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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. Angels and all kinds of intelligent spirits had, as it were, a special, solemn, general assembly, — a great field-day, or levee. Perhaps, in stars far remote, in various parts of the universe, there was celebrated that day a high...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Lord said unto Satan, whence comest thou?.... This question is put, not as ignorant of the place from whence he came; for the omniscient God knows all persons and things, men and angels, and these good and bad, where they are, from whence they come, and what they do, see Genesis 3:9 but it is put either as being angry with him, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? God is Satan’s Master, so he asks him where he has been. I wonder whether, if the Lord were to put that question to everybody here, “Whence comest thou?” each of us could give a satisfactory answer to it. Job_1:7. Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? He is obliged to give an account of himself, he cannot go a yard from his door without divine permission. Job_1:7. Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, from going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Satan is always busy, never quiet; he cannot be still.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Lord said unto Satan, hast thou considered my servant Job,.... Or, "hast thou put thine heart on my servant" (p); not in a way of love and affection to him, to do him any good or service, there being an original and implacable enmity in this old serpent to the seed of the woman; but rather his heart was set upon him in a way of desire to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job,- “He is an example to you, he may well chide you, he is so obedient, and you are so rebellious: ‘Hast thou considered my servant Job,’”-
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said,- We may be certain that, if there had been anything bad in Job, Satan would have found it out, and brought it against him. However excellent a man is, though there are none like him on earth, you...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, — You see, Job is a man whom God calls his servant even in speaking to the devil, “Hast thou considered my servant Job?” Job_1:8. That there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? God himself gives Job that high...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, doth Job fear God for nought. Satan does not deny any part of Job's character, nor directly charge him with anyone sin; which shows what a holy man Job was, how exact in his life and conversation, that the devil could not allege any one thing against him; nor does he deny that he feared the Lord; nay, he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? The black dog of hell had been prowling around to see where he could get in, so he knew that there was a hedge right round Job, and round his house and all that he had. Notice how the devil insinuates that Job feared...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Even the devil could not bring a charge against Job’s conduct; so he insinuated that his motives were not pure.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Hast not thou made an hedge about him,.... A fence, a wall of protection all around him? he had; he encompassed him about with his love as with a shield, a hedge which could not be broken down by men or devils; he surrounded him with his almighty power, that none could hurt him; he guarded him by his providence, he caused his angels to encamp...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast blessed the work of his hands,- Even the devil dared not deny that Job was a working man, or say that he had come by his estate by oppression or plunder. No; he said to God, “Thou hast blessed the work of his hands,”-
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. Oh, what mischief Satan can imagine against the righteous! The mercy is that, although he is mighty, he is not almighty; he is very malicious, but there is One who is far wiser and stronger than he is, who can...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? “He finds that it pays, it answers his purpose to be devout.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. See, the devil measures Job’s cow in his own bushel; but, happily, it was the measurement of a liar, so he measured amiss. There are still some who say, “Yes, it is a...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But put forth thine hand now,.... With draw thine hand of providence, power, and protection, with which thou hast covered and screened him; and, instead of that, "send" (u) forth thine afflicting hand, not barely in a way of chastisement and correction, but in wrath and vengeance, consuming and destroying all he had; and this he desires might be...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Lord said unto Satan, behold, all that he hath is in thy power,.... This he said not as angry and displeased with Job, or as entertaining any ill opinion of him through the suggestions of Satan, nor as gratifying that evil spirit; but in order to convince and confound him, and to try the grace of Job, that he might shine the brighter; and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: and there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. Satan could go so far, but no farther, there is an “only” in the permission granted to him: “Only upon himself put not forth thine hand.”