Book of job chapter 42 commentary on the gospels

David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and restoration, as he confesses before god, who restores jobs life with blessings. Besides he might change his mind without any imputation of falsehood or a lie see jer. The book of job chapter 42 bible study at faithful word. I realized job didnt lose them he had 10 in heaven and 10 on earth. In the end, all the attack of satan served to make. The book of job the holy bible complete chapters 1 42. This week we read the final chapter of the book and find out what becomes of job in the end. Surely i spoke of things i did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. When the understanding is enlightened by the spirit of grace, our knowledge of divine things as far exceeds what we had before, as the sight of the eyes excels report and common fame. David guzik commentary on job 42 describes jobs repentance and restoration, as he confesses before god, who restores job s life with blessings. This epilogue to the book of job is, for many readers, hard to accept. The satan of the book of job is not the same as the diabolical satan of the.

Bible commentary early church fathers medieval patristic. He commanded them to sacrifice a burnt offering to make atonement. On the contrary, god speaks directly to job, just as he does in the patriarchal age with noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, and other heads of households see job 3842. In other words, god brought an end to jobs suffering and set him free to enjoy life again. 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. When job responds to god, he restates some of the things that god said in chapters 3841 42. His troubles began in satans malice, which god restrained. One thing that is absolutely clear in the book of job is the fact that it was satan, not jehovah, who slaughtered jobs children, impoverished him, and reduced him to the utmost suffering and disease. In the beginning of the story of job we find a blessed and godly man. 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. Library the father william most theological collection. October 20, 20 life lessons from times of trouble pastor howardjohn wesley duration. Job 42 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. You asked, who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge.

Concerning all the evil that jehovah had brought upon him job 42. Greek and hebrew interlinear study bible available online free at for sermon, bible study, and sunday school preparation. Furthermore, job offers his own sacrifices and sacrifices for his friends, rather than bringing them to the levitical priests at the tabernacle or temple, etc. God blesses and restores job to his prosperity, ver. But as we said in the introduction to this book of job, the full purpose of suffering was. God reproves his friends, for whom job intercedes, and god accepts them, ver.