JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:1 In response to the Lord’s rebuke, Job confesses that the Lord’s power and purposes will not fail, and that he has spoken of things beyond his knowledge. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:3 In each of these verses, Job quotes the Lord’s questions (see Job 38:2; also Job 40:7) before responding to them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:6 The Lord has already been merciful to Job. His rebukes and questions have been for Job’s own good. I DESPISE MYSELF. That is, “I recognize the ignorance behind my own words.” God’s mercy is pictured further in Job’s humble posture. In DUST AND ASHES Job finally enjoys the comfor... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:7 Epilogue: The Vindication, Intercession, and Restoration of Job. The final section of the book reveals on earth what the prologue had stated: Job’s suffering was not a consequence of sin (see Job 1:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=i... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:8 FOR I WILL ACCEPT HIS PRAYER NOT TO DEAL WITH YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR FOLLY. The friends had been so sure they were defending wisdom against Job’s “folly,” only to find out they were totally mistaken. By interceding for his friends, Job exhibits the character of the Lord (slow to... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:10__ Now that he has surrendered to God and has been reconciled with his friends, Job experiences restoration. He is still broken and bereaved, but as the restoration proceeds, his previous possessions of livestock are doubled (v. Job 42:12; compare Job 1:3), and 10 more children... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:11 After he was restored, Job’s siblings and other friends came to him and SHOWED HIM SYMPATHY AND COMFORTED HIM, which corrected a loss that Job had earlier lamented (see Job 19:13). This was the original intention of the three friends (see Job 2:11), but Job ends up receiving co... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:14 JEMIMAH... KEZIAH... KEREN-HAPPUCH. The name of the first daughter means “dove”; the second, “a kind of perfume”; and the third, “a type of eye shadow.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 42:16 Job LIVED 140 YEARS. His long life (compare Psalms 90:10) was another sign of restoration (Job 42:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]