Job 42:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 42:10-17

You have heard of the patience of Job (says the apostle, Jas. 5:11) and have seen the end of the Lord, that is, what end the Lord, at length, put to his troubles. In the beginning of this book we had Job's patience under his troubles, for an example; here, in the close, for our encouragement to follow that example, we have the happy issue of his troubles and the prosperous condition to which he was restored after them, which confirms us in counting those happy which endure. Perhaps, too, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 42:11

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters ,.... Which may be taken not in a strict sense, but in a larger sense for all that were related to him; the same with his kinsfolks, Job 19:14 ; and all they that had been of his acquaintance before ; that knew him, visited him, conversed with him, and kept up a friendly correspondence with him; the circle of his acquaintance must have been large, for wealth makes many friends: now these had been shy of him, and kept at a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 42:11

Then came there unto him all his brethren - " Job being restored to his former health and fortunes, the author," says Mr. Heath, "presents us with a striking view of human friendship. His brethren, who, in the time of his affliction, kept at a distance from him; his kinsfolk, who ceased to know him; his familiar friends, who had forgotten him; and his acquaintance, who had made themselves perfect strangers to him; those to whom he had showed kindness, and who yet had ungratefully neglected... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:1-17

This concluding chapter divides into two parts. In the first part ( Job 42:1-6 ) Job makes his final submission, humbling himself in the dust before God. In the second (verses 7-17) the historical framework, in which the general dialogue is set, is resumed and brought to a close. God's approval of Job is declared, and his anger denounced against the three friends, who are required to expiate their guilt by a sacrifice, and only promised forgiveness if Job will intercede on their behalf... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:1-17

The conclusion of the drama. I. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE THIRD CONTROVERSY BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND JOB . ( Job 42:1-6 .) This controversy, it will be remembered, arose out of the intensity of Job's sufferings and the perplexity of Job's spirit, which caused him on the one hand to form too favourable an opinion of his own, and on the other hand too unfavourable an opinion of God's, righteousness; to misinterpret the facts of providence almost as egregiously as, though in an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:1-17

Commentators have generally recognized that this psalm is introductory and prefatory. Jerome says that many called it "the Preface of the Holy Ghost." Some of the Fathers did not even regard it as a psalm at all, but as a mere preface, and so reckoned the second psalm as the first (in many manuscripts of the New Testament, the reading is "first psalm" instead of "second psalm" in Acts 13:33 ). The composition is, as Hengstenberg observes, "a short compendium of tile main subject of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 42:11

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 42:10-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 42:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 42:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:11-17

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