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that there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
And there came a messenger unto Job - Hebrew מלאך mal'âk; the word usually translated “angel,” is appropriately t…
19th Century
Baptist
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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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…
