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It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother`s house,
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Satan's Cruel Timing
Commentators like Spurgeon and Gill emphasize that the timing of the attack was not random. Satan deliberately chose a day of family celebration to make the tragedy more shocking and painful. By striking during a feast, the disaster could be misinterpreted as a sudden judgment from God, amplifying Job's suffering and testing his faith to the absolute limit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And there was a day - That is, on the day on which the regular turn came for the banquet to be held in the house of the older broth…
19th Century
Baptist
And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your power; only upon himself put not forth your hand. So Satan went forth from the p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there was a day Which according to the Targum was the first day of the week, but this is not certain, nor materi…
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Satan brought Job's troubles upon him on the day that his children began their course of feasting. The troubles all came upon Job at once; while on…
13th Century
Catholic
After considering the cause of the blessed Job’s adversity, the text consequently shows how that adversity came upon him. Because Satan produced al…