約伯記 42:10-12 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-17

Conclusion of the story. I. THE DIVINE JUSTIFICATION OF JOB . ( Job 42:7-10 .) The cure of the inward sickness of the sufferer's spirit is followed here, as we often see in the course of life, by outward health and happiness. 1 . The reproof of the friends. ( Job 42:7 .) Addressing Eliphaz, as their chief spokesman, Jehovah declares his displeasure that they have not spoken the truth concerning him. Not that they have spoken with wilful dishonesty, but that they have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-17

The Divine vindication of Job. The poem ends in undimmed brightness. The great ends of suffering have been answered. Job has been put to the proof and tried, and he has been found faithful. God has permitted all the joy and light of his life to be wiped out. His faithful servant of whom it was said, "There is none like him in the earth," has been subjected to the severest tests; yet, according to the Divine assertion, he has spoken of God "the thing that is right." Now he who had appeared to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:10

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job . The literal use of this phrase is common, the metaphorical use of it uncommon, in Scripture. Still, it is so simple a metaphor, and captivity so common a thing among ancient peoples, that it may well have been in general use among the nations of Western Asia from very primitive times. It signifies, as Professor Lee remarks, "a restoration to former happy circumstances.'' When he prayed for his friends. Perhaps his complete forgiveness by God was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:10

The captivity turned. I. THE REVERSAL . 1 . A true reversal. Job's troubles have come to an end. That was a long avenue of fire which he was made to pass through; but the terminus was reached at last. Man may be "born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward" ( Job 5:7 ); but he is not born to everlasting trouble. St. Paul writes of "our light affliction, which is but for a moment" ( 2 Corinthians 4:17 ). Present distress is not a presage of future evil. The very blackness... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:11

Then came there unto him all his brethren . Job's "brethren," and his desertion by them in his misfortunes, had been mentioned in Job 19:13 . Now these fair-weather friends flocked to him again, and professed affection and interest, ignoring probably, or excusing, their long absence and neglect. And all his sisters . One sex had behaved no better to him than the other. His nearest female relatives had failed to show themselves the "ministering angels" that they are commonly accounted,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:11-17

The return of prosperity. Job is now restored to the favour of God. The result is earthly prosperity. With our Christian light we know that this does not always follow, nor is it the best blessing. But as the portrait of Job is painted in the colours of his day, we must accept the lessons which it contains in sympathy with his age and circumstances. Let us, then, look at the ingredients of the new prosperity. I. A REVIVAL OF OLD FRIENDSHIPS . We are horrified to have it brought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:12

So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning (comp. above, verse 10). The restoration of prosperity, prophesied by Eliphaz ( Job 5:18 26), Bildad ( Job 8:20 , Job 8:21 ), and Zophar ( Job 11:13-19 ), but not expected by Job, came, not in consequence of any universal law, but by the will of God, and his pure grace and favour. It in no way pledged God to compensate worldly adversity by worldly prosperity in the case of any other sufferer; and certainly the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:10

And the Load turned the captivity of Job - Restored him to his former prosperity. The language is taken from restoration to country and home after having been a captive in a foreign land. This language is often applied in the Scriptures to the return of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon, and some writers have made use of it as an argument to show that Job lived “after” that event. But this conclusion is unwarranted. The language is so general that it might be taken from the return from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:11

Then came there unto him all his brethren ... - It seems remarkable that none of these friends came near to him during his afflictions, and especially that his “sisters” should not have been with him to sympathize with him. But it was one of the bitter sources of his affliction, and one of the grounds of his complaint, that in his trials his kindred stood aloof from him; so in Job 19:13-14, he says, “He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. My... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:12

So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job - To wit, by giving him double what he had possessed before his calamities came upon him; see Job 42:10.For he had fourteen thousand sheep ... - The possessions which are here enumerated are in each instance just twice as much as he possessed in the early part of his life. In regard to their value, and the rank in society which they indicated, see the notes at Job 1:3. The only thing which is omitted here, and which it is not said was doubled, was his... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:12

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