{"product_id":"2940148923381","title":"The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 20: Job","description":"THE BOOK OF JOB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Book takes its name from the holy man of whom it treats: who,\u003cbr\u003eaccording to the more probable opinion, was of the race of Esau; and the\u003cbr\u003esame as Jobab, king of Edom, mentioned Gen. 36.33. It is uncertain who\u003cbr\u003ewas the writer of it. Some attribute it to Job himself; others to Moses,\u003cbr\u003eor some one of the prophets. In the Hebrew it is written in verse, from\u003cbr\u003ethe beginning of the third chapter to the forty-second chapter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJob Chapter 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:1. There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that\u003cbr\u003eman was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHus... The land of Hus was a part of Edom; as appears from Lam. 4.21.\u003cbr\u003eIbid. Simple... That is, innocent, sincere, and without guile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:2. And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:3. And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand\u003cbr\u003ecamels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a\u003cbr\u003efamily exceedingly great: and this man was great among all the people of\u003cbr\u003ethe east.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:4. And his sons went, and made a feast by houses, every one in his\u003cbr\u003eday. And sending, they called their three sisters, to eat and drink with\u003cbr\u003ethem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd made a feast by houses... That is, each made a feast in his own\u003cbr\u003ehouse and had his day, inviting the others, and their sisters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:5. And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to\u003cbr\u003ethem, and sanctified them: and rising up early, offered holocausts for\u003cbr\u003eevery one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and\u003cbr\u003ehave blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlessed... For greater horror of the very thought of blasphemy, the\u003cbr\u003escripture both here and ver. 11, and in the following chapter, ver. 5\u003cbr\u003eand 9, uses the word bless to signify its contrary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:6. Now on a certain day, when the sons of God came to stand before the\u003cbr\u003eLord, Satan also was present among them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sons of God... The angels.-Ibid. Satan also, etc.. This passage\u003cbr\u003erepresents to us in a figure, accommodated to the ways and\u003cbr\u003eunderstandings of men, 1. The restless endeavours of Satan against the\u003cbr\u003eservants of God; 2. That he can do nothing without God's permission; 3.\u003cbr\u003eThat God doth not permit him to tempt them above their strength: but\u003cbr\u003eassists them by his divine grace in such manner, that the vain efforts\u003cbr\u003eof the enemy only serve to illustrate their virtue and increase their\u003cbr\u003emerit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:7. And the Lord said to him: Whence comest thou? And he answered and\u003cbr\u003esaid: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:8. And the Lord said to him: Hast thou considered my servant, Job,\u003cbr\u003ethat there is none like him in the earth, a simple and upright man, and\u003cbr\u003efearing God, and avoiding evil?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:9. And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:10. Hast thou not made a fence for him, and his house, and all his\u003cbr\u003esubstance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his\u003cbr\u003epossession hath increased on the earth?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:11. But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath,\u003cbr\u003eand see if he bless thee not to thy face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:12. Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy\u003cbr\u003ehand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth\u003cbr\u003efrom the presence of the Lord.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:13. Now upon a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating\u003cbr\u003eand drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:14. There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing,\u003cbr\u003eand the asses feeding beside them,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:15. And the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the\u003cbr\u003eservants with the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell thee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:16. And while he was yet speaking, another came, and said: The fire of\u003cbr\u003eGod fell from heaven, and striking the sheep and the servants, hath\u003cbr\u003econsumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell thee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:17. And while he also was yet speaking, there came another, and said:\u003cbr\u003eThe Chaldeans made three troops, and have fallen upon the camels, and\u003cbr\u003etaken them; moreover, they have slain the servants with the sword: and I\u003cbr\u003ealone have escaped to tell thee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:18. He was yet speaking, and behold another came in, and said: Thy\u003cbr\u003esons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their\u003cbr\u003eeldest brother,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:19. A violent wind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and\u003cbr\u003eshook the four corners of the house, and it fell upon thy children, and\u003cbr\u003ethey are dead: and I alone have escaped to tell thee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:20. Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his\u003cbr\u003ehead, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:21. And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I\u003cbr\u003ereturn thither: the Lord gave,","brand":"Lost Leaf Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111678722288,"sku":"2940148923381","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148923381_p0.jpg?v=1763716206","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148923381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}