Job 1:2

2 Et il lui naquit sept fils et trois filles;

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 Il y avait dans le pays d'Uts, un homme dont le nom était Job; cet homme était intègre, droit, craignant Dieu et se détournant du mal.

2 Et il lui naquit sept fils et trois filles;

3 Et il possédait sept mille brebis, trois mille chameaux, cinq cents paires de bœufs, cinq cents ânesses, et un très grand nombre de serviteurs, et cet homme était le plus grand des enfants de l'Orient.

4 Et ses fils allaient les uns chez les autres et se donnaient un repas chacun à leur jour, et ils envoyaient convier leurs trois sœurs à manger et à boire avec eux;

5 Et quand le cercle des jours de festin était achevé, Job envoyait chercher ses fils pour les purifier, et se levant de bon matin, il offrait un holocauste pour chacun d'eux; car Job disait: Peut-être mes fils ont-ils péché, et ont-ils renié Dieu dans leurs cœurs. Ainsi faisait Job toujours.