Job 42:12-17

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Summary

• God blesses Job again.

Details and/or Comments

• In the end, Job's integrity is still intact. But he had to repent of some attitudes he probably didn't realize he had. And so, he was spiritually blessed, as well as receiving the physical blessings described in these verses.

Surely this is a demonstration of Romans 8:28, though it would be many centuries before God used the apostle Paul to put it in writing. "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose."

• In the Bible, there are other instances in which someone was blessed after having gone through serious trials. However, the book of Hebrews reminds us that it does not always happen this way in this present life. Blessings will come; but at times, they will have to wait until we are in the presence of Jesus. (See Hebrews 11:35b-40.)

See: Blessings (and Their Nature).

Scripture

Job 42:12-17

Scripture Passage	Comments and Links
Job 42:12 So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.	His blessings were doubled. (Compare to chapter 1.)
Job 42:13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. Job 42:14 He called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren Happuch. Job 42:15 In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.	Don't forget that Job's original children, though physically dead, still existed, waiting for the resurrection. Definition of "Death" Names had significance and meaning, and were given for a reason. The names of his daughters not only emphasized their beauty, but may have also described the beauty of the change in his own circumstances. Jemimah - dove. Keziah - cassia, an aromatic herb, similar to cinnamon. Keren Happuch - horn of eye-paint, a container filled with a dye that was used to enhance the beauty of a woman's eyes. The Concept of "Name" - Within the context of that culture, the meanings of their names were quite significant, though to us (in our culture) it might not be the case. Inheritances normally went to the male offspring, with a larger portion going to the firstborn. (The women would share in the inheritance that their husbands received.) What Job did in this case testifies to the greatness of his wealth. Inheritance Issues
Job 42:16 After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, to four generations. Job 42:17 So Job died, being old and full of days.	"After this" refers to the time after Job's affliction. It does not refer to how old he was when he died. At that time, living over 200 years would not have been unreasonable. Abraham, a possible contemporary of Job, lived 175 years (Genesis 25:7-8). Human Lifespans

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