Job 1:11

“But put forth thine hand now, etc.] With draw thine hand of providence, power, and protection, with which thou hast covered and screened him; and, instead of that, “send” f44 forth thine afflicting hand, not barely in a way of chastisement and correction, but in wrath and vengeance, consuming and destroying all he had; and this he desires might be done now, immediately, without delay, while Job was in the midst of his prosperity; for Satan was in haste to have mischief done to him, being an object of his great hatred and enmity: some, instead of “now”, render it, “I pray thee” f45, as being an entreaty of Satan, and an importunate one, and which he was eagerly desirous of obtaining; well…”

“curse thee to thy face--in antithesis to God's praise of him (Job 1:8), "one that feareth God." Satan's words are too true of many. Take away their prosperity and you take away their religion (Mal 3:14).”

“But put forth thine hand now - That is, for the purpose of injuring him, and taking away his property. And touch all that he hath - Dr. Good renders this, “and smite.” The Vulgate and the Septuagint, “touch.” The Hebrew word used here נגע nâga‛ means properly to “touch;” then to touch anyone with violence Genesis 26:11; Joshua 9:19, and then to smite, to injure, to strike; see Genesis 32:26, 33; 1 Samuel 6:9; Job 19:21; compare the notes at Isaiah 53:4. Here it means evidently to smite or strike; and the idea is, that if God should take away the property of Job, he would take away his religion with it - and the trial was to see whether this effect would follow. And he will curse thee to thy…”

“1:11-12 reach out . . . test him . . . Do whatever you want: Satan was God’s agent; the hand he put forth was the Lord’s as well as Satan’s, for here they acted against everything Job possessed and later against Job himself (2:5-6). • Job later cursed the day of his birth (3:1, 8), but he did not curse God (31:30), even when his distraught wife urged him to do so (2:9). • God allowed Satan to test Job to prove that Satan’s cynicism was incorrect (1 Cor 10:11; see Jas 1:13; cp. Luke 22:31-32; John 19:11).”

“But put: Job 1:12, Job 2:5; Isa 5:25 touch: Job 4:5, Job 19:21; Gen 26:11; Psa 105:15; Zac 2:8 and he will curse thee: Heb. if he curse thee not, Job 1:5, Job 1:21, Job 2:9; Isa 8:21; Mal 3:13, Mal 3:14; Rev 16:9, Rev 16:11, Rev 16:21 Job 1:12”