day, or the first day of the month. It is certain the same expression, יומו , jomo, his day, means his birth-day, Job 3:1. “The... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 1:3

and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. App-6 . men = sons. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 1:4

one = man, as in Job 1:1 . his day. Probably = birthday. Compare Job 1:5 ; Job 3:3 .Genesis 40:20 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 1:3

Job 1:3. The greatest of all the men of the east— Grotius and others observe, that Job's being here called the greatest of all the men of the east, is an argument that the book must have been written by some Israelite, or inhabitant of the land of Canaan; Job's country lying eastward from thence, and it being usual with the Hebrews to call Arabia the east. But if it was usual with any other people beside the Hebrews to call Arabia the east, then this can be no argument that the writer of the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 1:4

Job 1:4. Every one his day— Schultens has shewn, that the word יומו iomo, imports his birth-day. So ch. Job 3:1. Job is said to have cursed his day; i.e. the day of his birth. The verse might be rendered, And his sons had a constant custom to make a family-feast, every one on his birth-day; and they sent and invited their three sisters, &c. Herodotus informs us, that the Orientals in general, and the Persians in particular, were remarkable for celebrating their birthdays with great... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 1:3

3. she-asses—prized on account of their milk, and for riding ( :-). Houses and lands are not mentioned among the emir's wealth, as nomadic tribes dwell in movable tents and live chiefly by pasture, the right to the soil not being appropriated by individuals. The "five hundred yoke of oxen" imply, however, that Job tilled the soil. He seems also to have had a dwelling in a town, in which respect he differed from the patriarchs. Camels are well called "ships of the desert," especially valuable... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 1:4

4. every one his day—namely, the birthday (Job 3:1). Implying the love and harmony of the members of the family, as contrasted with the ruin which soon broke up such a scene of happiness. The sisters are specified, as these feasts were not for revelry, which would be inconsistent with the presence of sisters. These latter were invited by the brothers, though they gave no invitations in return. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 1:1-5

A. Job’s Character 1:1-5Uz (Job 1:1) was probably southeast of the Dead Sea (cf. Job 1:3; Job 1:14; Job 1:19; Job 42:12). [Note: See Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, s.v. "Uz," by G. Frederick Owen.] Some scholars place it in Bashan south of Damascus, but the writer of Lamentations (probably Jeremiah) associated the land of Uz with Edom (Lamentations 4:21). References to customs, geography, and natural history elsewhere in the book support this general location (cf. Jeremiah... 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