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Job 14:1-22
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commentaryMatthew Henry on Job 14:1-6Job enlarges upon the condition of man, addressing himself also to God. Every man of Adam's fallen race is short-lived. All his show of beauty, happiness, and splendour falls before the stroke of sickness or death, as t…Matthew HenrycommentaryBrevity and Frailty of Human Life. (b. c. 1520.)BREVITY AND FRAILTY OF HUMAN LIFE. (B. C. 1520.) We are here led to think, I. Of the original of human life. God is indeed its great original, for he breathed into man the breath of life and in him we live; but we date…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 14:1-6Job to God: 2. The death-wail of humanity. I. THE WAIL OF HUMANITY IN THE EAR OF GOD. 1. The constitutional frailty of man. Moses, in the Book of Genesis (Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:7), sets forth the dignity of man (Adam)…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 14:1-22This chapter, in which Job concludes the fourth of his addresses, is characterized by a tone of mild and gentle expostulation, which contrasts with the comparative vehemence and passion of the two preceding chapters. It…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 14:1-121. Self-defence before God: 2. Plaint of the weakness and vanity of mankind. Job's troubles are typical of the common doom of mankind—the "subjection, to vanity." And again (comp. Job 3:7; Job 7:1-5) he bursts forth int…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 14:1Man that is born of a woman. In this fact Job sees the origin of man's inherent weakness. He is "born of a woman," who is "the weaker vessel" (1 Peter 3:7). He is conceived by her in uncleanness (Psalms 51:5; comp. belo…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down. Few similes are more frequently used in Scripture (comp. Psalms 103:15; Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:4; Isaiah 40:6, Isaiah 40:7; James 1:10, James 1:11; 1 Peter 1:24), and cert…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 14:2Man as a flower. I. IN HIS ORIGIN. He springeth from the ground. II. IN HIS CONSTITUTION. He is composed of dust. III. IN HIS STRUCTURE. His physical organism is as beautiful and delicate as that of a flower. IV. IN HIS…Joseph S. Exell and contributors