Jó 1:2

2 Tinha ele sete filhos e três filhas

Jó 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

Job 1:2

And there were born unto him
By his wife, in lawful wedlock, who was now living, and after mentioned:

seven sons and three daughters;
next to his religious character, his graces, and spiritual blessings, and as the chief of his outward mercies and enjoyments, his children are mentioned; and which are indeed blessings from the Lord, and such as good men, and those that fear the Lord, are sometimes blessed with, see ( Psalms 127:3 Psalms 127:4 Psalms 127:5 ) ( Psalms 128:3 Psalms 128:4 ) and to have a numerous offspring was always esteemed a very great favour and blessing, and as such was reckoned by Job; who, having so many sons, might hope to have his name perpetuated by them, as well as his substance shared among them; and having so many daughters, he might please himself with the thought of marrying them into families, which would strengthen his friendship and alliance with them; just the same number of sons and daughters had Bacchaeus, the third king of Corinth ^F25.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 Heraclides de Politiis ad calcem Aelian. Var. Hist. p. 439.

Jó 1:2 In-Context

1 Na terra de Uz vivia um homem chamado Jó. Era homem íntegro e justo; temia a Deus e evitava fazer o mal.

2 Tinha ele sete filhos e três filhas

3 e possuía sete mil ovelhas, três mil camelos, quinhentas juntas de boi e quinhentos jumentos e tinha muita gente a seu serviço. Era o homem mais rico do oriente.

4 Seus filhos costumavam dar banquetes em casa, um de cada vez, e convidavam suas três irmãs para comerem e beberem com eles.

5 Terminado um período de banquetes, Jó mandava chamá-los e fazia com que se purificassem. De madrugada ele oferecia um holocausto em favor de cada um deles, pois pensava: “Talvez os meus filhos tenham, lá no íntimo, pecado e amaldiçoado a Deus”. Essa era a prática constante de Jó.