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The 'Rod' of Affliction
Commentators clarify that when Job asks God to take away His "rod," he is not rejecting God's authority. Instead, he is pleading for a reprieve from the intense suffering and affliction he is enduring. John Gill notes this is a cry for the "rod of affliction" to be lifted so that he can think and speak clearly.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 9:34
18th Century
Theologian
Let him take his rod away from me - Let him suspend my sufferings, and let us come together on equal terms. His terror now is upon …
John Gill
On Job 9:34
17th Century
Pastor
Let him take his rod away from me
Not his government over him, of which the rod or sceptre is an ensign, Job did not…
Matthew Henry
On Job 9:25–35
17th Century
Minister
How little need we have of pastimes, and how great our need is to redeem time, when it runs so quickly toward eternity! How vain are the enjoyments…