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Job 2:1 (show verse)
One day the sons of God came again to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before the Lord.
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Job 2:2 (show verse)
The Lord asked Satan, “Where have you come from?”
“From roaming through the earth,” Satan answered Him, “and walking around on it.”
“From roaming through the earth,” Satan answered Him, “and walking around on it.”
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Job 2:3 (show verse)
Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him, to destroy him without just cause.”
Job 2:4 (show verse)
“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Satan falsely accuses job
Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In impugning job's motives for being righteous
natural Life » The value of
Man » Would give all his possessions for the preservation of life
Motive » Misunderstood » Job's, in his righteousness
Temptation » A test
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
The Devil » Character of » Malignant
Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In impugning job's motives for being righteous
natural Life » The value of
Man » Would give all his possessions for the preservation of life
Motive » Misunderstood » Job's, in his righteousness
Temptation » A test
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
The Devil » Character of » Malignant
Job 2:5 (show verse)
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Satan falsely accuses job
false Accusations » General references to
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In impugning job's motives for being righteous
Motive » Misunderstood » Job's, in his righteousness
Sickness » God » Permits saints to be tried by
Slander » False accusations, general references to
Temptation » A test
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
FALSE » Accusations
false Accusations » General references to
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In impugning job's motives for being righteous
Motive » Misunderstood » Job's, in his righteousness
Sickness » God » Permits saints to be tried by
Slander » False accusations, general references to
Temptation » A test
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
FALSE » Accusations
Job 2:6 (show verse)
“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”
Job 2:7 (show verse)
So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
Adversary » Power of » Inflicting disease
Boil » Of job
Disease » Good men afflicted with » The righteous suffer from
Diseases » Disease, different forms of » Boils
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Diseases » Often through satan
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Job » Loss of health
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Inflicting disease
Satan's » Work » Inflicting disease
Serpent » Power of » Inflicting disease
Sickness » The righteous suffer from
Sickness » The devil sometimes permitted to inflict
Temptation » A test
Tempter » Power of » Inflicting disease
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
satan's Work » Inflicting disease
Boil » Of job
Disease » Good men afflicted with » The righteous suffer from
Diseases » Disease, different forms of » Boils
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Diseases » Often through satan
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Job » Loss of health
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Inflicting disease
Satan's » Work » Inflicting disease
Serpent » Power of » Inflicting disease
Sickness » The righteous suffer from
Sickness » The devil sometimes permitted to inflict
Temptation » A test
Tempter » Power of » Inflicting disease
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
satan's Work » Inflicting disease
Job 2:8 (show verse)
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
Job 2:9 (show verse)
His wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
Being Forsaken by friends » Instances of
Blasphemy » Instances of » Job's wife, when she exhorted job to curse God and die
Counsel » Evil
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Evil » Women evil women » General references to
Evil » Results of » Counsel
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » Job's wife
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Job » Loss of health
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Bodily suffering
Temptation » A test
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Job, by rejecting evil counsel
Temptresses » Eve » Job's wife
Wives » Bad--exemplified » Job's wife
Women » For love of sympathy of » Wickedness of
Women » Dress of » Evil
Women » Instances of » Job's wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and die
Women » Temptresses » Job's wife
Blasphemy » Instances of » Job's wife, when she exhorted job to curse God and die
Counsel » Evil
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Evil » Women evil women » General references to
Evil » Results of » Counsel
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » Job's wife
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Job » Loss of health
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Bodily suffering
Temptation » A test
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Job, by rejecting evil counsel
Temptresses » Eve » Job's wife
Wives » Bad--exemplified » Job's wife
Women » For love of sympathy of » Wickedness of
Women » Dress of » Evil
Women » Instances of » Job's wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and die
Women » Temptresses » Job's wife
Job 2:10 (show verse)
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?” Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.
Afflicted saints » Should acknowledge the justice of their chastisements
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » Job's wife
God » Hand of » Upon men for chastisement and punishment
Job » A man who lived in uz » Courage
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Bodily suffering
Sickness » Saints » Are resigned under
Temptation » A test
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Job, by rejecting evil counsel
Temptresses » Eve » Job's wife
Women » Temptresses » Job's wife
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » Job's wife
God » Hand of » Upon men for chastisement and punishment
Job » A man who lived in uz » Courage
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Bodily suffering
Sickness » Saints » Are resigned under
Temptation » A test
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Job, by rejecting evil counsel
Temptresses » Eve » Job's wife
Women » Temptresses » Job's wife
Job 2:11 (show verse)
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had happened to him, each of them came from his home. They met together to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.
Bildad » One of job's friends
Comfort » Examples of men giving
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job's friends
Condolence » Instances of » The three friends of, to job
Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Remarkable persons of
Eliphaz » Friend of job
Friendship » Instances of » Job and his three "friends,"
Job » A man who lived in uz » Visited by eliphaz, bildad, and zophar as comforters
Social duties » Sympathy the marks of true » Human, examples of
Social duties » In relation to food in relation to speech » Visitation of sick
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Visitation of the sick
Sympathy » The marks of true » Examples of
Teman » Also called temani and temanites » A people supposed to be descended from teman, son of eliphaz
Visitation » Of the sick
Zophar » One of job's three friends
Comfort » Examples of men giving
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job's friends
Condolence » Instances of » The three friends of, to job
Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Remarkable persons of
Eliphaz » Friend of job
Friendship » Instances of » Job and his three "friends,"
Job » A man who lived in uz » Visited by eliphaz, bildad, and zophar as comforters
Social duties » Sympathy the marks of true » Human, examples of
Social duties » In relation to food in relation to speech » Visitation of sick
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Visitation of the sick
Sympathy » The marks of true » Examples of
Teman » Also called temani and temanites » A people supposed to be descended from teman, son of eliphaz
Visitation » Of the sick
Zophar » One of job's three friends
Job 2:12 (show verse)
When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.
Ashes » Placed on the head as a sign of grief
Dust » Placed on the head as a sign of grief
Dust » Put on the head in mourning
Friendship » Instances of » Job and his three "friends,"
Head » In grief » Sprinkled with dust
Job » A man who lived in uz » Visited by eliphaz, bildad, and zophar as comforters
Mantle » Ripped as a token of grief
Dust » Placed on the head as a sign of grief
Dust » Put on the head in mourning
Friendship » Instances of » Job and his three "friends,"
Head » In grief » Sprinkled with dust
Job » A man who lived in uz » Visited by eliphaz, bildad, and zophar as comforters
Mantle » Ripped as a token of grief
Job 2:13 (show verse)
Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.