3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
3 His substance
3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.
3 He was also very wealthy - seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servants - the most influential man in all the East!
3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
3 He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500Â teams of oxen, and 500Â female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.
14 a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
14 a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing in the field next to us
14 and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
14 a messenger arrived at Job's home with this news: "Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them,
(Read Job 1:13-19)
Satan brought Job's troubles upon him on the day that his children began their course of feasting. The troubles all came upon Job at once; while one messenger of evil tidings was speaking, another followed. His dearest and most valuable possessions were his ten children; news is brought him that they are killed. They were taken away when he had most need of them to comfort him under other losses. In God only have we a help present at all times.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 1:3
Commentary on Job 1:1-5
(Read Job 1:1-5)
Job was prosperous, and yet pious. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. By God's grace the temptations of worldly wealth may be overcome. The account of Job's piety and prosperity comes before the history of his great afflictions, showing that neither will secure from troubles. While Job beheld the harmony and comforts of his sons with satisfaction, his knowledge of the human heart made him fearful for them. He sent and sanctified them, reminding them to examine themselves, to confess their sins, to seek forgiveness; and as one who hoped for acceptance with God through the promised Saviour, he offered a burnt-offering for each. We perceive his care for their souls, his knowledge of the sinful state of man, his entire dependence on God's mercy in the way he had appointed.