Job 42:7-8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 42:7-9

Job, in his discourses, had complained very much of the censures of his friends and their hard usage of him, and had appealed to God as Judge between him and them, and thought it hard that judgment was not immediately given upon the appeal. While God was catechising Job out of the whirlwind one would have thought that he only was in the wrong, and that the cause would certainly go against him; but here, to our great surprise, we find it quite otherwise, and the definitive sentence given in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 42:7

And it was so ,.... What follows came to pass: that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job ; which he spake to him out of the whirlwind, and after he had heard Job's confession, and the declaration he made of his humiliation and repentance: the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite ; who with his two friends were still present and heard the speeches of the Lord to Job, and the acknowledgment he had made of sin; though some F15 Vid. Spanhem. Hist. Jobi, c. 8. s. 1,2. think... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 42:8

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks, and seven rams ,.... Creatures used in sacrifice before the giving of the Levitical law, Genesis 4:4 ; and the same number of the same creatures were offered by Balaam in the country of Moab, not far from where Job lived, nor at any great distance of time from his age, Numbers 23:1 ; and among the Gentiles in later times F17 "----Septem mactare juvencos", &c.; Virgil. Aeneid. 6. v. 38, 39. . And these were typical of Christ, being... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 42:7

After the Lord had spoken these words - Those recorded at Job 40:7-14 ; he said to Eliphaz, who was the eldest of the three friends, and chief speaker: Ye have not spoken of me - right. Mr. Peters observes, "It will be difficult to find any thing in the speeches of Eliphaz and his companions which should make the difference here supposed, if we set aside the doctrine of a future state; for in this view the others would speak more worthily of God than Job, by endeavoring to vindicate his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 42:8

Take - seven bullocks and seven rams - From this it appears that Job was considered a priest, not only in his own family but also for others. For his children he offered burnt-offerings, Job 1:5 ; and now he is to make the same kind of offerings, accompanied with intercession, in behalf of his three friends. This is a full proof of the innocence and integrity of Job: a more decided one could not be given, that the accusations of his friends, and their bitter speeches, were as untrue as... 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

And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job . The "words" intended seem to be those of ch. 38-41; not any words in the earlier portion of this chapter. God heard Job's confession in silence, and, without further speech to him, addressed Eliphaz and his "friends." The Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends. The superior position of Eliphaz is here very strongly recognized—he alone is mentioned by name, he alone... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-9

The accusers accused. Job is first dealt with; when he has Been brought to a right state of mind, God turns to the three friends. They have been permitted to play their Part without any interference on the part of God, and perhaps they have regarded his silence as a mark of acquiescence. Now their time has come. I. THEY WHO ACCUSE OTHERS LAY THEMSELVES OUT TO BE ACCUSED . Even when they act innocently this is the case. The censor should be above reproach. His action... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 42:7-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 42:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 42:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 42:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 42:8

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:7-9

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