Job 2:6
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord,.... With leave and license, with power and authority, as the Targum; having got his commission enlarged, on a fresh grant, to do more mischief to…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Behold, he is in thine hand - He is at thy disposal; see Job 1:12, Margin. But save his life - Margin, “only.” This was to be the only limitation. It would seem that he had the power to make any…
Satan, that sworn enemy to God and all good men, is here pushing forward his malicious prosecution of Job, whom he hated because God loved him, and did all he could to separate between him and his…
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