Job 1:2

2 En hem werden zeven zonen en drie dochteren geboren.

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 Er was een man in het land Uz, zijn naam was Job; en dezelve man was oprecht, en vroom, en godvrezende, en wijkende van het kwaad.

2 En hem werden zeven zonen en drie dochteren geboren.

3 Daartoe was zijn vee zeven duizend schapen, en drie duizend kemelen, en vijfhonderd juk ossen, en vijfhonderd ezelinnen; ook was zijn dienstvolk zeer veel; zodat deze man groter was dan al die van het oosten.

4 En zijn zonen gingen, en maakten maaltijden in ieders huis op zijn dag; en zij zonden henen, en nodigden hun drie zusteren, om met hen te eten en te drinken.

5 Het geschiedde dan, als de dagen der maaltijden omgegaan waren, dat Job henenzond, en hen heiligde en des morgens vroeg opstond, en brandofferen offerde naar hun aller getal; want Job zeide: Misschien hebben mijn kinderen gezondigd, en God in hun hart gezegend. Alzo deed Job al die dagen.