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Tragedy Strikes the Ordinary
Commentators emphasize that the scene was one of normal, diligent work. The oxen were plowing and the servants were attending to them properly. This detail shows the disaster was not a result of negligence, underscoring the truth that terrible things can happen suddenly, even when we are faithfully going about our daily lives.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 1:14
18th Century
Theologian
And there came a messenger unto Job - Hebrew מלאך mal'âk; the word usually translated “angel,” is appropriately t…
Charles Spurgeon
On Job 1:14–15
19th Century
Preacher
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 to…
John Gill
On Job 1:14
17th Century
Pastor
And there came a messenger to Job
Not a messenger of Satan, as Jarchi, or one of his angels, or evil spirits; though…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 1:13–19
17th Century
Minister
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…