But man, though a far nobler creature, is in a much worse condition, and when once he loseth this present and worldly life, he never recovers it; therefore show some pity to him, and give him some comfort whilst he lives. read more
CONTINUATION OF JOB’S PLEADING WITH GODI. Pleads the common infirmity of human nature (Job 14:1-4).Man, from the very nature of his birth, frail and mortal, suffering and sinful. “Born of a woman.” Allusion to the sentence pronounced on Eve after the fall (Genesis 3:16), “I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children.” Like parent, like child. Such a birth a plea with the Almighty for lenience and forbearance. Three evils resulting to humanity... read more
Chapter 14Man that is born of a woman is of few days, he's full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow [or the shadow on the sundial], and continues not ( Job 14:1-2 )Oh, what a pessimistic kind of view of life. "Man that is born of a woman is of a few days and full of troubles." Cheer up. It will soon be over. You're of few days but it's full of trouble. "Like a flower you blossom out but then you're cut down. Like the declining shadow on the... read more
Job 14:4 . Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Then seeing we are all stained with original and actual sin, why should Zophar, without the least proof, almost say that Job’s afflictions were the visitations of sins which exceeded the strokes? Presumptions which inflict the deepest wounds, are sins which provoke the Lord. Job 14:5 . His days are determined. Two things are to be noted here, that the death of man is determined because of sin, and that his days and months are... read more
Job 14:7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Ver. 7. For there is hope of a tree, &c. ] Here Job setteth on his request, Job 14:6 , with a reason; God loveth a reasonable service, and liketh well that we reverently reason it out with him. And for the literal sense, all things, saith Gregory, are so plain, that there is no need to say anything to that, it being no more than this; either I shall have... read more
that it will sprout: Job 14:14, Job 19:10, Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 27:6, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:23-Lamentations : Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 14:14 - as water Job 15:32 - and his branch Job 24:20 - wickedness Psalms 88:10 - shall Ecclesiastes 9:4 - General Ecclesiastes 9:10 - for Isaiah 6:13 - substance Daniel 11:7 - out of read more
7. For Introduces another reason for the plea in Job 14:6. Tender branch Sprout. The description from Job 14:7-9 is specially applicable to the palm-tree, which is endowed with a wonderful vitality, whence it becomes a figure for youthful vigour. The Greeks gave the same name phoenix (palm-tree) to the wondrous bird which fable represented as rising again from its own ashes. “Even when centuries have at last destroyed the palm,” says Masius, whom Delitzsch quotes, “thousands of... read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Job 14:7-12
Job 14:7-2 Kings : gives the reason why God should let man have what little pleasure he can ( Job 14:6): Death ends all. In Damascus it is still customary to cut down trees, the stumps of which being watered send forth new shoots. Job refers to such a practice, which shows the indomitable vitality of tree life ( Job 14:7-1 Samuel :). But man, when he dies, knows no rejuvenation ( Job 14:10 f.). Job 14:11 may perhaps be a gloss, quoted from Isaiah 19:5, where both “ the sea” and “ the river”... read more