Job 31:31 Commentary and Bible Study

The same was true of those who came his way needing hospitality. Job made himself personally responsible for each one and treated them as those sent to him by God. His riches were not his own but he was only a steward of these things. The real owner of all his possessions was the Lord, and he would have to give an account of how he had managed the goods committed into his charge. One thing that he knew his Master wanted him to do with them was to give to the stranger needing hospitality. He therefore saw this as a debt which he certainly must not fail to discharge. It would have shamed him greatly if there were any who came to his notice and fell under his care who were not adequately provided for. No sojourner therefore had to sleep rough out in the streets but all were brought safely within the safety of his house. ‘Hospitality is a Christian duty’, says Matthew Henry. Job had an eagerness to do this that made him rejoice to see a stranger because it presented an opportunity to serve his God.