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The Strategy of Overwhelm
Commentators highlight the phrase "While he was yet speaking" to show Satan's strategy: overwhelm Job with rapid-fire calamities. This was intended to give Job no time to recover, pray, or rally his faith. The goal was to provoke a hasty, sinful reaction by making the suffering feel relentless and inescapable.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 1:16
18th Century
Theologian
While he was yet speaking - All this indicates the rapidity of the movement of Satan, and his desire to overwhelm Job with the sudd…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 1:16
19th Century
Bishop
The fire of God. —Whether or not we understand this phrase as in the margin, it can hardly mean anything else than lightning. (Com…
Charles Spurgeon
On Job 1:16
19th Century
Preacher
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 serv…
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John Gill
On Job 1:16
17th Century
Pastor
While he was yet speaking, there came also another
Another messenger, one of Job's servants, from another part of hi…
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…