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The Ministry of Presence
Commentators note that Job's friends' first impulse was correct and commendable. They heard of his suffering, made a plan together, and traveled to be with him "to mourn with him and to comfort him." This act of showing up demonstrates the power of presence in times of grief, a foundational element of true friendship, even if their words later failed.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 2:11
18th Century
Theologian
Now when Job’s three friends heard - It would seem from this that these men were his particular friends.
They came each one from h…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 2:11
19th Century
Bishop
Eliphaz the Temanite. —Teman was the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, to whose family this Eliphaz probably belonged ([Reference G…
John Gill
On Job 2:11
17th Century
Pastor
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was
come upon him
Of the loss of his substance, …
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Matthew Henry
On Job 2:11–13
17th Century
Minister
The friends of Job seem noted for their rank, as well as for wisdom and piety. Much of the comfort of this life lies in friendship with the prudent…