The Biblical Illustrator - Job 27:1-10
Job 27:1-10Moreover Job continued his parable. Points in Job’s parableI. A solemn asseveration. “As God liveth.” The words imply a belief--1. In the reality of the Divine existence. Whilst some deny this fact, the bulk of the race practically ignore it.2. In the awfulness of the Divine existence. There is a sublime awfulness in the words, “As God liveth.”3. In the severity of the Divine existence. “Who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty who hath vexed my soul.” As nature has winter... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Job 27:1-23
Job 27:1 . Parable, equivalent to a wise, learned and conclusive speech. Job 27:2 . God hath taken away my judgment. The old readings here are preferable. The LXX, God judgeth me thus, or so heavily. Chaldaic, He taketh away the rule of my judgment; that is, he does not judge me according to the manner of men: he makes my case special, and out of the common rule. Job 27:3 . The Spirit of God is in my nostrils. Poole thinks that Job alludes here to Genesis 2:7. If so, Moses must... read more