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.
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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.
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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).
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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
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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.”
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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).
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