Job 13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:16

He also shall be my salvation ,.... Job, though he asserted the integrity of his heart and life, yet did not depend on his ways and works for salvation, but only on the Lord himself; this is to be understood not of temporal salvation, though God is the author of that, and it is only to be had of him, yet Job had no hope concerning that; but of spiritual and eternal salvation, which God the Father has contrived, determined, and resolved on, and sent his Son to effect; which Christ being... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:17

Hear diligently my speech ,.... Or, "in hearing hear" F19 שמעו שמוע "audite audiendo", Pagninus, Montanus, Beza, &c.; ; meaning, not only that his friends would attentively hear him, but continue to hear him; that they would hear him out what he had to say further: upon his expressing himself with so much faith and confidence in God, they might rise up from their seats and be preparing to be gone, as not having patience to hear a man talk so confidently, who they thought was a... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:18

Behold now, I have ordered my cause ,.... Or "judgment" F20 משפט "judicium", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; that is, he had looked over his cause afresh, had reviewed the state of his case, had considered it in every light, had drawn a plan of it, had digested it in a proper manner, and had arranged his reasons and arguments in vindication of himself in a regular form; and had them at hand, and could readily and easily come at them on occasion, to vindicate himself; and upon the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:19

Who is he that will plead with me ,.... Enter the lists with him; dispute the point, and try the strength of his arguments he had to plead for his own justification: thus Christ, the head of the church, and the surety of his people, is represented as speaking when he had by his obedience and sufferings made satisfaction for them, by bringing in an everlasting righteousness, and was, as their public and federal head, justified and acquitted, Isaiah 1:4 ; and much the same words are put... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:20

Only do not two things unto me ,.... This is an address not to Zophar as in the place of God, as to me, but to God himself; by this it appears, that though in modesty he does not mention him, yet he it is he has the chief, if not the sole regard unto in Job 13:19 ; for his desire was to speak to the Almighty, and reason with God, and have nothing more to do with his friends, Job 13:3 ; but before any pleadings begin on either side, he is desirous of settling and fixing the terms and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:21

Withdraw thine hand far from me ,.... His afflicting hand, which pressed him; this he desires might be removed, or otherwise he could not have the command of himself, make use of his reasoning faculties, recollect his arguments, and give them in their due force and strength; for afflictions of body affect the soul and memory, understanding and judgment; this is one of the things he would have agreed unto before the dispute was entered on; the other follows: and let not thy dread make me... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:22

Then call thou, and I will answer ,.... Either call him by name in open court, and he would answer to it; or arraign him at the bar, and exhibit charges against him, and he would make answer to them and clear himself; his sense is, that if God would take upon him to be plaintiff, and accuse and charge him with what he had to object to him, then he would be defendant, and plead his own cause, and show that they did not of right belong unto him: or let me speak, and answer thou me : or he... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:23

How many are mine iniquities and sins? Whether of ignorance or presumption, through mistake or wilfulness, voluntary or involuntary, sins of omission or commission, secret or open, or of heart, lip, or life; for by this heap of words he uses in this and the next clause he means all sorts of sins, be they what they would; he desires to know what they were, both with respect to quality and quantity, how great F9 כמה "vox pertinet ad mulitudinem et magnitudinem", Pineda. they were,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:24

Wherefore hidest thou thy face ,.... Not from his cry, because of his sore and grievous afflictions, as Bar Tzemach; nor from helping and saving him from his troubles, as Sephorno; nor from looking on his right ways, as Jarchi; but from his person, withdrawing the manifestation of his face and favour; withholding the discoveries of his love; and denying him the light of his countenance, and sensible communion with him, and enjoyment of him, he had been indulged with; Job formerly had seen... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:25

Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro ?.... A leaf that falls from a tree in autumn, and withers and is rolled up, and driven about by the wind, which it cannot resist, to which Job here compares himself; but it is not to be understood of him with respect to his spiritual estate; for being a good man, and one that trusted in the Lord, and made him his hope, he was, as every good man is, like to a tree planted by rivers of water, whose leaf withers not, but is always green, and does not... read more

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