Chapter 42 book of job

These concluding words take the reader back to where the account began 1. And job lived after these things, a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children, and his childrens children, unto the fourth generation, and he died an old man, and full of days. Some people think this is because elihu was correct in what he said and was indeed gods messenger to job. In the chapter which closes the book, we may make the following remarks. Hes blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job s goodness. My servant job will pray for you, and i will accept.

Job 42 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. God blesses and restores job to his prosperity, ver. So the lord blessed the latter end of job more than his beginning. Curiously, elihu is not addressed by god in this final chapter. God reproves his friends, for whom job intercedes, and god accepts them, ver. And after all of that fortyone chapters that have taken us over a year to study job gives his final response to the lord in verse 1 of chapter 42. Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Job chapter 42 kjv king james version notice the bible tells us that god gave job twice as much as he had back in ch.

This is a summary of the fortysecond chapter of job, the most important verse, and what i think god is wanting us to do in response to it. Job chapter 42 summary and what god wants from us youtube. When the understanding is enlightened by the spirit of grace, our knowledge of divine. This epilogue to the book of job is, for many readers, hard to accept. And it was so, that after the lord had spoken these words unto job, the lord said to eliphaz the temanite, my wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two. The book of job the holy bible complete chapters 1 42. Most importantly for the message of the book, job was still diseased and without his children and possessions, and god had not changed anything except for the. David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and. Job 42 nkjv jobs repentance and restoration bible gateway. This week we read the final chapter of the book and find out what becomes of job in the end. Job 42 kjv then job answered the lord, and said, i bible. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible bible study and devotional books listed below. Job chapter 42 explained discover the 66 books of the bible.

I realized job didnt lose them he had 10 in heaven and 10 on earth. Job died in prosperity and his days were counted as a blessing. Iyov is one of the writings ketuvim of the hebrew bible, and the first poetical book in the christian old testament. Job chapter 42 then job answered the lord, and said, i know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.