Though Job's friends were become silent, and dropped the controversy with him, he still continued his discourse in this and the four following chapters; in which he asserts his integrity; illustrates and confirms his former sentiments; gives further proof of his knowledge of things, natural and divine; takes notice of his former state of prosperity, and of his present distresses and afflictions, which came upon him, notwithstanding his piety, humanity, and beneficence, and his freedom from the grosser acts of sin, both with respect to God and men, all which he enlarges upon.
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Job 27 — OverviewJob 27 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob had sometimes complained of his friends that they were so eager in
disputing that they would scarcely let him put in a word: "Suffer me
that I may speak;" and, "O that you would hold your peace!" But now, it…Job 27 — OverviewJob 27 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJob 27:1, Job protests his sincerity; Job 27:8, The hypocrite is without hope; Job 27:11, The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses.Job 27:1-6Job 27:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob's discourse here is called a parable (mashal), the title of
Solomon's proverbs, because it was grave and weighty, and very
instructive, and he spoke as one having authority. It comes from a word
that…Job 27:1Job 27:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMoreover Job continued his parable, and said. The word translated "parable" ( משׁל) is only used previously in Numbers 23:1-30, and Numbers 24:1-25. It is thought to "comprehend all discourses in which the results of…Job 27:1-4Job 27:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryMoral honesty.
Job now almost loses sight of his vexatious friends as he breaks out into a long discourse. His first thought is to assert his integrity, without flinching before the charges that have been so recklessly…Job 27:1-10Job 27:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryJob's first parable: 1. The transgressions of a godly man.
I. A DARING ACCUSATION.
1. Against whom directed? Against Eloah, the All-sufficient One; Shaddai, the All-powerful One, the Self-existent, Living One, whose…