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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:13

He had also seven sons and three daughters - The same number which he had before his trials. Nothing is said of his wife, or whether these children were, or were not, by a second marriage. The last mention that is made of his wife is in Job 19:17, where he says that “his breath was strange to his wife, though he entreated her for the children’s sake of his own body.” The character of this woman does not appear to have been such as to have deserved further notice than the fact, that she... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 42:7-17

God exalts Job (42:7-17)The three friends, in spite of the truths mixed in with their speeches, are now declared wrong. Job, in spite of his rash speech and irreverent protest, is now declared right. In accusing Job of great sin, the three friends had not spoken the truth, whereas Job, in claiming to be upright and not guilty of great sin, is now proved to be truthful. The friends’ theory that suffering is always the result of personal sin is proved wrong, whereas Job’s desire for a just God is... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Job 42:13

"He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third Karen-happuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren."The stress of Job's daughters here is significant; and we find in it a type of the marvelous endowment that came to women through the gospel of Christ. That these three daughters should have been... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 42:13

13. The same number as before, Job 1:2; perhaps by a second wife; in Job 19:17 his wife is last mentioned. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 42:7-17

III. EPILOGUE 42:7-17The book closes as it opened, with a prose explanation by the inspired human writer. He gave us important information about Job’s friends (Job 42:7-9) and then Job’s fortunes (Job 42:10-17).". . . Satan and Job’s wife (who are prominent in the prologue as agents of evil who try to get Job to curse God) are intentionally omitted in the epilogue. This deliberate omission emphasizes a major teaching of the book, namely, that man’s relationship to God is not a ’give-and-get’... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 42:10-17

B. Job’s Fortune 42:10-17Notice that God began to prosper Job again after he interceded for his friends (Job 42:10), not just after he repented. His willingness to pray for his enemies showed the genuineness of the transformation that had taken place in his heart. He no longer felt antagonistic toward God but accepting of his enemies (cf. Matthew 6:15).The Lord increased all that Job possessed twofold (Job 42:10).ItemBeforeAfterTotalSheep7,0007,00014,000Camels3,0003,0006,000Yoke of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Job 42:7-17

The Epilogue7-17. These vv. describe the happy ending to Job’s trials and his restoration to prosperity. It is a sequel in full accord with the religious ideas of the Hebrews. With no clear idea of a future state, where compensation will be found for the ills of this world, long life and earthly happiness were regarded as the only evidence of God’s favour and approval. The feeling that the happy ending spoils the effect is modern, but incorrect. For it would have made a very bad impression on... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Job 42:1-17

The Divine Attributes Job 42:2 The meaning is that there is no purpose which the Almighty cannot carry out. I. Though literally the words seem merely an acknowledgment of power they are also an admission of wisdom, the plans or purposes of which may be beyond the understanding of man. II. Job does not, as might have been expected, acknowledge the Divine righteousness. His confession corresponds to the Almighty's address to him. That address did not insist on any one Divine attribute, but... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Job 42:7-17

XXIX.EPILOGUEJob 42:7-17AFTER the argument of the Divine voice from the storm the epilogue is a surprise, and many have doubted whether it is in line with the rest of the work. Did Job need these multitudes of camels and sheep to supplement his new faith and his reconciliation to the Almighty will? Is there not something incongruous in the large award of temporal good, and even something unnecessary in the renewed honour among men? To us it seems that a good man will be satisfied with the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Job 42:7-17

VII. THE EPILOGUE: JOB’S RESTORATION AND BLESSING CHAPTER 42:7-17 1. Jehovah’s message to Job’s friends (Job 42:7-9 ) 2. Job’s restoration (Job 42:10-15 ) 3. The conclusion: Peace (Job 42:16-17 ) Job 42:7-9 . Like the beginning of the book, the prologue, the epilogue is not in a poetic measure, but in prose. The Lord addresseth Eliphaz as the most prominent one of the three friends of Job. His wrath is kindled against the three. Though they had apparently stood up for Him and defended... read more

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