Job 1:5

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 1:5

Blessed. For greater horror of the very thought of blasphemy, the Scripture both here and [in] ver. 11, and in the following chapter (ver. 5., and 9.) uses the word bless, to signify its contrary. (Challoner) (3 Kings xxi. 10.) --- Thus the Greeks styled the furies Eumenides, "the kind," out of a horror of their real name. Even those who are the best inclined, can hardly speak of God without some want of respect, (Calmet) in the midst of feasts, where the neglect of saying grace is also too... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:1-5

1-5 Job was prosperous, and yet pious. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. By God's grace the temptations of worldly wealth may be overcome. The account of Job's piety and prosperity comes before the history of his great afflictions, showing that neither will secure from troubles. While Job beheld the harmony and comforts of his sons with satisfaction, his knowledge of the human heart made him fearful for them. He sent and... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Job 1:1-99

Job 1 - 7. We regard it as little short of a miracle that this very ancient book should have been accepted by the people of Israel as part of "the oracles of God," which were "committed" to their hands (see, Rom_3:2 ). Job may have been a contemporary of Abraham but he was certainly not of Abrahamic stock, and therefore a Gentile, and yet introduced to us with such words of commendation as we hardly find accorded to any son of Israel. In the book moreover is no allusion to the law in which the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Job 1:1-5

Job's Wealth and Piety v. 1. There was a man in the land of Uz, in Northern Arabia, toward the Euphrates, whose name was Job, generally considered a descendant of Aram, Genesis 22:21, and therefore related to the patriarchs, although very distantly; and that man was perfect and upright, his moral integrity and blamelessness resulting in the true righteousness of life, and one that feared God and eschewed evil, his heart being disposed in the right manner toward God and everything good, and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Job 1:1-22

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONPROLOGUEJob 1:1-22, Job 2:1-131. Job’s Character and Course of Life. (Job 1:1-15.)1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Job 1:1-12

Satan Aims at a High Mark Job 1:1-12 Job is introduced as a man of large possessions, highly honored by all who knew him, and of unimpeachable integrity toward God. His piety was specially evinced in the anxiety he experienced for his children, lest any of them should renounce or say farewell to God. What an example this is for parents! We should pray for each child by name, and, like Job, we should do so continually. Satan is well called the Adversary, r.v., margin, because he opposes God... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Job 1:1-22

In magnificence of argument and beauty of style this Book is one of the grandest in the divine Library. The story of Job is presented in dramatic form. It opens with a picture of Job. He is seen in three respects: first, as to character. The opening verses declare him to be "perfect and upright, and one that feared God and eschewed evil." The language is simple, and suggests that high integrity which never fails to command respect. In the second place, he is seen in the midst of his home... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:5

Job 1:5 . The above exposition follows RVm against RV text, accepting the translation “ blaspheme” in preference to “ renounce.” AV, in virtual agreement with RVm, translates “ curse.” The Hebrew literally means “ bless.” It is suggested by Davidson and others that since partings were attended by blessing, to bless came to mean “ to say good-bye, to renounce.” If we translate “ curse,” “ blaspheme” (Duhm, Peake) then we have to do with a euphemism which seems very natural in the writer of the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 1:5

When the days of their feasting were gone about; when each of them had had his turn, which peradventure came speedily, though not immediately one after another; and there was some considerable interval before their next feasting time. Job sent and sanctified them, i.e. he exhorted and commanded them to sanctify themselves for the following work, to wit, by purifying themselves from all ceremonial and moral pollution, as the manner then was, Exodus 19:10, and by preparing themselves by true... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Job 1:4-5

NotesJob 1:5 : “Have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Various opinions as to the meaning, in this passage, of the Hebrew word here rendered “cursed.” בֵּרְכוּ (or bçrechoo) the Piel (transitive or intensive) form of the verb בָּרַךְ (bârach) to kneel, generally meaning to “bless;” i.e., to cause to kneel, such being the usual attitude in receiving a blessing. The word, however, is generally believed to have also the opposite meaning of “cursing.” So GESENIUS, who compares it with the... read more