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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 1:1 Study Bible: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turning away from evil.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/study/job/1-1.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newser2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/job/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmser/job/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="//biblehub.com/job/">Job</a> > <a href="//biblehub.com/job/1.htm">Chapter 1</a> > Verse 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../esther/10-3.htm" title="Esther 10:3">◄</a> Job 1:1 <a href="../job/1-2.htm" title="Job 1:2">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div id="topverse"> <a href="index.html" class="clickchap2" title="Book"> Book </a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/1.htm" class="clickchap2" title="Chapter"> Chapter </a> <a href="#sermons" class="clickchap2" title="Sermons"> Sermons </a> <a href="#topics" class="clickchap2" title="Topics"> Topics </a> </div><div id="par"><div id="topver">There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.</div><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/job/1.htm">Study Bible</a></div><b>There was a man in the land of Uz</b><br>The land of Uz is believed to be located in the region of Edom, southeast of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain. This area is associated with the descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, and is mentioned in <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21</a>. The mention of Uz sets the stage for a story that is not confined to Israel, indicating the universal nature of the themes in the Book of Job.<p><b>whose name was Job.</b><br>Job is introduced without any genealogy, suggesting his story is timeless and applicable to all. The name "Job" may mean "persecuted" or "hated," which foreshadows the trials he will face. Job is also mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14, 20</a> and <a href="/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a>, highlighting his righteousness and patience.<p><b>And this man was blameless and upright,</b><br>The description of Job as "blameless and upright" indicates his moral integrity and righteousness. This does not imply sinlessness but rather a sincere devotion to God. The Hebrew word for "blameless" (tam) suggests completeness or wholeness in character. Job's uprightness is a model of ethical behavior, aligning with <a href="/proverbs/11-5.htm">Proverbs 11:5</a>.<p><b>fearing God and shunning evil.</b><br>"Fearing God" denotes a deep reverence and respect for the Almighty, a central theme in wisdom literature (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>). Job's fear of God is demonstrated through his actions, as he actively avoids evil. This fear is not terror but a recognition of God's holiness and justice. Job's life exemplifies the principle found in <a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a>, where the fear of the Lord is to hate evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A central figure in the Book of Job, described as "blameless and upright," who fears God and shuns evil. His character sets the stage for the trials and discussions that follow in the book.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a></b><br>The geographical setting for the account of Job. While its exact location is uncertain, it is traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/blameless_and_upright.htm">Blameless and Upright</a></b><br>These terms describe Job's moral and ethical character. "Blameless" (Hebrew: tam) suggests integrity and completeness, while "upright" (Hebrew: yashar) indicates righteousness and adherence to God's standards.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fearing_god.htm">Fearing God</a></b><br>This phrase indicates Job's reverence and respect for God, a foundational aspect of his character and faith.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shunning_evil.htm">Shunning Evil</a></b><br>Job's active avoidance of sin and wrongdoing, highlighting his commitment to living a life pleasing to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_character.htm">The Importance of Character</a></b><br>Job's description as blameless and upright challenges us to examine our own character and integrity. Are we living in a way that reflects God's standards?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>Reverence for God is foundational to a righteous life. Cultivating a healthy fear of the Lord leads to wisdom and guides our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_avoidance_of_evil.htm">Active Avoidance of Evil</a></b><br>Like Job, we are called to actively shun evil. This requires discernment and a commitment to holiness in our daily choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_adversity.htm">Faith in Adversity</a></b><br>Job's account begins with his strong character, which prepares him for the trials ahead. Our faith and character are tested in difficult times, and we must rely on God to sustain us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_model_of_righteousness.htm">Role Model of Righteousness</a></b><br>Job serves as a role model for believers, demonstrating that it is possible to live a life pleasing to God even in a fallen world.<div class="vheading2">Bible Study Questions</div>1. How does Job's character as described in Job 1:1 inspire you to live a life of integrity and righteousness?<br><br>2. In what ways can we cultivate a healthy fear of the Lord in our daily lives, similar to Job's example?<br><br>3. What practical steps can we take to actively shun evil and pursue holiness in our current cultural context?<br><br>4. How does the description of Job in Job 1:1 prepare us for understanding his response to the trials he faces later in the book?<br><br>5. Can you identify other biblical figures who were described as blameless or upright? How do their accounts encourage you in your walk with God?<div class="vheading2">Connections to Other Scriptures</div><b><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a></b><br>This verse emphasizes the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge, connecting to Job's fear of God as a foundation for his wisdom and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a></b><br>Noah is also described as a righteous and blameless man, drawing a parallel to Job's character and the favor he finds with God.<br><br><b><a href="/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a></b><br>The New Testament references Job's perseverance, highlighting his patience and endurance through suffering, which is rooted in his blameless and upright character.<a name="sermons" id="sermons"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/sermons/job/1-1.htm">Sermons</a></div><table width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" border="0" class="authlist"><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/adeney/job.htm">Job</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/adeney.htm">W.F. Adeney </a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/pub/a_good_man_in_great_prosperity.htm">A Good Man in Great Prosperity</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Homilist</td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/caryl/a_great_estate.htm">A Great Estate</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/caryl.htm">J. Caryl.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/caryl/children_a_blessing.htm">Children a Blessing</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/caryl.htm">J. Caryl.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/caryl/god's_servants_in_unfavourable_surroundings.htm">God's Servants in Unfavourable Surroundings</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/caryl.htm">J. Caryl.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/caryl/grace_the_best_of_blessings.htm">Grace the Best of Blessings</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/caryl.htm">J. Caryl.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/caryl/hatred_of_evil.htm">Hatred of Evil</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/caryl.htm">J. Caryl.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/caryl/holy_fear.htm">Holy Fear</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/caryl.htm">J. Caryl.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/grant/job.htm">Job</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/grant.htm">G. M. Grant, B. D.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/newton/job_the_model_of_piety.htm">Job, the Model of Piety</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/newton.htm">R. Newton, D. D.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/watson/job's_life_of_prosperity.htm">Job's Life of Prosperity</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/watson.htm">Robert A. Watson, D. D.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/tuck/the_character_of_job.htm">The Character of Job</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/tuck.htm">Robert Tuck, B. A.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/moore/the_character_of_job.htm">The Character of Job</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/moore.htm">Daniel Moore, M. A.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/caryl/the_perfection_of_the_saints.htm">The Perfection of the Saints</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/caryl.htm">J. Caryl.</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/baxter/the_upright_eschew_all_evil.htm">The Upright Eschew All Evil</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/baxter.htm">Baxter, Richard</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-3</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/johnson/job's_life_and_character.htm">Job's Life and Character</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/johnson.htm">E. Johnson </a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-5</td></tr><tr><td class="linktext" width="50%"><a href="/sermons/auth/green/the_typical_conditions_of_domestic_happiness.htm">The Typical Conditions of Domestic Happiness</a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%"><a href="/sermons/authors/green.htm">R. Green </a></td><td class="linktext" width="25%">Job 1:1-5</td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="topics" id="topics"></a><div class="vheading">People</div><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a><div class="vheading2">Places</div><a href="//bibleatlas.org/uz.htm">Uz</a><div class="vheading2">Topics</div><span class="conc"><a href="/topical/a/abstained.htm">Abstained</a>, <a href="/topical/a/aside.htm">Aside</a>, <a href="/topical/b/blameless.htm">Blameless</a>, <a href="/topical/e/eschewed.htm">Eschewed</a>, <a href="/topical/e/evil.htm">Evil</a>, <a href="/topical/f/feared.htm">Feared</a>, <a href="/topical/f/fearing.htm">Fearing</a>, <a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a>, <a href="/topical/k/keeping.htm">Keeping</a>, <a href="/topical/p/perfect.htm">Perfect</a>, <a href="/topical/s/shunned.htm">Shunned</a>, <a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a>, <a href="/topical/t/turning.htm">Turning</a>, <a href="/topical/u/upright.htm">Upright</a>, <a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a>, <a href="/topical/w/whole-hearted.htm">Whole-hearted</a></span><a name="themes" id="themes"></a><div class="vheading2">Dictionary of Bible Themes</div><b><a href="/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1</a></b><p>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/5499.htm"><b>5499</b>   reward, <i>divine</i></a><br>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/5568.htm"><b>5568</b>   suffering, <i>causes</i></a><br>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/8201.htm"><b>8201</b>   blamelessness</a><br>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/8265.htm"><b>8265</b>   godliness</a><br>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/8336.htm"><b>8336</b>   reverence, <i>and obedience</i></a><p><b><a href="//biblehub.com/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1-3</a></b><p>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/5554.htm"><b>5554</b>   status</a><br>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/8811.htm"><b>8811</b>   riches, <i>attitudes to</i></a><p><b><a href="//biblehub.com/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1-4</a></b><p>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/5737.htm"><b>5737</b>   sisters</a><p><b><a href="//biblehub.com/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1-8</a></b><p>     <a href="//biblehub.com/topical/dbt/5714.htm"><b>5714</b>   men</a><a name="library" id="library"></a><div class="vheading">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/taylor/a_ribband_of_blue/blessed_adversity.htm">Blessed Adversity. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">INTRODUCTORY. In our meditations on the first Psalm we have dwelt on "Blessed Prosperity." But all GOD'S dealings are full of blessing: He is good, and doeth good, good only, and continually. The believer who has taken the LORD as his SHEPERD, can assuredly say in the words of the twenty-third Psalm, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever;" or, taking the marginal reading of the Revised Version, "Only goodness and mercy <a href="/library/taylor/a_ribband_of_blue/blessed_adversity.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">J. Hudson Taylor—</span><span class="citation2">A Ribband of Blue</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/sorrow_that_worships.htm">Sorrow that Worships</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.'--JOB i. 21. This book of Job wrestles with the problem of the meaning of the mystery of sorrow. Whether history or a parable, its worth is the same, as tortured hearts have felt for countless centuries, and will feel to the end. Perhaps no picture that was ever painted is grander and more touching than that of the man of Uz, in the antique wealth <a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/sorrow_that_worships.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_11_1865/satan_considering_the_saints.htm">Satan Considering the Saints</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Up there, beyond the clouds, where no human eye could see, there was a scene enacted which augured no good to Job's prosperity. The spirit of evil stood face to face with the infinite Spirit of all good. An extraordinary conversation took place between these two beings. When called to account for his doings, the evil one boasted that he had gone to and fro throughout the earth, insinuating that he had met with no hindrance to his will, and found no one to oppose his freely moving and acting at his <a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_11_1865/satan_considering_the_saints.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Charles Haddon Spurgeon—</span><span class="citation2">Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 11: 1865</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/aquinas/nature_and_grace/article_six_whether_all_men.htm">Whether all Men Equally are Required to have Explicit Faith</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Whether all Men Equally are required to have Explicit Faith We proceed to the sixth article thus: 1. It seems that all men equally are required to have explicit faith. For it is clear from the precepts of charity that all men are required to believe such things as are necessary for salvation, and it was said in the preceding article that explicit belief in some matters is necessary for salvation. It follows that all men equally are required to have explicit faith. 2. Again, no one should be examined <a href="/library/aquinas/nature_and_grace/article_six_whether_all_men.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Nature and Grace</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_good_of_marriage/section_24_marriage_i_say.htm">Marriage, I Say, is a Good, and May Be...</a><br></span><span class="snippet">24. Marriage, I say, is a good, and may be, by sound reason, defended against all calumnies. But with the marriage of the holy fathers, I inquire not what marriage, but what continence, is on a level: or rather not marriage with marriage; for it is an equal gift in all cases given to the mortal nature of men; but men who use marriage, forasmuch as I find not, to compare with other men who used marriage in a far other spirit, we must require what continent persons admit of being compared with those <a href="/library/augustine/on_the_good_of_marriage/section_24_marriage_i_say.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">St. Augustine—</span><span class="citation2">On the Good of Marriage</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_all_are_equally_bound.htm">Whether all are Equally Bound to have Explicit Faith?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It would seem that all are equally bound to have explicit faith. For all are bound to those things which are necessary for salvation, as is evidenced by the precepts of charity. Now it is necessary for salvation that certain things should be believed explicitly. Therefore all are equally bound to have explicit faith. Objection 2: Further, no one should be put to test in matters that he is not bound to believe. But simple reasons are sometimes tested in reference to the slightest articles <a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_all_are_equally_bound.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_hypocrisy_is_always_a.htm">Whether Hypocrisy is Always a Mortal Sin?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It seems that hypocrisy is always a mortal sin. For Jerome says on Is. 16:14: "Of the two evils it is less to sin openly than to simulate holiness": and a gloss on Job 1:21 [*St. Augustine on Ps. 63:7], "As it hath pleased the Lord," etc., says that "pretended justice is no justice, but a twofold sin": and again a gloss on Lam. 4:6, "The iniquity . . . of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom," says: "He deplores the sins of the soul that falls into hypocrisy, which is a greater <a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_hypocrisy_is_always_a.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_all_the_angels_who.htm">Whether all the Angels who are Sent, Assist?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It would seem that the angels who are sent also assist. For Gregory says (Hom. xxxiv in Evang.): "So the angels are sent, and assist; for, though the angelic spirit is limited, yet the supreme Spirit, God, is not limited." Objection 2: Further, the angel was sent to administer to Tobias. Yet he said, "I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven who stand before the Lord" (Tob. 12:15). Therefore the angels who are sent, assist. Objection 3: Further, every holy angel is nearer to God than <a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_all_the_angels_who.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_sacrifice_should_be_offered.htm">Whether Sacrifice Should be Offered to God Alone?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It would seem that sacrifice should not be offered to the most high God alone. Since sacrifice ought to be offered to God, it would seem that it ought to be offered to all such as are partakers of the Godhead. Now holy men are made "partakers of the Divine nature," according to 2 Pet. 1:4; wherefore of them is it written (Ps. 81:6): "I have said, You are gods": and angels too are called "sons of God," according to Job 1:6. Thus sacrifice should be offered to all these. Objection 2: Further, <a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_sacrifice_should_be_offered.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_gifts_differ_from.htm">Whether the Gifts Differ from the virtues?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It would seem that the gifts do not differ from the virtues. For Gregory commenting on Job 1:2, "There were born to him seven sons," says (Moral. i, 12): "Seven sons were born to us, when through the conception of heavenly thought, the seven virtues of the Holy Ghost take birth in us": and he quotes the words of Is. 11:2,3: "And the Spirit . . . of understanding . . . shall rest upon him," etc. where the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost are enumerated. Therefore the seven gifts of the Holy <a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_gifts_differ_from.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_xl_to_mauricius_augustus.htm">Epistle Xl. To Mauricius Augustus. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">To Mauricius Augustus. Gregory to Mauricius, &c. The Piety of my Lords in their most serene commands, while set on refuting me on certain matters, in sparing me has by no means spared me. For by the use therein of the term simplicity they politely call me silly. It is true indeed that in Holy Scripture, when simplicity is spoken of in a good sense, it is often carefully associated with prudence and uprightness. Hence it is written of the blessed Job, The man was simple and upright (Job i. 1). <a href="/library/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_xl_to_mauricius_augustus.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Gregory the Great—</span><span class="citation2">the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/teresa/the_life_of_st_teresa_of_jesus/chapter_xxx_st_peter_of.htm">St. Peter of Alcantara Comforts the Saint. Great Temptations and Interior Trials. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">1. When I saw that I was able to do little or nothing towards avoiding these great impetuosities, I began also to be afraid of them, because I could not understand how this pain and joy could subsist together. I knew it was possible enough for bodily pain and spiritual joy to dwell together; but the coexistence of a spiritual pain so excessive as this, and of joy so deep, troubled my understanding. Still, I tried to continue my resistance; but I was so little able, that I was now and then wearied. <a href="/library/teresa/the_life_of_st_teresa_of_jesus/chapter_xxx_st_peter_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Teresa of Avila—</span><span class="citation2">The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/kent/the_origin_and_permanent_value_of_the_old_testament/xi_the_writings_of_israels.htm">The Writings of Israel's Philosophers</a><br></span><span class="snippet">[Sidenote: Discussions the problem of evil] An intense interest in man led certain of Israel's sages in time to devote their attention to more general philosophical problems, such as the moral order of the universe. In the earlier proverbs, prophetic histories, and laws, the doctrine that sin was always punished by suffering or misfortune, and conversely that calamity and misfortune were sure evidence of the guilt of the one affected, had been reiterated until it had become a dogma. In nine out <a href="/library/kent/the_origin_and_permanent_value_of_the_old_testament/xi_the_writings_of_israels.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Charles Foster Kent—</span><span class="citation2">The Origin & Permanent Value of the Old Testament</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/pink/the_sovereignty_of_god/chapter_ten_our_attitude_toward.htm">Our Attitude Toward his Sovereignty</a><br></span><span class="snippet">"Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in Thy sight" (Matt. 11:26). In the present chapter we shall consider, somewhat briefly, the practical application to ourselves of the great truth which we have pondered in its various ramifications in earlier pages. In chapter twelve we shall deal more in detail with the value of this doctrine but here we would confine ourselves to a definition of what ought to be our attitude toward the Sovereignty of God. Every truth that is revealed to us in God's Word <a href="/library/pink/the_sovereignty_of_god/chapter_ten_our_attitude_toward.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Arthur W. Pink—</span><span class="citation2">The Sovereignty of God</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/clement/who_is_the_rich_man_that_shall_be_saved/i_from_the_latin_translation_of.htm">From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">[3712] I.--Comments [3713] On the First Epistle of Peter. Chap. i. 3. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who by His great mercy hath regenerated us." For if God generated us of matter, He afterwards, by progress in life, regenerated us. "The Father of our Lord, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:" who, according to your faith, rises again in us; as, on the other hand, He dies in us, through the operation of our unbelief. For He said again, that the soul never returns a second <a href="/library/clement/who_is_the_rich_man_that_shall_be_saved/i_from_the_latin_translation_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Clement of Alexandria—</span><span class="citation2">Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_is_proper_to_4.htm">Whether it is Proper to the Rational Nature to be Adopted?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It would seem that it is not proper to the rational nature to be adopted. For God is not said to be the Father of the rational creature, save by adoption. But God is called the Father even of the irrational creature, according to Job 38:28: "Who is father of the rain? Or who begot the drops of dew?" Therefore it is not proper to the rational creature to be adopted. Objection 2: Further, by reason of adoption some are called sons of God. But to be sons of God seems to be properly attributed <a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_is_proper_to_4.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/barrows/companion_to_the_bible/chapter_xxxvii_scriptural_types.htm">Scriptural Types. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">1. The material world is full of analogies adapted to the illustration of spiritual things. No teacher ever drew from this inexhaustible storehouse such a rich variety of examples as our Saviour. His disciples are the salt of the earth, the light of the world, and a city set on a hill. From the ravens which God feeds and the lilies which God clothes, he teaches the unreasonableness of worldly anxiety. The kingdom of heaven is like seed sown in different soils, like a field of wheat and tares <a href="/library/barrows/companion_to_the_bible/chapter_xxxvii_scriptural_types.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">E. P. Barrows—</span><span class="citation2">Companion to the Bible</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_creeds/section_9_of_his_cross.htm">Of his Cross what Shall I Speak, what Say? this Extremest Kind of Death...</a><br></span><span class="snippet">9. Of His cross what shall I speak, what say? This extremest kind of death He chose, that not any kind of death might make His Martyrs afraid. The doctrine He shewed in His life as Man, the example of patience He demonstrated in His Cross. There, you have the work, that He was crucified; example of the work, the Cross; reward of the work, Resurrection. He shewed us in the Cross what we ought to endure, He shewed in the Resurrection what we have to hope. Just like a consummate task-master in the matches <a href="/library/augustine/on_the_creeds/section_9_of_his_cross.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">St. Augustine—</span><span class="citation2">On the Creeds</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/pink/the_redeemers_return/v_the_redeemers_return_is.htm">The Redeemer's Return is Necessitated by the Present Exaltation of Satan. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">One of the greatest mysteries in all God's creation is the Devil. For any reliable information concerning him we are shut up to the Holy Scriptures. It is in God's Word alone that we can learn anything about his origin, his personality, his fall, his sphere of operations, and his approaching doom. One thing which is there taught us about the great Adversary of God and man, and which observation and experience fully confirms, is, that he is a being possessing mighty power. It would appear, from a <a href="/library/pink/the_redeemers_return/v_the_redeemers_return_is.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Arthur W. Pink—</span><span class="citation2">The Redeemer's Return</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/bayly/the_practice_of_piety/grace_before_meat.htm">Grace Before Meat. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">O most gracious God, and loving Father, who feedest all creatures living, which depend upon thy divine providence, we beseech thee, sanctify these creatures, which thou hast ordained for us; give them virtue to nourish our bodies in life and health; and give us grace to receive them soberly and thankfully, as from thy hands; that so, in the strength of these and thy other blessings, we may walk in the uprightness of our hearts, before thy face, this day, and all the days of our lives, through Jesus <a href="/library/bayly/the_practice_of_piety/grace_before_meat.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Lewis Bayly—</span><span class="citation2">The Practice of Piety</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/ryle/the_upper_room_being_a_few_truths_for_the_times/chapter_xii_heb_4_14_our.htm">Heb. 4:14 Our Profession</a><br></span><span class="snippet">"Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession."--Heb. 4:14. A CAREFUL reader of the Epistle to the Hebrews can hardly fail to observe that the words "let us" are found no less than four times in the fourth chapter. In the first verse you will read, "let us fear,"--in the eleventh verse, "let us labour,"--in the fourteenth verse, "let us hold fast,"--and in the sixteenth verse, "let us come boldly to the throne <a href="/library/ryle/the_upper_room_being_a_few_truths_for_the_times/chapter_xii_heb_4_14_our.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Charles Ryle—</span><span class="citation2">The Upper Room: Being a Few Truths for the Times</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xix_jesus_tempted_in_the.htm">Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">^A Matt. IV. 1-11; ^B Mark I. 12, 13; ^C Luke IV. 1-13. ^c 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, ^b 12 And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth ^c and ^a 1 Then [Just after his baptism, with the glow of the descended Spirit still upon him, and the commending voice of the Father still ringing in his ears, Jesus is rushed into the suffering of temptation. Thus abrupt and violent are the changes of life. The spiritually exalted may expect these sharp contrasts. After being <a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xix_jesus_tempted_in_the.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">J. W. McGarvey—</span><span class="citation2">The Four-Fold Gospel</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="/library/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_17_use_to_be.htm">Use to be Made of the Doctrine of Providence. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">Sections. 1. Summary of the doctrine of Divine Providence. 1. It embraces the future and the past. 2. It works by means, without means, and against means. 3. Mankind, and particularly the Church, the object of special care. 4. The mode of administration usually secret, but always just. This last point more fully considered. 2. The profane denial that the world is governed by the secret counsel of God, refuted by passages of Scripture. Salutary counsel. 3. This doctrine, as to the secret counsel of <a href="/library/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_17_use_to_be.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Calvin—</span><span class="citation2">The Institutes of the Christian Religion</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/commentaries/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1 Commentaries</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../esther/10-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Esther 10:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Esther 10:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/1-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 1:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 1:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhmlt.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>