Job 2
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Satan Attacks Job’s Health
1Again #ch. 1:6there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. 2And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 3And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still #ver. 9; [ch. 27:5, 6] holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him #ch. 9:17without reason.” 4Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5But #ch. 1:11 stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will #ch. 1:5curse you to your face.” 6And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”
7So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome #Ex. 9:9; Lev. 13:18; [Deut. 28:27] sores from #Deut. 28:35; Isa. 1:6the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8And he took #ch. 41:30 a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in #ch. 42:6; Ezek. 27:30; Jonah 3:6; Matt. 11:21the ashes.
9Then his wife said to him, “Do you still #ver. 3 hold fast your integrity? #[See ver. 5 above]Curse God and die.” 10But he said to her, “You speak as one of the #[Ps. 74:18, 22] foolish women would speak. #[James 5:10, 11] Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”#2:10 Or disaster; also verse 11 #ch. 1:22 In all this Job did not #[Ps. 39:1]sin with his lips.
Job’s Three Friends
11Now when Job’s three #[Prov. 17:17] friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz #See 1 Chr. 1:45 the Temanite, Bildad #Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32 the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to #ch. 42:11; [Rom. 12:15]show him sympathy and comfort him. 12And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they #See Gen. 37:29 tore their robes and sprinkled #See Josh. 7:6; Neh. 9:1; Lam. 2:10; Ezek. 27:30dust on their heads toward heaven. 13And they sat with him on the ground #Ezek. 3:15; [Gen. 50:10]seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
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Job 2
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The Second Interview. 1One day, when the sons of God#Jb 1:6. came to present themselves before the Lord, the satan also came with them. 2The Lord said to the satan, “Where have you been?” Then the satan answered the Lord and said, “Roaming the earth and patrolling it.” 3The Lord said to the satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him, blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil.#Jb 1:1. He still holds fast to his innocence although you incited me against him to ruin him for nothing.” 4The satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin!#Skin for skin: a proverbial expression derived perhaps from bartering; the precise meaning is unclear. All that a man has he will give for his life. 5#Jb 1:11. But put forth your hand and touch his bone and his flesh. Then surely he will curse you to your face.” 6And the Lord said to the satan, “He is in your power; only spare his life.”
The Second Trial. 7So the satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with severe boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
Job’s Reaction. 8He took a potsherd to scrape himself, as he sat among the ashes. 9Then his wife said to him,#Jb 19:17. “Are you still holding to your innocence? Curse God and die!”#Curse God and die: the presupposition is that such blasphemy would be met with immediate death. 10But he said to her, “You speak as foolish women do. We accept good things from God; should we not accept evil?” Through all this, Job did not sin in what he said.#Jb 1:22; Sir 2:4.
Job’s Three Friends. 11Now when three of Job’s friends heard of all the misfortune that had come upon him, they set out each one from his own place: Eliphaz from Teman,#Teman: in Edom (see Gn 36:9–11). The Temanites (Jer 49:7; cf. Ob 8) enjoyed a reputation for wisdom. Shuh and Naamath: locations unknown. Bildad from Shuh, and Zophar from Naamath. They met and journeyed together to give him sympathy and comfort. 12But when, at a distance, they lifted up their eyes and did not recognize him, they began to weep aloud; they tore their cloaks and threw dust into the air over their heads. 13Then they sat down upon the ground with him seven days and seven nights, but none of them spoke a word to him; for they saw how great was his suffering.
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