Job 1:6

"Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before the LORD, Satan also came among them."

Key Reflection

In Job 1:6, we find a significant moment in the narrative where a divine assembly is described, with God's "sons" (likely referring to angels or heavenly beings) gathered before the LORD. This scene sets the stage for Satan's presence among them, highlighting his access and influence within this heavenly council. The term "Satan," meaning "accuser," already hints at tension and conflict that will unfold, suggesting a dynamic where divine authority and adversarial opposition are interwoven.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Now there was a day -Dr. Good renders this, “And the day came.” Tindal.” Now upon a time.” The Chaldee paraphrasist has presumed to specify the time, and renders it, “Now it happened in the day of judgment (or scrutiny,דדינאביומא), “in the beginning of the year,” that hosts of angels came to stand in judgment before yahweh, and Satan came.” According to this, the judgment occurred once a year, and a solemn investigation was had of the conduct even of the angels. In the Hebrew there is no intimation of the frequency with which this occurred, nor of the time of the year when it happened.

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