Job 2:1-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 2:1-6

Satan, that sworn enemy to God and all good men, is here pushing forward his malicious prosecution of Job, whom he hated because God loved him, and did all he could to separate between him and his God, to sow discord and make mischief between them, urging God to afflict him and then urging him to blaspheme God. One would have thought that he had enough of his former attempt upon Job, in which he was so shamefully baffled and disappointed; but malice is restless: the devil and his instruments... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:1

Again, there was a day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord ,.... When good men, professors of religion, met together by agreement to worship the Lord; the Targum calls them companies of angels, interpreting the words of them, and of their standing before the Lord, as most interpreters do; how long this time of their meeting was from the former cannot be said, probably but a few days, a week or fortnight at most; the Targum says, it was on the day of the great... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:2

And the Lord said unto Satan, whence camest thou ?.... The same question is put to him, and the same answer is returned by him; See Gill on Job 1:7 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:3

And the Lord said unto Satan, hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil ?.... The same with this is also before put unto Satan, and the same character given of Job, which is here continued and confirmed, with an addition to it; for Job was no loser, but a gainer in his character by his afflictions and trials: and still he holdeth fast his integrity . The first man Adam was made... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:4

And Satan answered the Lord, and said ,.... Satan would not as yet own that Job was the man the Lord had described; but still would suggest, that he was a selfish and mercenary man, and that what had been done to him was not a sufficient trial of his integrity; the thing had not been pushed far and close enough to discover him; he had lost indeed his substance, and most of his servants, and all his children, but still he had not only his own life, but his health and ease; and so long as he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:1

Again there was a day - How long this was after the former trial, we know not: probably one whole year, when, as the Targum intimates, it was the time of the annual atonement; which, if so, must have been at least one whole year after the former; and during which period the patience and resignation of Job had sufficient scope to show themselves. This appearance of the sons of God and Satan is to be understood metaphorically - there could be nothing real in it - but it is intended to instruct... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:3

To destroy him without cause - Thou wishedst me to permit thee to destroy a man whose sins have not called for so heavy a judgment. This seems to be the meaning of this saying. The original word, לבלעו leballeo , signifies to swallow down or devour; and this word St. Peter had no doubt in view in the place quoted on Job 2:7 ; of the preceding chapter: "Your adversary the devil goeth about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may Devour; ζητων, τινα καταπιῃ , seeking whom he may... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:4

Skin for skin - That is, A man will part with all he has in the world to save his life; and he will part with all by piecemeal, till he has nothing left on earth, and even be thankful, provided his life be spared. Thou hast only destroyed his property; thou hast left him his life and his health. Thou hast not touched his flesh nor his bone; therefore he is patient and resigned. Man, through the love of life, will go much farther: he will give up one member to save the rest; yea, limb after... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1

Again there was a day when the sons of God same to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them . There is no "again" in the original. The words used are an exact repetition of those contained in Job 2:6 of Job 1:1-22 . But they mark, no doubt, a second occasion on which the angelic host came to present themselves before the throne of God, and Satan came with them. To present himself before the Lord . These words are additional to those used in the former... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1-6

A new trial moved for. I. THE OLD OCCASION RETURNED . 1 . The gathering of the sons of God. The recurrence of this celestial scene reminds us of: 2 . The reappearance of the adversary. If, on the former occasion, the entrance of Satan amongst God's celestial sons might permissibly be regarded as an impertinent intrusion, in the present instance his return must be held as having taken place in accordance with a tacit understanding that, in due course, he should appear to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 2:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 2:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1-6

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