Duh, it just hit me: Job’s camels were stolen by, and his servants slaughtered by, the Chaldeans. These are the Babyloneans of a later time.
I’m not sure but the Sabeans may have a similar significance.
Duh, it just hit me: Job’s camels were stolen by, and his servants slaughtered by, the Chaldeans. These are the Babyloneans of a later time.
I’m not sure but the Sabeans may have a similar significance.
Mark,
Yes, and it also fits with the general “how to live in exile” themes of the Writings. Sailhamer may have done something with this.
Steve
Yes and Job was also a “type” of the suffering servant; awaiting and finally recieving his vindication/justification, as a faithfull covenant member, from YHWH.