Job 42:12
So the LORD blessed Job's latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
So the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his first
So the LORD
The phrase begins with "So," indicating a conclusion or result of previous events. "The LORD" refers to Yahweh, the covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal and relational nature. In the Hebrew text, "Yahweh" is used, which is the sacred and personal name of God, highlighting His sovereignty and faithfulness. This sets the stage for understanding that what follows is a direct act of divine intervention and blessing.

blessed
The Hebrew word for "blessed" is "בָּרַךְ" (barak), which means to endow with favor or to confer prosperity. In the context of Job, this blessing is a divine restoration and enhancement of Job's life. It signifies not just material wealth but also spiritual and relational restoration. The use of "blessed" here underscores the theme of divine recompense and grace, as God restores Job's fortunes beyond his previous state.

the latter days
This phrase refers to the period after Job's trials and suffering. In Hebrew, "אַחֲרִית" (acharit) is used, which can mean the end or the future. It suggests a culmination or fulfillment of Job's life journey. Theologically, it points to the hope and promise of restoration and blessing that God provides to those who remain faithful, even through suffering.

of Job
Job, whose name in Hebrew is "אִיּוֹב" (Iyyov), is central to this narrative. His account is one of immense suffering, patience, and eventual restoration. The mention of his name here personalizes the blessing, emphasizing that it is Job, the righteous sufferer, who is being restored. It serves as a testament to his faith and integrity throughout his trials.

more than his first
This phrase highlights the extent of God's blessing. The Hebrew word "מִן" (min) is used for "more than," indicating a comparison. Job's latter state is not just a return to his former prosperity but an increase beyond it. This reflects the biblical principle that God can restore and multiply what was lost, often in greater measure than before. It serves as an encouragement that faithfulness and endurance through trials can lead to greater blessings and fulfillment in God's timing.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Job
A man of great faith and patience, who endured immense suffering and loss, yet remained faithful to God. His account is a testament to perseverance and divine restoration.

2. The LORD (Yahweh)
The sovereign God who allowed Job's trials but ultimately restored and blessed him abundantly, demonstrating His justice and mercy.

3. Job's Restoration
The event where God restored Job's fortunes, giving him more than he had before his trials, symbolizing divine recompense and blessing.

4. Job's Livestock
The specific mention of sheep, camels, oxen, and donkeys highlights the material blessings and wealth that were restored to Job, signifying prosperity and God's favor.

5. The Land of Uz
The setting of Job's life and trials, representing a place of both suffering and blessing.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereignty and Justice
God's control over our lives includes both trials and blessings. Trusting in His justice and timing is crucial, as He ultimately works for our good.

Restoration and Blessing
God is a God of restoration. Even when we face loss, He can restore and bless us beyond our original state, as seen in Job's life.

Faithfulness in Trials
Job's account encourages us to remain faithful during trials, trusting that God sees our struggles and will reward our perseverance.

Material Blessings as a Sign of Favor
While spiritual blessings are paramount, material blessings can also be a sign of God's favor and provision, as demonstrated in Job's restoration.

The Importance of Patience
Patience is a virtue that is rewarded by God. Job's patience through suffering is a model for us to emulate in our own lives.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does Job's restoration in Job 42:12 reflect God's character and His promises throughout Scripture?

2. In what ways can we see the principle of divine restoration in our own lives, and how can we apply this understanding to our current circumstances?

3. How does the account of Job encourage us to remain faithful during times of trial and suffering?

4. What lessons can we learn from Job's patience and perseverance that can be applied to our daily walk with God?

5. How do the material blessings Job received relate to the spiritual blessings we receive in Christ, and how should this influence our perspective on wealth and prosperity?
Connections to Other Scriptures
James 5:11
This verse references Job's perseverance and the Lord's compassion and mercy, connecting Job's account to New Testament teachings on endurance and divine blessing.

Deuteronomy 30:3-5
These verses speak of God's promise to restore fortunes, similar to how He restored Job, emphasizing the theme of divine restoration after repentance and obedience.

Psalm 126:5-6
These verses illustrate the principle of sowing in tears and reaping in joy, paralleling Job's journey from suffering to blessing.
Conclusion of the StoryE. Johnson Job 42:7-17
The Divine Vindication of JobR. Green Job 42:7-17
The Return of ProsperityW.F. Adeney Job 42:11-17
All's Well that Ends WellLewis O. Thompson.Job 42:12-17
Light At EventideT. L. Cuyler, D. D.Job 42:12-17
The Limitation of Job's Blessings to This LifeR. A. Watson.Job 42:12-17
People
Bildad, Eliphaz, Jemima, Job, Kerenhappuch, Kezia, Zophar
Places
Uz
Topics
Asses, Beginning, 14000, Blessed, Blessing, Camels, Donkeys, Female, Flock, Fourteen, Goats, Greater, Job, Job's, Latter, Lord's, Oxen, Pairs, She-asses, Sheep, Six, Start, Thousand, Yoke
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Job 42:12

     4035   abundance
     4684   sheep
     4696   yoke
     5776   achievement

Job 42:10-12

     5562   suffering, innocent
     8701   affluence

Job 42:10-13

     4019   life, believers' experience

Library
October 6 Morning
The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.--REV. 19:6. I know that thou canst do every thing.--The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.--He doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?--There is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?--Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee. Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea,
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

July 26. "Now Mine Eye Seeth Thee" (Job Xlii. 5).
"Now mine eye seeth Thee" (Job xlii. 5). We must recognize the true character of our self-life and its real virulence and vileness. We must consent to its destruction, and we must take it ourselves, as Abraham did Isaac, and lay it at the feet of God in willing sacrifice. This is a hard work for the natural heart, but the moment the will is yielded and the choice is made, that death is past, the agony is over, and we are astonished to find that the death is accomplished. Usually the crisis of life
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

'The End of the Lord'
'Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 2. I know that Thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can he withholden from Thee. 3. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4. Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will speak: I will demand of Thee, and declare Thou unto me. 5. I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth Thee. 6. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Intercessory Prayer
The circumstance which attended Job's restoration is that to which I invite your particular attention. "The Lord turned again the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends." Intercessory prayer was the omen of his returning greatness. It was the bow in the cloud, the dove bearing the olive branch, the voice of the turtle announcing the coming summer. When his soul began to expand itself in holy and loving prayer for his erring brethren, then the heart of God showed itself to him by returning
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 7: 1861

The Sinner Sentenced.
1, 2.The sinner called upon to hear his sentence.--3. God's law does now in general pronounce a curse.--4. It pronounces death.--5. And being turned into hell.--6. The judgement day shall come.--7, 8. The solemnity of that grand process described according to scriptural representations of it.--9. With a particular illustration of the sentence, "Depart, accursed," &c.--10. The execution wilt certainly and immediately follow.--11. The sinner warned to prepare for enduring it. The reflection of a sinner
Philip Doddridge—The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul

Whether after the Resurrection the Saints Will See God with the Eyes of the Body? [*Cf. Fp, Q , a ]
Objection 1: It would seem that after the resurrection the saints will see God with the eyes of the body. Because the glorified eye has greater power than one that is not glorified. Now the blessed Job saw God with his eyes (Job 42:5): "With the hearing of the ear, I have heard Thee, but now my eye seeth Thee." Much more therefore will the glorified eye be able to see God in His essence. Objection 2: Further, it is written (Job 19:26): "In my flesh I shall see God my Saviour [Vulg.: 'my God']." Therefore
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica

Its Problem
In this and the following chapter our aim will be fourfold. First, to demonstrate the impossibility of any sinner obtaining acceptance and favour with God on the ground of his own performances. Second, to show that the saving of a sinner presented a problem which nought but omniscience could solve, but that the consummate wisdom of God has devised a way whereby He can pronounce righteous a guilty transgressor of His Law without impeaching His veracity, sullying His holiness, or ignoring the claims
Arthur W. Pink—The Doctrine of Justification

Washed to Greater Foulness
Turning to my text, let me say, that as one is startled by a shriek, or saddened by a groan, so these sharp utterances of Job astonish us at first, and then awake our pity. How much are we troubled with brotherly compassion as we read the words,--"If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me!" The sense of misery couched in this passage baffles description. Yet this is but one of a series, in which sentence
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 32: 1886

Whether the Essence of God Can be Seen with the Bodily Eye?
Objection 1: It seems that the essence of God can be seen by the corporeal eye. For it is written (Job 19:26): "In my flesh I shall see . . . God," and (Job 42:5), "With the hearing of the ear I have heard Thee, but now my eye seeth Thee." Objection 2: Further, Augustine says (De Civ. Dei xxix, 29): "Those eyes" (namely the glorified) "will therefore have a greater power of sight, not so much to see more keenly, as some report of the sight of serpents or of eagles (for whatever acuteness of vision
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica

Our Attitude Toward his Sovereignty
"Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in Thy sight" (Matt. 11:26). In the present chapter we shall consider, somewhat briefly, the practical application to ourselves of the great truth which we have pondered in its various ramifications in earlier pages. In chapter twelve we shall deal more in detail with the value of this doctrine but here we would confine ourselves to a definition of what ought to be our attitude toward the Sovereignty of God. Every truth that is revealed to us in God's Word
Arthur W. Pink—The Sovereignty of God

Whether Contention is a Mortal Sin?
Objection 1: It would seem that contention is not a mortal sin. For there is no mortal sin in spiritual men: and yet contention is to be found in them, according to Lk. 22:24: "And there was also a strife amongst" the disciples of Jesus, "which of them should . . . be the greatest." Therefore contention is not a mortal sin. Objection 2: Further, no well disposed man should be pleased that his neighbor commit a mortal sin. But the Apostle says (Phil. 1:17): "Some out of contention preach Christ,"
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica

The Character of Its Teachings Evidences the Divine Authorship of the Bible
Take its teachings about God Himself. What does the Bible teach us about God? It declares that He is Eternal: "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou are God" (Ps. 90:2). It reveals the fact that He is Infinite: "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee" (I Kings 8:27). Vast as we know the universe to be, it has its bounds; but we must go beyond
Arthur W. Pink—The Divine Inspiration of the Bible

An Address to a Soul So Overwhelmed with a Sense of the Greatness of Its Sins, that it Dares not Apply Itself to Christ with Any
1-4. The case described at large.--5. As it frequently occurs.--6. Granting all that the dejected soul charges on itself.--7. The invitations and promises of Christ give hope.--8. The reader urged, under all his burdens and fears, to an humble application to him. Which is accordingly exemplified in the concluding Reflection and Prayer. 1. I have now done with those unhappy creatures who despise the Gospel, and with those who neglect it. With pleasure do I now turn myself to those who will hear me
Philip Doddridge—The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul

Letter xx. Self-Examination.
"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith: prove your own selves."--2 COR. 13:6. MY DEAR SISTER, In view of the positive injunction of Scripture, above quoted, no argument is necessary to show that self-examination is a duty. But if the word of God had been silent upon the subject, the importance of self-knowledge would have been a sufficient motive for searching into the secret springs of action which influence our conduct. A person ignorant of his own heart, is like a merchant, who knows
Harvey Newcomb—A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females

Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.
(from Bethany to Jerusalem and Back, Sunday, April 2, a.d. 30.) ^A Matt. XXI. 1-12, 14-17; ^B Mark XI. 1-11; ^C Luke XIX. 29-44; ^D John XII. 12-19. ^c 29 And ^d 12 On the morrow [after the feast in the house of Simon the leper] ^c it came to pass, when he he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, ^a 1 And when they came nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage unto { ^b at} ^a the mount of Olives [The name, Bethphage, is said to mean house of figs, but the
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Acceptable Sacrifice;
OR, THE EXCELLENCY OF A BROKEN HEART: SHOWING THE NATURE, SIGNS, AND PROPER EFFECTS OF A CONTRITE SPIRIT. BEING THE LAST WORKS OF THAT EMINENT PREACHER AND FAITHFUL MINISTER OF JESUS CHRIST, MR. JOHN BUNYAN, OF BEDFORD. WITH A PREFACE PREFIXED THEREUNTO BY AN EMINENT MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL IN LONDON. London: Sold by George Larkin, at the Two Swans without Bishopgates, 1692. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. The very excellent preface to this treatise, written by George Cokayn, will inform the reader of
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Having spoken of the general notion of blessedness, I come next to consider the subjects of this blessedness, and these our Saviour has deciphered to be the poor in spirit, the mourners, etc. But before I touch upon these, I shall attempt a little preface or paraphrase upon this sermon of the beatitudes. 1 Observe the divinity in this sermon, which goes beyond all philosophy. The philosophers use to say that one contrary expels another; but here one contrary begets another. Poverty is wont to expel
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Job
The book of Job is one of the great masterpieces of the world's literature, if not indeed the greatest. The author was a man of superb literary genius, and of rich, daring, and original mind. The problem with which he deals is one of inexhaustible interest, and his treatment of it is everywhere characterized by a psychological insight, an intellectual courage, and a fertility and brilliance of resource which are nothing less than astonishing. Opinion has been divided as to how the book should be
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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