📖 Job — Chapter 2 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Job 2:1 RAgain there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Job 2:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, RFrom whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job 2:3 And the LORD said unto Satan, RHast 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? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, Tto destroy him without cause.
Job 2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, Rall that a man hath will he give for his life.
Job 2:5 But Rput forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job 2:6 And the LORD said unto Satan, RBehold, he is in thine hand; Tbut save his life.
Job 2:7 RSo went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Job 2:8 And he Rtook him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Job 2:9 Then said Rhis wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Job 2:10 But he said unto her, RThou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Job 2:11 Now when Job’s three Rfriends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Job 2:12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and Rknew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Job 2:13 So Rthey sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 2:1–6 — Integrity under further accusation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD says Job still holds his integrity and describes his destruction as without cause. Satan again challenges his devotion, now proposing bodily suffering. Permission is limited by the command to preserve Job's life. This scene directly challenges the friends' later assumption that calamity must reveal a corresponding personal offense.
Key Truth: Read later accusations in light of Job's stated integrity.
Check What You Remember
1. What did Job still hold fast? (Job 2:3)
Find it in Job 2:3 (KJV).
2. Who sought permission to touch Job's body? (Job 2:5)
Find it in Job 2:5 (KJV).
3. What was Satan commanded to spare? (Job 2:6)
Find it in Job 2:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 2:7–10 — Bodily pain and a bitter exchange
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Job is afflicted with boils and sits among ashes. His wife urges him to curse God and die, but he rejects that counsel and speaks of receiving adversity as well as good. The narrator says he does not sin with his lips. The exchange is painful; readers need not invent motives or ignore the family's shared loss.
Key Truth: Do not pressure a sufferer to abandon faith or suppress pain.
Check What You Remember
1. What affliction covered Job? (Job 2:7)
Find it in Job 2:7 (KJV).
2. What did he use to scrape himself? (Job 2:8)
Find it in Job 2:8 (KJV).
3. Where did he sit? (Job 2:8)
Find it in Job 2:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 2:11–13 — Friends share silent grief
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar come to mourn and comfort Job. They weep and sit silently with him for seven days because his grief is great. Before the disputed speeches begin, their presence offers a picture of compassion that does not demand an explanation or an immediate recovery.
Key Truth: Quiet presence can be meaningful comfort.
Check What You Remember
1. Name one friend who came. (Job 2:11)
Find it in Job 2:11 (KJV).
2. How long did they sit in silence? (Job 2:13)
Find it in Job 2:13 (KJV).
3. Why did they remain silent? (Job 2:13)
Find it in Job 2:13 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Proverbs 17:17 — The proverb describes a friend's enduring love in adversity.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
When might quiet company help more than an explanation?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What does the LORD say about Job before the second trial?
2. How does Satan alter his challenge?
3. What contrast does Job make in answering his wife?
4. What is the friends’ stated purpose in coming?
5. How does their first response show the severity of Job’s grief?
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