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A Coordinated Attack
Commentators like Ellicott and Spurgeon see the rapid-fire succession of disasters as clear evidence of a supernatural attack. The timing wasn't coincidental; it was a deliberate strategy by Satan to overwhelm Job with a relentless barrage of grief, hoping to shatter his faith before he could even process the first loss.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 1:18
18th Century
Theologian
Eating and drinking wine - the notes at Job 1:4, Job 1:13.
Charles Ellicott
On Job 1:18
19th Century
Bishop
Thy sons and thy daughters. —See Job 1:13. The marvellous accumulation of disasters points us to the conclusion that it was the distinct w…
Charles Spurgeon
On Job 1:18–19
19th Century
Preacher
While he was yet speaking there came also another, and said, Thy Sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's…
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John Gill
On Job 1:18
17th Century
Pastor
While he was yet speaking, there came another A servant of one of Job's sons, who was in waiting at the feast before ment…
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…