Job 8:14

Verse 14

14. A spider’s web Rather, house. Comp. Isaiah 59:5. A favourite Oriental figure. Thus Mohammed: “The likeness of those who take other patrons besides God is as the likeness of the spider which maketh herself a house; but the weakest of all houses surely is the house of the spider; if they knew this.” Sura 29:40, entitled The Spider. The Arabs have a proverb that “time destroys the wall of the well-built house as well as the web of the spider.” The Chinese call the spider the wise insect, a view which agrees with that of Solomon, who classes it among creatures exceedingly wise. Proverbs 30:24-28. Frail as is the spider’s house, it is the best and strongest she can build; but not thus with the godless man.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 14

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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