Emphasis Preaching Journal

Through the centuries traditional commentary on verse 9 of chapter 2 has cast Job's wife in the role of the villainous woman who would deflect men from God. This is an interpretation that reflects a long-standing cultural bias. Just what Job's wife said is problematical. The word curse could also be translated as bless. There may well have been much strength and comfort in these words to Job. It's time to rescue Job's wife from the hands of traditional interpreters. Check out Eve and After by the poet/pastor, Thomas John Carlisle. One of his poems, on page 98, is devoted to Job's wife.