Job 31:32 Meaning and Explanation
“The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.”
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What Does Job 31:32 Mean?
Job describes his hospitality to outsiders. The 'stranger' — the foreigner or wanderer with no claim on him — never had to 'lodge in the street,' because Job 'opened my doors to the traveller.' His home welcomed those who had nowhere else to go.
In a world where the stranger was vulnerable and easily ignored, Job made room. To open one's door to the traveler is to honor the image of God in the unknown guest. Scripture repeatedly commands love for the stranger, and warns that in welcoming them we may entertain more than we know. Job's open door is a picture of the welcome God extends to us.
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What does Job 31:32 mean?
Job declares that no stranger ever had to sleep in the street, for he opened his doors to every traveler.