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Again it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
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Satan's Accountability
Commentators note that this heavenly scene repeats from chapter 1, but with a new emphasis. Satan is now presenting himself before God to report on his actions against Job. This shows that Satan is not a rogue agent but is accountable to God and must operate within the permission he is granted, reinforcing God's ultimate sovereignty.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Again there was a day ... - See the notes at (Job 1:6). These seasons are represented as periodical, when the angels ca…
19th Century
Anglican
And Satan came also. —See Job 1:7. St. Peter applies to Satan the verb from which we have peripatetic.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Again, there was a day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord
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How good it is for us that neither men nor devils are to be our judges! But all our judgment comes from the Lord, who never errs. Job still holds f…
13th Century
Catholic
There are three kinds of human goods: those of the soul, of the body, and external things. These goods are ordered in such a way that the body exis…
