The Modern Reader's Bible: A Series of Works from the Sacred Scriptures Presented in Modern Literary Form, Volume 17Richard Green Moulton Macmillan, 1898 |
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... story ; a story so evenly poised between the two functions of story - epic and history — that readers are divided on the question whether the Book of Job is a narrative of fact or an imagined parable . All this does not exhaust the ...
... story ; a story so evenly poised between the two functions of story - epic and history — that readers are divided on the question whether the Book of Job is a narrative of fact or an imagined parable . All this does not exhaust the ...
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... story to associate it with poetry . The floating literature of oral speech , in which the foundations of the world's poetry were gradually fashioned , is here seen in full sway . Moreover the people of our story are in close touch with ...
... story to associate it with poetry . The floating literature of oral speech , in which the foundations of the world's poetry were gradually fashioned , is here seen in full sway . Moreover the people of our story are in close touch with ...
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... that Presence is for Job religious ecstasy . In such an atmosphere as this the story is to move , which shall first exhibit human suffering that is unique , and then concentrate upon this suffering light from succes- sive xiv Introduction.
... that Presence is for Job religious ecstasy . In such an atmosphere as this the story is to move , which shall first exhibit human suffering that is unique , and then concentrate upon this suffering light from succes- sive xiv Introduction.
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... as they go on their way to spread the sad story abroad , some lingering , like Elihu , to gather wisdom . At last the three Friends of Job , in the pomp of woe and exalted station , have arrived ; the spectators xviii Introduction.
... as they go on their way to spread the sad story abroad , some lingering , like Elihu , to gather wisdom . At last the three Friends of Job , in the pomp of woe and exalted station , have arrived ; the spectators xviii Introduction.
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... story of a Vision , in which a supernatural voice proclaimed to the terrified sleeper that mortal man could not be just before God : that thus from a visitation of God there can be no appeal . Then Eliphaz passes to the happy restora ...
... story of a Vision , in which a supernatural voice proclaimed to the terrified sleeper that mortal man could not be just before God : that thus from a visitation of God there can be no appeal . Then Eliphaz passes to the happy restora ...
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affliction Almighty alternate parallelism antistrophic appeal argument Barachel Behold Bildad Book of Job books of wisdom calamity Canst thou chapter climax cloud cometh couplets Curse Divine Intervention doctrine doth dramatic dust earth Elihu Eliphaz evil eyes flesh giveth God's goeth Hast thou hath hearken heart heaven hope iniquity interruption Job's judgment knoweth land land of Uz light LORD maketh metre metrical metrical system Metrical Variations mighty mouth mysteries Oath of Clearing pendulum figure poem Prologue prosperity Proverbs Psalm quatrain righteous servant Job sextett shadow of death Sheol soul speak speakers speech spirit Stanza system storm strophe submission suffering swaying Temanite thereof thick darkness thine hand things thou hast thou shalt thou shouldest thought three Friends thunder tion transitional passage trochees understanding unto thee vindication vision voice waters whirlwind whole wicked wilt thou wind wisdom Wisdom literature womb words wrath Zophar
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Page 9 - And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all : for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Page 11 - And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Page xv - s thousands o' my mind. [The first recruiting sergeant on record I conceive to have been that individual who is mentioned in the Book of Job as going to and fro in the earth , and walking up and down in it.
Page 12 - And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Page 39 - NO DOUBT but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you ! But I have understanding as well as you ; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Page 93 - Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness; then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit ; I have found a ransom.
Page 110 - Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, "Here we are?" Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
Page 86 - If I did despise the cause of my manservant, Or of my maidservant, when they contended with me : What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him ? Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
Page 79 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me : and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me : because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me ; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 67 - Oh that I knew where I might find him, That I might come even to his seat!