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But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face."
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God's Sovereign Leash
All three commentators emphasize that Satan cannot act without God's permission. Albert Barnes states Satan knew he needed divine approval, while Matthew Henry uses the image of God chaining up a "roaring lion." This reveals a comforting truth: even in severe trials, God remains sovereign and sets firm limits on the power of evil.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But put forth thine hand now— Satan felt that he had no power to afflict Job without permission. Malignant as he was, he knew that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh , &c.] That is, his body, which consisted of flesh and bone…
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…
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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…
