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Job 21:1-34
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Matthew Henry on Job 21:1-6Job 21:1-6 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryJob comes closer to the question in dispute. This was, Whether outward prosperity is a mark of the true church, and the true members of it, so that ruin of a man's prosperity proves him a hypocrite? This they asserted,…The Reply of Job to Zophar. (b. c. 1520.)Job 21:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE REPLY OF JOB TO ZOPHAR. (B. C. 1520.) Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he suffered and what he said, to the compassionate consideration of his friends. 1. That which he entreat…The Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:1-34Job 21:1-34 · The Pulpit CommentaryJob answers Zophar, as he had answered Bildad, in a single not very lengthy chapter. After a few caustic introductory remarks (verses 2-4), he takes up the challenge which Zophar had thrown out, respecting the certain p…The Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:1-34Job 21:1-34 · The Pulpit CommentaryJob to Zophar: Audi alteram partem. I. THE SPIRIT OF JOB'S REPLY. 1. Intense earnestness. Indicated by the respectful invitation addressed to his friends to attend to his discourse, the nervous reduplication of the verb…The Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:1-34Job 21:1-34 · The Pulpit CommentaryDiverse interpretations of life. The friends of Job remain entrenched in the one firm position, as they think it, which they have from the first taken up. No appeals on his part have availed to soften their hearts, or i…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Job 21:1-6Job comes closer to the question in dispute. This was, Whether outward prosperity is a mark of the true church, and the true members of it, so that ruin of a man's prosperity proves him a hypocrite? This they asserted,…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Reply of Job to Zophar. (b. c. 1520.)THE REPLY OF JOB TO ZOPHAR. (B. C. 1520.) Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he suffered and what he said, to the compassionate consideration of his friends. 1. That which he entreat…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:1-34Job to Zophar: Audi alteram partem. I. THE SPIRIT OF JOB'S REPLY. 1. Intense earnestness. Indicated by the respectful invitation addressed to his friends to attend to his discourse, the nervous reduplication of the verb…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:1-34Job answers Zophar, as he had answered Bildad, in a single not very lengthy chapter. After a few caustic introductory remarks (verses 2-4), he takes up the challenge which Zophar had thrown out, respecting the certain p…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:1-34Diverse interpretations of life. The friends of Job remain entrenched in the one firm position, as they think it, which they have from the first taken up. No appeals on his part have availed to soften their hearts, or i…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:3The right of reply. I. THE RIGHT OF REPLY IS JUSTLY CLAIMED. Job has heard enough from his friends. He is impatient to answer them. Surely they should allow him to do so. 1. This right is conceded law. The worst crimina…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:3Suffer me that I may speak; or, suffer me, and I also will speak. There is an emphasis on the "I" ( אנכי). Job implies that his opponents are not allowing him his fair share of the argument, which is an accusation that…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 21:4The complaint that goes beyond man. I. THE COMPLAINT THAT IS OF MORE THAN MAN'S DOINGS. Job does not only complain of man's injustice. That would be hard to bear; and yet a strong soul should be able to withstand it, tr…Joseph S. Exell and contributors