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Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don`t miscarry.
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Prosperity is Not Proof of Piety
Commentators explain that Job uses the successful breeding of livestock—a primary sign of wealth in the ancient world—to argue that the wicked often flourish. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill note that God does not always intervene to prevent their material success. This directly challenges the simplistic belief that earthly prosperity is a guaranteed sign of God's favor.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their bull gendereth - See Rosenmuller and Lee on Job 21:10; compare Bochart, Hieroz. P. 1, Lib. ii. c. xxx. The general idea is, t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Their bull genders, and fails not As the wicked man's prosperity is described before by the increase and comfortable…
Job says that remarkable judgments are sometimes brought upon notorious sinners, but not always. Why is it so?
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous chapter, Zophar had already conceded, at least in part, to Job's opinion. He had affirmed that sins were punished after death, alth…