When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, “Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
Commentaries
8
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about - Dr. Good renders this, “as the days of such banquets returned.” But this is…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Job sent and sanctified them ... —The early records of society show the father of the family acting as the priest. This is one of …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
To eat and to drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them,
J…
John Gill
JohnGill
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about ,
etc.] When they had been at each other's houses in …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Job was prosperous, and yet pious. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. By God's gr…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
As was stated in the Prologue, the entire purpose of this book is to show how human affairs are governed by divine providence. A history is present…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes