Wayne,
I won't comment on every verse in a section. I'll touch on those that seem to require a bit of explanation. If I miss something of interest to you, just let me know and I'll go back and touch on it. Before moving on to another chapter I'll give enough time for those who want to participate to ask questions or make comments.
Outline - Job 1
The history of Job begins here with an account,
I. Of his great piety in general (Job_1:1), and in a particular instance (Job_1:5).
II. Of his great prosperity (Job_1:2-4).
III. Of the malice of Satan against him, and the permission he obtained to try his faithfulness (Job_1:6-12).
IV. Of the surprising troubles that befel him, the ruin of his estate (Job_1:13-17), and the death of his children (Job_1:18, Job_1:19).
V. Of his exemplary patience and piety under these troubles (Job_1:20-22).
In all this he is set forth for an example of suffering affliction, from which no prosperity can secure us, but through which integrity and uprightness will preserve us. - Matthew Henry
Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
Job 1:2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
Job 1:3 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.
Job 1:4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Job 1:5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts."
Verse 5:
This verse gives a good indication that Job lived before the time of Israel and Moses. Before Moses, the father of the family was the priest, who alone was authorized to offer sacrifice on behalf of his family. We see this throughout Genesis. After Moses, sacrifices were to be offered by the Aaronic priesthood.
After this cycle of feasting was over, Job would summon his children to come to him. He would then offer a sacrifice for each of his children in case they had dishonored God in some way during their feasting.
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
Job 1:7 The LORD said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it."
Job 1:8 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?"
Job 1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for no reason?
Job 1:10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Job 1:11 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face."
Job 1:12 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand." So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Verse 6:
The "sons of God" are generally understood here as angels. Job 38 speaks of the time of Earth's creation when the "sons of God" shouted for joy.
Job 38:7 when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Notice how Satan appears with the sons of God to give an account of his doings.
Verse 7:
Satan reports that he has been going back and forth throughout the Earth. I believe the Apostle Peter gives us an indication of what Satan was doing.
1Pe 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Verses 8, 9, 10, 11:
God holds Job up to Satan as an example of a faithful servant and asks if he has "considered" him. Many commentaries remark here that the words translated "consider" literally means to set your heart on something. It means in this case that Satan had his heart set on doing some harm to Job. We have a NT example of this.
Luk 22:31 "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,
Satan makes the accusation that Job is faithful only because God has blessed him with many blessings. Satan suggests that Job's attitude would be much different in God took away all that he had given him. We see here Satan living up to the meaning of his name. "Satan" means "adversary" and comes from a verb that means "to lie in wait."
God gives Satan the permission to test his theory.
Job 1:13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
Job 1:14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
Job 1:15 and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
Job 1:16 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
Job 1:17 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
Job 1:18 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
Job 1:19 and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
Verses 13 - 19:
Satan orchestrates events that lead to Job losing his servants, livestock, and children.
Job 1:20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.
Job 1:21 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
Job 1:22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
Verses 20 - 22:
This certainly isn't how Satan thought Job would react to these tragedies. Instead of cursing God, as Satan had thought, Job falls down and worships God. Job realized that all he had came from God as a gift that could be taken away at any time if God so desires. Job remains faithful to God and does not accuse God of any wrongdoing.