Bible Question:
Was Job sick for a 120 years? Or how long was Job sick? |
Bible Answer: Scripture does not say. However The book of Job itself mentions "days" and "months" of suffering, implying that the sickness extended at least several months' time. Job 7:3 So I have been allotted months of futility, And wearisome nights have been appointed to me. Job 7:6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope. Job 9:25 Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good. Job 30:16 And now my soul is poured out because of my plight; The days of affliction take hold of me. Job 30:27 My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest; Days of affliction confront me. The various symptoms in Job's body, if the disease were following a natural course, would have taken at least weeks or months to develop. No one knows what the disease was, though guesses include smallpox and elephantiasis. Jewish and rabbinical tradition attempts to answer the question more specifically. The Jewish Encyclopedia states: "Job's sufferings lasted twelve months (Eduy. 2.10 comp. Testament of Job, v. 9, where the number of years is given as seven) then God, yielding to the prayer of the angels, healed him and restored to him twofold what he had before (Ab. R. N. I.c.).(http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/ Hirsch, Emil G., Seligsohn, M., Schechter, Solomon, Siegried, Carl. "Job.") Note: the "Testament of Job," cited above and stating that Job's suffering lasted 7 years, is an apocryphal book written in the 1st century BC or 1st century AD. Jewish tradition also says that his latter years were twice his former years, and thus he was about 70 when the affliction began. (Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., Dallas Theological Seminary. (1983-1985). The Bible knowledge commentary : An exposition of the scriptures (1:751). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.) http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_did_Job_suffer |
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