A man who is born of a woman

All Job's expressions here show his belief in the great doctrine of the resurrection. Job's friends proving miserable comforters, he pleases himself with the expectation of a change. If our sins are forgiven, and our hearts renewed to holiness, heaven will be the rest of our souls, while our bodies are hidden in the grave from the malice of our enemies, feeling no more pain from our corruptions, or our corrections.

Verses Job's faith and hope spake, and grace appeared to revive; but depravity again prevailed. He represents God as carrying matters to extremity against him.

The Lord must prevail against all who contend with him. God may send disease and pain, we may lose all comfort in those near and dear to us, every hope of earthly happiness may be destroyed, but God will receive the believer into realms of eternal happiness.

But what a change awaits the prosperous unbeliever! How will he answer when God shall call him to his tribunal? The Lord is yet upon a mercy-seat, ready to be gracious.

Oh that sinners would be wise, that they would consider their latter end! While man's flesh is upon him, that is, the body he is so loth to lay down, it shall have pain; and while his soul is within him, that is, the spirit he is so loth to resign, it shall mourn. Dying work is hard work; dying pangs often are sore pangs.

It is folly for men to defer repentance to a death-bed, and to have that to do which is the one thing needful, when unfit to do anything.

Job Man being born of one so frail must be frail himself Matthew Literally, "short of days. Psalms ; 3. Zechariah A plea in mitigation. The doctrine of original sin was held from the first. Turn --namely, Thine eyes from watching him so jealously Job Man may the more claim a peaceful life, since, when separated from it by death, he never returns to it. This does not deny a future life, but a return to the present condition of life.

Job plainly hopes for a future state Job , Job Still, it is but vague and trembling hope, not assurance; excepting the one bright glimpse in Job The Gospel revelation was needed to change fears, hopes, and glimpses into clear and definite certainties. In the antithesis to man the tree is personified, and volition is poetically ascribed to it.

Adam, a man of earth: because earthly, he gives up the ghost. The cypress and pine, which when cut down do not revive, were the symbols of death among the Romans.

Job lived near the Euphrates: and "sea" is applied to it Jeremiah , Isaiah So of the Nile Isaiah The rugged channel of the once flowing water answers to the outstretched corpse "lieth down," Job of the once living man. Psalms proves that early under the Old Testament the dissolution of the present earth and heavens was expected compare Genesis Enoch before Job had implied that the "saints shall live again" Jude , Hebrews Even if, by this phrase, Job meant "never" Psalms in his gloomier state of feelings, yet the Holy Ghost has made him unconsciously 1 Peter 1 Peter use language expressing the truth, that the resurrection is to be preceded by the dissolution of the heavens.

In Job he plainly passes to brighter hopes of a world to come. Job wishes to be kept hidden in the grave until God's wrath against him shall have passed away. So while God's wrath is visiting the earth for the abounding apostasy which is to precede the second coming, God's people shall be hidden against the resurrection glory Isaiah Job had denied Job that man shall live again in this present world.

But hoping for a "set time," when God shall remember and raise him out of the hiding-place of the grave Job , he declares himself willing to "wait all the days of his appointed time" of continuance in the grave, however long and hard that may be. But, 1 He did not intend to exceed the limits of what was clearly revealed; the doctrine was then in a vague form only; 2 The doctrine of God's moral government in this life, even independently of the future, needed vindication.

Rather, "Yea, thou wilt number my steps, and wilt not as now jealously watch over my sin. Is shut up in eternal oblivion, that is, God thenceforth will think no more of my former sins. To cover sins is to completely forgive them Psalms , Purses of money in the East are usually sealed.

Here Job falls back into his gloomy bodings as to the grave. Holman Christian Standard Bible Man born of woman is short of days and full of trouble. American Standard Version Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Thus is the man born of woman, and he is few of days and suffers terror Brenton Septuagint Translation For a mortal born of a woman is short lived, and full of wrath.

Contemporary English Version Life is short and sorrowful for every living soul. Douay-Rheims Bible Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.

English Revised Version Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. Good News Translation We are all born weak and helpless. All lead the same short, troubled life. International Standard Version Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble. Of few days, and full of trouble! NET Bible "Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.

New Heart English Bible "Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. World English Bible "Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. Job Share Tweet Save. Introduction Job Job Man [that is] born of a woman Man, Adam; not the first man, so called, for he was made and created out of the dust of the earth, and not born of a woman; the woman was made out of him, and not he of her; "earthly man", as Mr.

F5 "Saturus tremore", Montanus; "satur trepidi tumultus", Schultens. Read Job Sandra Hamer Smith.