Job 1:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. ”

Job 1:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There was a man - This has all the appearance of being a true history. Many have regarded the whole book as a fiction, and have supposed that no such person as Job ever lived. But the book opens...
Job 1:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

There was a man in the land of (a) Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and (b) upright, and (c) one that feared God, and eschewed evil. The Argument - In this history the example of p...
Job 1:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 1:1-3 describes Job, his piety and good fortune. The literal translation of the opening words would be Once upon a time there was a man. The use of the perfect denotes that we are dealing not...
Job 1:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

There was. man . A man came to be. This settles the question as to the historical fact. was. came to be. See note on p. 666. man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14. Uz. In Genesis 22:20 ; Genesis 22:21...
Job 1:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. In the land of Uz - This country was situated in Idumea, or...
Job 1:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

THE BOOK of JOB. THERE is, perhaps, no book of Scripture, that has so much divided interpreters, and afforded such a field of controversy, as the book of JOB: some supposing it of the remotest a...
Job 1:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Uz - north of Arabia Deserta, lying toward the Euphrat...
Job 1:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The land of Uz ] a district to the E. of Palestine, and near Arabia and Edom: cp. Jeremiah 25:20 ; Lamentations 4:21 . The word Uz occurs ( a ) as the name of a son of Aram ( Genesis 10:23 ); ( b...
Job 1:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There was a man in the land of Uz. — The first mention of this name is in Genesis 10:23 , where Uz is said to have been one of the sons of Aram, who was one of the sons of Shem. (Comp. 1 Chronicl...
Job 1:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

II. THE OPENING SCENE ON EARTH Job 1:1-5 THE land of Uz appears to have been a general name for the great Syro-Arabian desert. It is described vaguely as lying "east of Palestine and north of...
Job 1:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Satan Aims at a High Mark Job 1:1-12 Job is introduced as a man of large possessions, highly honored by all who knew him, and of unimpeachable integrity toward God. His piety was specially evin...
Job 1:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In magnificence of argument and beauty of style this Book is one of the grandest in the divine Library. The story of Job is presented in dramatic form. It opens with a picture of Job. He is seen in...
Job 1:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Book opens with an account of Job, his piety, riches, integrity, and religious care of his children. Next follows, an account of Satan's malice against Job, and his permission to tempt...
Job 1:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE BOOK OF JOB ‘A man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job.’ Job 1:1 The authorship and date of the book of Job are problems yet unsolved. This only is certain, that it presents a picture...
Job 1:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 She...
Job 1:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Ver. 1. There was a man ] A notable man, a man by an exce...
Job 1:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job We have observed in the argument, that the firstborn son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, was called Uz. It appears also from Genesis 10:23 , th...
Job 1:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JOB, HIS FAMILY AND HIS PROMINENCE (vv.1-5) Uz is considered to have been in the area between Syria and Babylon. There Job lived with his wife, seven sons and three daughters. He is first spoken...
Job 1:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job's Character and Possessions. B. C. 1520. 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose...
Job 1:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

JOB CHAPTER 1 Job's country, and sincere holiness: his children; their feasts; and his religious care for them, Job 1:1-5 . Satan's appearance before God: God's character of Job, Job 1:6-8 ....
Job 1:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

FIRST PART OF PROSE INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OR POEM I. Job’s personality ( Job 1:1 ). “There was a man,” &c. 1. His actual existence . Job a historic, not a fictitious character. Mentione...
Job 1:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

land of Uz A region at the south of Edom, and west of the Arabian desert, extending to Chaldea. Uz See ( Jeremiah 25:20 ). fear ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Job 1:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 1:1 . There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. That was Job's character before the trial which...
Job 1:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 1:1 . The land of Uz. Moses is always correct in calling countries after the name of the first possessor. Uz was in the east beyond Jordan, and south of mount Hermon. It fell to the lot of the...
Job 1:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. The character of Job There are serious and devout persons who regard the Book of Job as a work of imagination, and refer it to the age of...
Job 1:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The "Historical Introduction" to Job extends to two chapters. In the first we are given an account, firstly, of his outward circumstances—his abode, wealth, family, etc; and of his ch...
Job 1:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

There was a man in the land of Uz, in Northern Arabia, toward the Euphrates, whose name was Job, generally considered a descendant of Aram, Genesis 22:21 , and therefore related to the patriarchs,...
Job 1:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 1:17 ; 1 Chronicles 1:42 ; 1 Peter 3:11 ; 2 Chronicles 31:20 ; 2 Chronicles 31:21 ; 2 Kings 20:3 ; Ezekiel 14:14 ; Ezekiel 14:20 ; Genesis 10:23 ; Genesis 17:1 ; Genesis 22:12...
Job 1:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job Challenged by Satan Job 1:1 - Job 23:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We begin today a series of studies on one of the most interesting characters of the Bible. He is Job, the man of patience....
Job 1:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Uz — Part of Arabia. Perfect — Not legally or exactly, but as to his sincere intentions, hearty affections, and diligent endeavours to perform all his duties to God and men. Upright — Heb. right, e...

Job 1:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 1:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Job 1:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 1:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Job 1:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 1:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Job 1:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 1:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 1:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 1:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 1:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 1:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 1:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 1:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Job 1:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 1:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 1:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 1:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 1:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 1:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 1:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 1:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Job 1:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 1:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 1:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 1:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 1:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 1:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 1:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 1:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes