1 AGAIN there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.
2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3. And the Lord said unto, Satan, Hast thou considered My servant Job, that there isnone like him in the earth, a perfect and upright man, one that feareth God, and eschews evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

1Againe there was a day when the sonnes of God came to present themselues before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himselfe before the Lord.

2And the Lord said vnto Satan, From whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to & fro in the earth, and from walking vp and downe in it.

3And the Lord said vnto Satan, Hast thou considered my seruant Iob, that there is none like him in the earth; a perfect and an vpright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill? and still hee holdeth fast his integritie, although thou moouedst mee against him, to destroy him without cause.

4And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skinne for skinne, yea all that a man hath, wil he giue for his life.

5But put foorth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

6And the Lord said vnto Satan, Behold, hee is in thine hand, but saue his life.

7 So went Satan foorth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Iob with sore biles, from the sole of his foote vnto his crowne.

8And hee tooke him a potsheard to scrape himselfe withall; and hee sate downe among the ashes.

9 Then saide his wife vnto him, Doest thou still reteine thine integritie? Curse God, and die.

10But he said vnto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh; what? shall wee receiue good at the hand of God, and shall wee not receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his lippes.

11 Now when Iobs three friends heard of all this euill, that was come vpon him, they came euery one from his owne place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to mourne with him, and to comfort him.

12And when they lift vp their eyes afarre off, and knew him not, they lifted vp their voice, and wept; and they rent euery one his mantle, and sprinckled dust vpon their heades toward heauen.

13So they sate downe with him vpon the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and none spake a word vnto him; for they saw that his griefe was very great.

I == Job 1:6

II == Job 1:7

 

 

III == Job 1:1 ; 8 ; 9:17 ; 27:5-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V == Job 1:11 ; 19:20

 

VI == 1:6

 

VII == Isa 1:6

 

 

VIII == 2nd Sam 13:19 ; Job 42:6 ; Ezek 27:30 ; Matt 11:21

IX == Job 2:3 ; 21:15

X == Job 1:21-22 ; Ps 39:1 ; Rom 12:12 ; James 5:10-11

 

XI == Gen 25:2 ; 36:11 ; Job 42:11 ; Prov 17:17 ; Jer 49:7 ; Rom 12:15

 

 

 

 

XII == Neh 9:1 ; Lam 2:10 ;Ezek 27:30

 

XIII == Gen 50:10

 

1 Once again the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

2 And the LORD said to Satan, "Whence do you come?" And Satan answered the LORD and said, "From roaming the earth and patrolling it."

3 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job, and that there is no one on earth like him, faultless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil? He still holds fast to his innocence although you incited me against him to ruin him without cause."

4 And Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! All that a man has will he give for his life.

5 But now put forth your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and surely he will blaspheme you to your face."

6 And the LORD said to Satan, "He is in your power; only spare his life."

7 So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD and smote Job with severe boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself, as he sat among the ashes.

9 Then his wife said to him, "Are you still holding to your innocence? Curse God and die."

10 But he said to her, "Are even you going to speak as senseless women do? We accept good things from God; and should we not accept evil?" Through all this, Job said nothing sinful.

11 Now 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, Bildad from Shuh, and Zophar from Naamath. They met and journeyed together to give him sympathy and comfort.

12 But 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 upon their heads.

13 Then 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.

v 1-3. This is a similar scenario to 1:6-9, but the Lord upholds Job as proof to Satan that Job was not worshiping God just for the blessings and possessions he was getting. Indeed, Job had been made to suffer without cause.

 

 

 

v 4,5. Satan implies that Job was willing to trade off his children and possessions in order to have his own personal safety, but if his health was affected he would curse God to His face.

 

 

v 6. The Lord gave Satan great latitude to do anything but take Job’s life.

 

 

v 7. Satan would not just make him sick, he would make him suffer. Anyone who has had one boil can sympathize, but to cover the body with them is unthinkable. The Bible Knowledge Commentary says that this disease is like a condition called Pemphius Foliaceus. These inflamed ulcerous sores, 2:7, caused itching, v 8; degenerative changes in facial skin, v 7,12; loss of appetite, 3:24; depression,3:24,25; loss of strength,6;11; worms in the boils, 7:5; running sores, 7:5; difficulty breathing, 9:18; dark under eyes, 16:16; foul breath, 19:17; weight loss, 19;20 and 33:21; continual pain, 30:17; restlessness, 30:27; blackened, peeling skin and fever 30:30.

 

v 8. Missionaries report patients with this disease have soothed their sores with ashes. So formerly wealthy, respected Job is outside the city with the beggars, sitting on the city ash heap and scraping his sores with a piece of broken pottery and ashes.

 

v 9,10. We don’t know how long Job had to endure this before his wife, instead of giving comfort, advised him to curse God and as a result he would die. This is just what Satan declared twice he would do (1:11; 2:5). The Hebrew word for curse is many times used for bless, because of another meaning, kneel. Pagans, unhappy with their gods, knelt before them and cursed them. Obviously, the meaning here is actually to curse, and no doubt Satan had spared Job’s wife to be a stumbling block for Job. Satan’s influence on her is similar to that of Satan on Peter, when Jesus told Peter, “Get behind me Satan”, Mt. 16:23. Job gently rebuked her lack of spiritual discernment and reminded her that both trouble and good times come from God. Quite unlike those who in time of trouble say “Where is God?” or “If there is a God, why did this happen?” None of his sufferings caused him to speak against the Lord, and if a moment of doubt arose in his heart, he did as in Prov. 30:32, “lay thine hand upon thy mouth”.

V11 A descendant of Esau, an Edomite was Eliphaz, the Ternanite Gen 36:11 Descendant of Abraham and Keturah Gen 25:2 was Bildad, the Shuhile and Zophar from Naamath.

 

v 11-13. (Esau’s grandson, Uz, Gen. 36:28, was in the area southeast of the Dead Sea, and Job mentions Sheba and Tema, grandsons of Abraham, but such names were common in both areas. Shuhite, 2:11, appropriately means wealth, not Judah’s wife; Naamath means a pleasant place. This and other comments from 1:1 explain more about Job’s friends and location. Their motivation to get together and visit him was good, though it later deteriorated into well meant intentions turned sour. Seeing his condition, they showed the same grief he did, so much so that they waited a week before speaking to him. It was the custom to allow the grieving person to speak first.