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Job 3:3 NASB95
“Let the day perish on which I was to be born, And the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
Job refers to himself as "a boy," not a fetus or anything but a human.
Job 3:8 NASB95
“Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
Leviathan: A seven-headed sea monster of ancient Near Eastern mythology. When aroused, the dragon would cause an eclipse by swallowing the sun or moon while rising out of the sea. So if the daytime or nighttime luminary were gone, Job’s birthday would, in a sense, be missing.
Job 3:10 NASB95
Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb, Or hide trouble from my eyes.
Though we can sympathize with Job's pain, we cannot condone cursing what God has blessed.

14-15

Job 3:14 NASB95
With kings and with counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves;
Job had some concept of an afterlife where others preceded him--a place where he wanted to be, enjoying the company of great men. I wonder who he had in mind?
Job 3:17 NASB95
“There the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
The afterlife for Job was a life of rest, without trouble. The captives are no longer captive, and the poor are no longer poor.
Job 3:20 NASB95
“Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul,
Job cannot understand why life is given to those bitter in soul. In a sense, he had the same false idea as his friends regarding sin as it leads to punishment. Why should someone ever suffer?
Job 3:26 NASB95
“I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”
All of this has been taken away from Job by God. Whereas Job believes it is his right to enjoy, it is actually God's right to remove it for no apparent reason.
Job 4:2 NASB95
“If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?
Eliphaz begins gently enough, but this is only a precursor to his lambasting of Job.
Job 4:5 NASB95
“But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; It touches you, and you are dismayed.
Eliphaz seems to imply that Job could dish it out but not take it.
Job 4:6 NASB95
“Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope?
The sarcasm is subtle: Are you not strong enough in your faith to deal with this Job?
Job 4:7 NASB95
“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed?
This is the crux of all the arguments against Job. It is basis for all the false accusations against him.
The upright are destroyed through death every day. How about the martyrs? How about Christ?
Job 4:8 NASB95
“According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity And those who sow trouble harvest it.
Beware of personal experience being the explanation of what is happening (cf. ). Though scientific to Eliphaz, it was not based on enough research!
We do not see this truth today as a norm. The innocent die every day, and the wicked live prosperous lives.
Job 4:17 NASB95
‘Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?
Good theology about sinful man, but horrible application based upon limited information.
Job 4:19 NASB95
‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
If angels and Satan rebelled against God, how much less can God trust these creatures from the dirt?
Job 5:1 NASB95
“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
"Job, no one is going to hear you and help you. You're a sinner!"
Job 5:3 NASB95
“I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately.
Again, Eliphaz using his own experience, limited though it was. Yet he used it to try to answer Job's problem. How wrong he was! Be careful with experience.
Job 5:4 NASB95
“His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
"There are a lot of people who have said..." Beware of these statements. Always follow up with, "Who?" Or, "How many exactly?"
Job 5:12 NASB95
“He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
Clearly his experience is wrong in this regard. Oftentimes those who scheme evil succeed greatly. They are only judged at death.
Job 5:17 NASB95
“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
He is saying, "Job, instead of complaining, you should be joyful!" He assumes without question that Job has sinned and will not listen to anything else. Bad counselor!

18-27

Job 5:18 NASB95
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.
This is wonderful counsel for someone who has lost everything because of sin, yet who has repented. This is horrible counsel, however, for an innocent man.
Job 6:3 NASB95
“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.
When we pour out our hearts in the midst of our despair we must be cautious. We speak impulsively, and our words can be used against us, out of their context.

5-7

Job 6:5 NASB95
“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder?
Job sounded like a hungry animal in his groaning. He needed love and understanding from those he thought loved him.
Job 6:9 NASB95
“Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
No talk of suicide, yet Job did prefer death to life.
Job 6:15 NASB95
“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,
Fair weathered friends are only there for you when things are good. When trouble came, they were oh-so quick to accuse him.
Job 6:16 NASB95
Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.
Job is saying that when he saw his friends, he felt hope and comfort. But now that they speak to him he sees that this is not the case. He is now lower than ever.
Job 6:19 NASB95
“The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
Two people groups who contributed to his pain ().
Job 6:25 NASB95
“How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
Job is saying, "I'm wide open to honesty, but you have resorted to insults."
Job 7:12 NASB95
“Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
An allusion either to Ugaritic mythology in which the sea god Yam was defeated by Baal or to the Babylonian myth in which Marduk overcame the sea monster Tiamat and set a guard over her. So, Job was saying that like the sea or sea monster dominated and confined by a false god, so Job felt as if he were in a subhuman condition in which the true God was guarding him like a defeated enemy.
Job 7:13 NASB95
“If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’
A good night's rest will fix this! Yet Job wakes up each day to the same misery with no improvement whatsoever.
Job 7:17 NASB95
“What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,
Answer: people are the apex of God's creation, and He is glorified through them, through their ups and their downs.
Job 7:20 NASB95
“Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
Without confessing any heinous sin, Job surrenders to God, hoping God will point out his sin. This reveals humility, not a defiant man.
Job 7:21 NASB95
“Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be.”
Even Job knows he's a sinner, although he knows not what sin he committed to deserve this kind of punishment. Unbeknownst to him, he has truly done nothing!
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