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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...
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.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 oldest brother’s house: That was a bad day for trouble to come. Satan selected that day because it was a joyful day, and therefore it would make the trials of Job the more startling. Moreover if Job could...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. The bad news comes to him all of a sudden, just when he is thinking of something very...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he was yet speaking,- As if to give Job no time to rally his faith and encourage his heart,- Job_1:16. There came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. This calamity must have distressed Job all the more...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Now, if that lightning had fallen on the Sabeans while they were robbing and plundering, one might not have wondered; but to fall on the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. He had not time to think before the heaviest stroke of all came:-
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the word; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Three such heavy blows will surely be enough to test the patriarch, but a fourth messenger came with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he was yet speaking there came also another, and said, Thy Sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and, they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Satan...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Did...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Job arose,- With all his burden on him, he arose,- Job_1:20. And rent his mantle, and shaved his head,- He did not pull his hair out as a Pagan, or a maniac, or a person delirious through trouble might have done; but he deliberately “rent his mantle, and shaved his head,”- Job_1:20. And fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,- Grand old...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. Oh, the triumphs of almighty...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: That is, to the womb of Mother Earth. Job_1:21. The LORD gave and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. I think these are the grandest words in the whole record of human speech. Considering the circumstances of the man at the time, that he should...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? Is there not a certain time for each one of us to live? Is there not an end to all the trouble and sorrow of this mortal state? “Woe is me,” says Job, ”will this sad condition of things never come to a close? Must it always be thus with me?”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, — When the day shall close, and he can go to his home, —