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His flesh is so consumed away, that it can`t be seen; His bones that were not seen stick out.
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Suffering as Discipline
Commentators agree that the severe physical suffering described is not random. It is presented as one of God's 'disciplinary arrangements' (Barnes) or a 'rod' used in love (Spurgeon). The purpose is to get a person's attention, turning them from sin for the ultimate good of their soul.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen - He wastes away. His flesh, once vigorous, beautiful, and fair, now disappears.…
19th Century
Baptist
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen All being gone, none left to be seen, nothing but skin and bones;…
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Job complained of his diseases and concluded from them that God was angry with him; his friends did so too. But Elihu shows that God often afflicts…
13th Century
Catholic
Elihu has already proposed the things he intended to debate with Job. Since Job, before he spoke the words Elihu cited (Job 33:10–11), …
