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13401 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 438.23 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort that God has the devil in a chain, in a great chain, Revelation 20:1. He could not afflict Job without leave from God first asked and obtained, and then …
13402 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 438.29 (Matthew Henry)
… some comfort under a trouble if it found us in the way of our duty, and not in any by-path. (2.) That is was through the wickedness of his neighbours the Sabeans, probably …
13403 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 438.32 (Matthew Henry)
… to comfort him under all his other losses. Such miserable comforters are all creatures. In God only we have a present help at all times.
13404 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 438.39 (Matthew Henry)
… our comforts. God gave us our being, made us, and not we ourselves, gave us our wealth; it wa 109f s not our own ingenuity or industry that enriched us, but God’s blessing …
13405 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 438.40 (Matthew Henry)
… our comforts are removed from us we must thank God that ever we had them and had them so much longer than we deserved. Nay, [2.] He adores God even in taking away, and …
13406 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.1 (Matthew Henry)
… to comfort him, Job 2:11-2:13. And in this that good man is set forth for an example of suffering affliction and of patience.
13407 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.5 (Matthew Henry)
… other comforts. See Matthew 6:25. But Satan grounds upon this an accusation of Job, slyly representing him, 1. As unnatural to those about him, and one that laid …
13408 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.14 (Matthew Henry)
… his comforts were taken away, for this purpose, to be a troubler and tempter to him. If Satan leaves any thing that he has permission to take away, it is with a design …
13409 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.17 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfort were gone, she could not bear the loss with that temper of mind that Job had; but that she should go about to infect his mind with her wretched distemper …
13410 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.20 (Matthew Henry)
… many comforts, shall we not receive some afflictions, which will serve as foils to our comforts, to make them the more valuable (we are taught the worth of mercies …
13411 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.22 (Matthew Henry)
… to comfort him. A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Three of them are here named ( Job 2:11 ), Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. We shall afterwards …
13412 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.23 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of this life lies in acquaintance and friendship with those that are prudent and virtuous; and he that has a few such friends ought to value them …
13413 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.25 (Matthew Henry)
… his comforts. These were wise men, whose heart was in the house of mourning, Ecclesiastes 7:4. Visiting the afflicted, sick or sore, fatherless or childless, in …
13414 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.26 (Matthew Henry)
… to comfort him. It is much more pleasant to visit those in affliction to whom comfort belongs than those to whom we must first speak conviction.
13415 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.27 (Matthew Henry)
… ) to comfort him, and yet proved miserable comforters, through their unskilful management of his case. Many that aim well do, by mistake, come short of their aim …
13416 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.28 (Matthew Henry)
… to comfort him, they sat down with him upon the ground, for so he received visits; and they, not in compliment to him, but in true compassion, put themselves into …
13417 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 440.2 (Matthew Henry)
… to comfort him, but, finding his afflictions very extraordinary, they began to think comfort did not belong to him, suspecting him to be a hypocrite, and therefore …
13418 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 440.17 (Matthew Henry)
… the comforts of life are removed. Life is called light, because pleasant and serviceable for walking and working. It is candle-light; the longer it burns the …
13419 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 440.18 (Matthew Henry)
… greatest comforts, to be willing to die, and, in the midst of its greatest crosses, to be willing to live. Job, to excuse himself in this earnest desire which he …
13420 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 440.19 (Matthew Henry)
… no comfort of his life: My sighing comes before I eat, Job 3:24. The sorrows of life prevented and anticipated the supports of life; nay, they took away his appetite …