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Job — Capítulo 2

When suffering comes to us, we often ask why. People sometimes say it’s because the sufferer did something wrong. The book of Job examines the suffering of one man who suffered precisely because he was blameless. Job’s friends supposed that he was guilty of some unknown sin. They tried to persuade him to repent, but Job knew he hadn’t sinned, so he questioned God. Finally, God appeared, but he …

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Aconteció que otro día vinieron los hijos de Dios para presentarse delante de Jehová, y Satanás vino también entre ellos presentándose delante de Jehová.

2Y dijo Jehová a Satanás: ¿De dónde vienes? Respondió Satanás a Jehová, y dijo: De rodear la tierra, y de andar por ella.

3Y Jehová dijo a Satanás: ¿No has considerado a mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal, y que todavía retiene su integridad, aun cuando tú me incitaste contra él para que lo arruinara sin causa?

4Respondiendo Satanás, dijo a Jehová: Piel por piel, todo lo que el hombre tiene dará por su vida.

5Pero extiende ahora tu mano, y toca su hueso y su carne, y verás si no blasfema contra ti en tu misma presencia.

6Y Jehová dijo a Satanás: He aquí, él está en tu mano; mas guarda su vida.

7Entonces salió Satanás de la presencia de Jehová, e hirió a Job con una sarna maligna desde la planta del pie hasta la coronilla de la cabeza.

8Y tomaba Job un tiesto para rascarse con él, y estaba sentado en medio de ceniza.

9Entonces le dijo su mujer: ¿Aún retienes tu integridad? Maldice a Dios, y muérete.

10Y él le dijo: Como suele hablar cualquiera de las mujeres fatuas, has hablado. ¿Qué? ¿Recibiremos de Dios el bien, y el mal no lo recibiremos? En todo esto no pecó Job con sus labios.

11Y tres amigos de Job, Elifaz temanita, Bildad suhita, y Zofar naamatita, luego que oyeron todo este mal que le había sobrevenido, vinieron cada uno de su lugar; porque habían convenido en venir juntos para condolerse de él y para consolarle.

12Los cuales, alzando los ojos desde lejos, no lo conocieron, y lloraron a gritos; y cada uno de ellos rasgó su manto, y los tres esparcieron polvo sobre sus cabezas hacia el cielo.

13Así se sentaron con él en tierra por siete días y siete noches, y ninguno le hablaba palabra, porque veían que su dolor era muy grande.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 1

I. 2:1-3 This scene is an exact repetition of the scene presented in 1:6-8.

2:1-3 This scene is an exact repetition of the scene presented in 1:6-8.

Versículo 3

II. 2:3 The phrase without cause (Hebrew khinnam) is a wordplay on Satan’s question in 1:9.

2:3 The phrase without cause (Hebrew khinnam) is a wordplay on Satan’s question in 1:9.

Versículo 5

III. 2:5 take away his health (literally strike his flesh and bones): Bones were thought to be the sea…

2:5 take away his health (literally strike his flesh and bones): Bones were thought to be the seat of health.

Versículo 6

IV. 2:6 spare (literally guard/watch over): God ironically made Satan responsible for guarding Job’s …

2:6 spare (literally guard/watch over): God ironically made Satan responsible for guarding Job’s life (cp. 10:13-14; 13:27; 33:11).

Versículo 7

V. 2:7 This term for terrible boils was used for any inflamed, running sores (Exod 9:10; Lev 13:18-2…

2:7 This term for terrible boils was used for any inflamed, running sores (Exod 9:10; Lev 13:18-20; Deut 28:27, 35).

Versículo 8

VI. 2:8 Job might have scraped his skin to relieve itching; the Greek Old Testament says that it was …

2:8 Job might have scraped his skin to relieve itching; the Greek Old Testament says that it was “to scrape away the pus.” • The ashes might refer to a place where lepers were quarantined, but Job was probably demonstrating his grief and dismay (30:19; Gen 18:27; 2 Sam 13:19; Isa 58:5; Jon 3:6).

Versículo 9

VII. 2:9 Job’s wife first summarized the essence of Job’s temptation by echoing God’s words (2:3); Job…

2:9 Job’s wife first summarized the essence of Job’s temptation by echoing God’s words (2:3); Job was trying to maintain his integrity. In her frustration and anguish, however, she then counseled Job to curse God and thus unknowingly fulfill Satan’s prediction (1:11; 2:5).

Versículo 10

VIII. 2:10 Job’s acceptance of bad as well as good things from God’s hand demonstrates his righteousnes…

2:10 Job’s acceptance of bad as well as good things from God’s hand demonstrates his righteousness and faith (cp. 1:21; 2 Sam 12:16-20; Luke 22:42). • By saying nothing wrong, Job controlled his tongue (Prov 13:3; 21:23; see Jas 3:2).

Versículo 11

IX. 2:11 It might have taken several months for Job’s friends (see study note on 6:14-27) to hear of …

2:11 It might have taken several months for Job’s friends (see study note on 6:14-27) to hear of his afflictions (see 7:3). • The text implies that Job’s friends were Edomites, a people who were famous for their wisdom (Jer 49:7; Obad 1:8). • Eliphaz the Temanite was probably a descendant of Esau’s grandson Teman (Gen 36:10-11, 15); his land was located in Edom (Ezek 25:13; Amos 1:11-12). • The Bil- element in Bildad would remind Hebrew readers of names like Bilhan, a descendant of Esau (Gen 36:27; 1 Chr 1:42). The -dad element would remind them of names like Bedad, father of the Edomite king Hadad (Gen 36:35; 1 Chr 1:46). • Shuhite: No place named Shuah is known, but Abraham’s son Shuah was sent to “a land in the east” (Gen 25:1, 6; 1 Chr 1:32). • The Greek Old Testament lists Zophar instead of Zepho as one of Esau’s grandsons (Gen 36:11, 15; 1 Chr 1:36). A Naamathite might reside in a town named Naamah, but no such location is known. Two Old Testament women are named Naamah, but neither is a likely ancestor of Zophar (Gen 4:22; 1 Kgs 14:21).

Versículo 12

X. 2:12 they scarcely recognized him: This expression indicates the extreme suffering Job had experi…

2:12 they scarcely recognized him: This expression indicates the extreme suffering Job had experienced (cp. Isa 52:14; 53:3). • Job’s friends mourned by wailing loudly, just as they would have done for a dead man. • Throwing dust sometimes expressed anger or disdain (see 2 Sam 16:13; Acts 22:23), but here it signaled mourning (see Josh 7:6; 1 Sam 4:12; Neh 9:1; Lam 2:10).

Versículo 13

XI. 2:13 Job’s friends sat on the ground to identify with Job’s suffering (see 2:8). • The standard p…

2:13 Job’s friends sat on the ground to identify with Job’s suffering (see 2:8). • The standard period for mourning the death of a notable person or for acknowledging other disastrous news was seven days and nights (Gen 50:10; 1 Sam 31:13; see also Ezek 3:14-15).

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Job — Capítulo 2