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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 1:1-3

Concerning Job we are here told, I. That he was a man; therefore subject to like passions as we are. He was Ish, a worthy man, a man of note and eminency, a magistrate, a man in authority. The country he lived in was the land of Uz, in the eastern part of Arabia, which lay towards Chaldea, near Euphrates, probably not far from Ur of the Chaldees, whence Abraham was called. When God called one good man out of that country, yet he left not himself without witness, but raised up another in it to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ,.... Of the signification of his name, see the introduction to the book. The place where he dwelt had its name not from Uz, a descendant of Shem, Genesis 10:23 but from Uz, a son of Nahor, brother to Abraham, Genesis 22:21 unless it can be thought to be so called from Uz, of the children of Seir, in the land of Edom; since we read of the land of Uz along with Edom, or rather of Edom as in the land of Uz, or on the borders of it, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 1:1

In the land of Uz - This country was situated in Idumea, or the land of Edom, in Arabia Petraea, of which it comprised a very large district. See the preface. Whose name was Job - The original is איוב Aiyob ; and this orthography is followed by the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. From the Vulgate we borrow Job, not very dissimilar from the Ιωβ Iob of the Septuagint. The name signifies sorrowful, or he that weeps. He is supposed to have been called Jobab. See more in the preface. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:1

There was a man . This opening presents to us the Book of Job as a detached work, separate from and independent of all others. The historical books are generally united each to each by the you connective. In the land of Us. Uz, or Huz (Hebrew, עוּץ ), seems to have been originally, like Judah, Moab, Ammon, Edom, etc; the name of a man. It was borne by a son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham ( Genesis 22:21 ), and again by a son of Dishan, the son of Seir the Horite ( Genesis 36:28 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:1

Job. The Book of Job opens with a description of its hero. The portrait is drawn with the few swift, strong strokes of a master-hand. We have first the outer man and then the inner—first Job as he was known to any casual observer, and then Job as he was seen by the more thoughtful and penetrating, i.e. as he was in his true self. I. THE OUTER MAN . 1 . A man. Job first appears before us as a man. 2 . A Gentile. Job was of "the land of Uz"—a Syrian or an Arab. Yet his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:1-5

The hero of the poem. I. THE PATRIARCH 'S NAME . Job. 1 . Historical . Not fictitious, but real ( Ezekiel 14:14 ; James 5:11 ). Even if the Book of Job proceeded from the brilliant Solomnnic period, the person of Job must be looked for in remote patriarchal times. 2 . Significant. Meaning "Persecuted," or "Repenting,' if not better connected with a root denoting "joyous exultation." Scripture names are frequently suggestive of traits in character ( e.g. Jacob, Peter,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:1-5

Job. I. AN ORIENTAL PRINCE . II. A WEALTHY MAN . III. AN EMINENT SAINT . IV. A GODLY PARENT . V. A SACRIFICING PRIEST . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:1-5

Job's life and character. The scene opens in all brightness, and the hero of this sacred poem stands before us bathed in the sunshine of earthly prosperity, and, better, crowned with the favour of God—a truly enviable man. We have in these few lines give, in brief, suggestive touches— I. A PICTURE OF COMPLETE HAPPINESS . There are internal and external elements of earthly bliss; and neither must be absent if that bliss is to be full and complete. First in importance is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 1:1-5

The typical conditions of domestic happiness. This early Eastern poem, designed to throw light on the methods of the Divine discipline of men, opens with a pleasing picture of domestic felicity, presenting a typical example of happy family life. But Job is the central figure. It is the Book of Job. All has its relation to him. He is the one subject of the book. Not more truly is Job perfect than are the circumstances which surround him. All the elements of domestic happiness are present.... read more

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