Job 1:2

2 Tenía siete hijos y tres hijas.

Job 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.

Job 1:2 In-Context

1 Prólogo
Había un hombre llamado Job que vivía en la tierra de Uz. Era un hombre intachable, de absoluta integridad, que tenía temor de Dios y se mantenía apartado del mal.

2 Tenía siete hijos y tres hijas.

3 Poseía siete mil ovejas, tres mil camellos, quinientas yuntas de bueyes y quinientas burras; también tenía muchos sirvientes. En realidad, era la persona más rica de toda aquella región.

4 Los hijos de Job se turnaban en preparar banquetes en sus casas e invitaban a sus tres hermanas para que celebraran con ellos.

5 Cuando las fiestas terminaban —a veces después de varios días— Job purificaba a sus hijos. Se levantaba temprano por la mañana y ofrecía una ofrenda quemada por cada uno de ellos, porque pensaba: «Quizá mis hijos hayan pecado y maldecido a Dios en el corazón». Esta era una práctica habitual de Job.