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Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped.
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Grief Isn't Sinful
Commentators explain that Job's actions, like tearing his robe and shaving his head, were common and appropriate expressions of deep sorrow in his culture. Albert Barnes notes that faith doesn't make us unfeeling; in fact, it can deepen our sensitivity. Job's response shows that expressing profound grief is a natural human reaction, not a sign of weak faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then Job arose - The phrase "to arise," in the Scriptures, is often used in the sense of beginning to do anything. It does not necessarily i…
19th Century
Anglican
And worshipped. —Compare the conduct of David (2 Samuel 12:20) and of Hezekiah (2 Kings 19:1). Moments of …
Baptist
And rent his mantle, and shaved his head.
He did not pull his hair out as a Pagan, or a maniac, or a person delirious through troub…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Job arose Either from table, being at dinner, as some think, in his own house; it being the time that his children w…
Job humbled himself under the hand of God. He reasons from the common state of human life, which he describes. We brought nothing of this world's g…
13th Century
Catholic
After the adversity of blessed Job has been narrated, the text discusses the patience he showed. To understand what is said here, it is important t…
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