Job 1:1,Job 1:8

Scofield's Reference Notes - Job 1:1

land of Uz A region at the south of Edom, and west of the Arabian desert, extending to Chaldea. Uz See Jeremiah 25:20. fear (See Scofield "Jeremiah 25:20- :") . read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Job 1:1-22

Shall we turn now to the book of Job, chapter 1.As we come to the book of Job, we actually enter into a new section of the Old Testament. As you know, the Old Testament is divided into different divisions. The first five books comprising what is often called the Pentateuch, the books of the law. The next several books are historic as they deal with the history of the nation of Israel from the time that they have come out of Egypt and they begin as a nation in the land. And it covers that period... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Job 1:1-22

Job 1:1 . The land of Uz. Moses is always correct in calling countries after the name of the first possessor. Uz was in the east beyond Jordan, and south of mount Hermon. It fell to the lot of the half tribe of Manasseh, but was partly possessed by the children of Esau. Jeremiah says, “Rejoice, oh daughter of Edom, thou that dwellest in the land of Uz.” This has given rise to what is unproved, that Job is the Jobab of Esau’s race. In keeping to the text of Moses we are safe, that Job was... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Job 1:1-3

Job 1:1-3There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job.The character of JobThere are serious and devout persons who regard the Book of Job as a work of imagination, and refer it to the age of Solomon. They point out that the subject discussed is precisely that which agitated the mind of Solomon, and that nothing but a wide contact with the Gentile world could have admitted a subject or a scene so remote from ordinary Jewish thought. Luther says, “I look upon the Book of Job as true... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 1:1

Job 1:1 There 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. Ver. 1. There was a man ] A notable man, a man by an excellency, and with an accent (as it were), a man of high degree ( Animo virili praeditus ), as the word Ish signifieth, Psalms 49:2 ; Psalms 62:9 (where it is opposed to Adam, utpote quem ex meliore luto finxit Titan ), a manly man, every way excellent and eximious: Magnus et admirabilis... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Job 1:1

Uz: Genesis 10:23, Genesis 22:20, Genesis 22:21, Huz, Genesis 36:28, 1 Chronicles 1:17, 1 Chronicles 1:42, Jeremiah 25:20, Lamentations 4:21 Job: Ezekiel 14:14, Ezekiel 14:20, James 5:11 perfect: Job 1:8, Job 2:3, Job 23:11, Job 23:12, Job 31:1-Matthew :, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, 2 Kings 20:3, 2 Chronicles 31:20, 2 Chronicles 31:21, Luke 1:6 one: Genesis 22:12, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 16:6, 1 Peter 3:11 Reciprocal: Genesis 20:11 - Surely Genesis 25:6 - east country Genesis 25:27 - a... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Job 1:1

There 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.Uz — Part of Arabia.Perfect — Not legally or exactly, but as to his sincere intentions, hearty affections, and diligent endeavours to perform all his duties to God and men.Upright — Heb. right, exact and regular in all his dealings, with men; one of an unblameable conversation.Feared — One truly pious, and devoted to God.Eschewed — Carefully avoiding all sin... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:1

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. PROLOGUE Chaps. 1, 2. THE PIETY AND PROSPERITY OF JOB, Job 1:1-5. 1. There was a man These first words point to an historical basis for the ensuing work. Job bears the noble title of אישׁ , man, in contradistinction to אדם , “mean man.” Isaiah 2:9; Isaiah 5:15, etc. A similar distinction occurs in Latin between vir and homo; in Greek between ανηρ and ανθρωπος . In our own language man from the Sanscrit manu, originally a thinker, ( man, “to think,”) is,... read more