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And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters - The same number was given to him again after these were lost, and his severe trials...
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...
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Seven sons-three daughters - ( Proverbs 17:6 ). In the East, and in primitive ti...
The Prologue Job 1:2 , which form the Prologue to the book, describe ( a ) the prosperity and piety of Job; ( b ) a scene in heaven in which the...
Seven.. three ] sacred numbers indicating perfection. We are dealing with ideal history, as the rest of the numbers and other features here and in t...
Seven sons and three daughters. — The like number was restored to him after his probation ( Job 42:13 ).
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...
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...
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 for...
(2) And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. (3) His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five...
And there were born unto him ,.... By his wife, in lawful wedlock, who was now living, and after mentioned: seven sons and three daughters ; next...
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Ver. 2. And there were born unto him seven sons ] This was a main part of his prosper...
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,...
Job's Character and Possessions. B. C. 1520....
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 . Jo...
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....
Job 1:1 . There was a man in the land of Uz, Job was a man indeed; a true man, a man of the highest type, for he was a man of God. Job 1:1 . W...
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, an...
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...
EXPOSITION The "Historical Introduction" to Job extends to two chapters. In the first we are given an account, firstly, of his outward circumsta...
Job's Wealth and Piety
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters, a great blessing of God; for children, according to Scriptures, are special gifts of His...
Esther 5:11 ; Job 13:13 ; Psalms 107:38 ; Psalms 127:3-5 ; Psalms 128:3
2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.