Job 2:1-8

1 When the day came for the heavenly beings to appear before the Lord again, Satan was there among them.

2 The Lord asked him, "Where have you been?" Satan answered, "I have been walking here and there, roaming around the earth."

3 "Did you notice my servant Job?" the Lord asked. "There is no one on earth as faithful and good as he is. He worships me and is careful not to do anything evil. You persuaded me to let you attack him for no reason at all, but Job is still as faithful as ever."

4 Satan replied, "A person will give up everything in order to stay alive.

5 But now suppose you hurt his body - he will curse you to your face!"

6 So the Lord said to Satan, "All right, he is in your power, but you are not to kill him."

7 Then Satan left the Lord's presence and made sores break out all over Job's body.

8 Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

Job 2:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 2

This chapter gives an account of a second trial of Job's constancy and integrity, the time and occasion of it, Job 2:1-3; the motion made for it by Satan, which being granted, he smote him from head to foot with sore boils, which he endured very patiently, Job 2:4-8; during which sad affliction he is urged by his wife to give up his integrity, which he bravely resisted, Job 2:9,10; and the chapter is concluded with an account of a visit of three of Job's friends, and of their conduct and behaviour towards him, Job 2:11-13.