When job prayed for his friends, the lord restored his fortunes. This series of posts pairs a brief passage of scripture with associated study notes drawn from the gospel transformation bible. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. It is common to view the narrative frame as the original core of the book, enlarged later by the poetic dialogues and discourses, and sections of the book such as the elihu speeches and the wisdom poem of chapter 28 as late insertions, but recent trends have tended to concentrate on the.
It addresses the problem of theodicy, meaning why god permits evil in the world, through the experiences of the eponymous protagonist. They began, as the opening chapters tell us, when, after having destroyed job s home and his wealth and killed all his children, satan obtained permission from god to afflict him with a terrible siege of boils from head to foot. The book of job gives us a glimpse behind the veil that separates earthly life from the heavenly. But god saw fit to restore job in this life even his fortunes in verse 12. Jan 02, 2020 the trials job endured were not related to his behavior. New american standard bible the lord also restored the fortunes of job when he prayed for his friends, and the lord increased double all. Job 42 kjv then job answered the lord, and said, i bible. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. The lord blesses job and he also had seven sons and three daughters. After job had prayed for his friends, the lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. The book of job closes with a mention of how job lived another 140 years, seeing his descendants to the fourth generation before finally dying 42. The book of job consists of a prose prologue and epilogue narrative framing poetic dialogues and monologues. You asked, who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge. What did jobs three friends have wrong, and what did they.
It tells the story of a man who lost everything including his wealth, family and health. David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and restoration, as he confesses. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Nov 04, 2018 job 42 summary the lord restores jobs fortunes. Much can be learned from the example of job and his friends. Indeed the prologue is more completely the solution than the ending is. In fact, the lord gave him twice as much as before. Job is the first of five books commonly referred to as the books of poetry. The tone of the work abruptly changes, however, in chapter 3, as job begins his poetic speeches by cursing the day on which he was born. Job 42 kjv then job answered the lord, and said, i. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. Job, bible courses, bible study guides, bible study questions, books of bible, english.
The lord restored jobs fortunes when he prayed on behalf of his friends, and the lord gave job twice what he had. The lord restores jobs fortunes and the lord restored the fortunes of job, when he had prayed for his friends. Sep 10, 2020 the book implied the earth is round long before the advent of modern science job 22. Job chapter 42 explained discover books of the bible.
Throughout the book, job, his wife, and his friends speculate on why he, an upright man, suffers. Because the book of job is so often neglected, yet presents a valuable lesson and is so highly praised by even people of the world, christians should certainly take the time to study this portion of gods word. And the lord turned the captivity of job not literally, in such sense as lots captivity was turned, genesis 14. Job prayed for his friends, evidence that jobs heart was no longer filled with resentment or bitterness toward them. The book mentions dinosaursnot by that name, but the description of the behemoth is certainly dinosaurlikeliving side by side with man job 40. You asked, who is this who hides counsel without knowledge. Surely i spoke of things i did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of.
I know that you can do everything, and that no purpose of yours can be withheld from you. My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant job has. This central section consists of the comforting words of his friends, who try to persuade job that if he is suffering he must have sinned, and job s increasingly bitter retorts that he is innocent, and that his punishment is undeserved. All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. Tomorrow, if all literature was to be destroyed and it was left to me to retain one work only, i should save job. My servant job will pray for you, and i will accept his prayer and not deal. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses.
Instead, god used the sufferings as a test and as part of his sovereign plan in job s life. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the lord had brought against him. The book of job 3 the book of job introduction to the book the book of job has long been praised as a masterpiece of literature. Guidelines for understanding and proclaiming the book of job. And the lord turned the captivity of job, when he prayed for his friends. You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant job has. Job accuses god of being unjust and not operating the world according to principles of justice, and his friends believe that job s sin caused his suffering. Gods wrath was aroused against them for their folly cf.
Job is a wealthy and godfearing man with a comfortable life and a large family. Following job s time of suffering, god blessed job with twice as much as he had before job 42. The close of the book of job must be taken in connection with its prologue, in order to get the full view of its solution of the mystery of pain and suffering. The lord restored the fortunes of job when he prayed for his friends, and the lord gave job twice as much as he had before.
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