A temporary gift may be removed at the pleasure of the giver, and we hold all our comforts at the mere good pleasure of God.

His cattle and servants at plough are attacked by a roving band of Sabeans; the men slain, the oxen and asses taken; his sheep, with the shepherds, burnt up with lightning; his camels seized, and his servants slaughtered by the Chaldeans; and last, and worst of all, his children buried together under the ruins of their elder brother's house, struck by the resistless whirlwind: afflictions so many, great, and aggravated, in which not only the hand of man appeared, but the fire of God was employed, that they seemed to bespeak his displeasure, and the vanity of all that integrity and uprightness which Job had so carefully maintained.

If in patience he can possess his soul when all the arrows of affliction are wounding him, he is a man indeed. The Arabic version is, "nor blasphemed God"; and the Targum, neither did he set in order words of blasphemy before God; he did not curse God, as Satan said he would, neither in heart and thought, nor in words; this is a testimony of him given by the Lord himself, the searcher of hearts, and who only could give such a testimony of him; and which, as Cocceius observes, is a proof of the divine authority of this book.

That Job lived after the giving of the law, seems to me clear from many references to the rites and ceremonies instituted by Moses.
Storms and winds and waves, malignant spirits and our fellow-men, do no more than God permits. i.e.

(5) We see the true source of "comfort" in trials. The humble follower of Jesus like Job, will then be able to bless a taking God, as well as a giving God.

We have here, 3.

This once given is given forever. He did "not" charge God foolishly, and he did "not" curse him to his face.From this instructive narrative of the manner in which Job received afflictions, we may learn(1) That true piety will bear the removal of property and friends without murmuring.

(6) We see the “power” of religion in sustaining in the time of trial. The word "folly" in the Scriptures often means wickedness, for this is supreme folly. And here every faithful soul, may take confidence also.While I pray God the Holy Ghost to impress upon the mind, both of the Writer and Reader, these and all other suitable reflections of a practical nature, which arise out of the view of Job's strong faith, and confidence in Jesus; I wish, if possible, yet more particularly to interest the Reader's attention with my own, in the view of Jesus in his High Priest's office, in the presentation of himself for his people, which Job so sweetly typified, when sanctifying his children and household, in the daily burnt-offerings. While we look not at the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen. It is only confidence in God; a feeling that he is right; and a profound and holy acquiescence in his will, that can produce support in trials like these.

He gave them - not to be our permanent inheritance, but to be withdrawn when he pleases.

How peaceful and resigned! Job sinned not - He expressed just the feelings and manifested just the submission which he ought to do.Nor charged God foolishly - Margin, "Attributed folly to God." Depend upon it, faith in Jesus is the only adequate resource under every situation of trial. How peaceful and resigned! The sudden storm arises, and successive messengers bring the most doleful tidings, each on the other's heels pursuing, till the last completes the wretched tale, and adds to the universal destruction of his substance, the utter desolations of his family. 2nd, Of his children. Good renders this, "nor vented a murmur against God;" and remarks that the literal rendering would be, "nor vented froth against God. (4) We see the nature of true resignation.

Here it has this sense, and means that Job did not say anything "wrong."

for the lively actings of faith, upon the person, work, and salvation of the Lord Jesus, when we behold the grand sacrifice, thus uniformly shadowed forth through so many generations! 2. Ah, if God could uphold Job in all this, you may be sure that He can support you. Tindal renders it, "nor murmured foolishly against God."

2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 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. In This sort of offering, we are told above, Job offered continually; and this also was according to the law, Job appears to have thought that his children might have sinned through ignorance, or sinned privately; and it was consequently necessary to make the due sacrifices to God in order to prevent his wrath and their punishment; he therefore offered the burnt-offering, which was prescribed by the law in cases of sins committed through ignorance. Job 1 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Job and His Family. The Arabic version is, "nor blasphemed God"; and the Targum, neither did he set in order words of blasphemy before God; he did not curse God, as Satan said he would, neither in heart and thought, nor in words; this is a testimony of him given by the Lord himself, the searcher of hearts, and who only could give such a testimony of him; and which, as Cocceius observes, is a proof of the divine authority of this book.

2. Hubo en tierra de Uz un varón llamado Job; y era este hombre perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal.
It is founded deeper in the soul, and mere external changes cannot destroy it. This we may have as well so Job; and this is indispensable in a world so full of calamity and sorrow as this is.“In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.”The two opposite states of prosperity and adversity equally require our vigilance and caution; each of them is a state of conflict, in which nothing but unwearied resistance can preserve us from being overcome. His pity was remarkable and eminent; and the more so, probably, because of the generally abounding wickedness.