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After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.
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He Cursed His Day, Not God
Commentators stress a vital distinction: Job cursed the day of his birth, not God. Satan predicted Job would curse God, but he failed. While Job's lament expresses profound anguish and impatience, his refusal to curse God proves Satan's accusation false and preserves his fundamental integrity, even in his weakness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
After this – Dr. Good renders this “at length.” It means after the long silence of his friends, and after he saw that there was no prospect …
19th Century
Anglican
After this opened Job his mouth. —There is a striking similarity between this chapter and Jeremiah 20:14-18, so much so t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
After this opened Job his mouth in order to speak, and began to speak of his troubles and afflictions, and the sense…
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For seven days Job's friends sat by him in silence, without offering consolation: at the same time Satan assaulted his mind to shake his confidence…
13th Century
Catholic
In Chapter 2, I explained that ancient philosophers held two opinions about the passions. The Stoics said that there was no place for sorrow in the…
