Job 42
Job admits to his need to repent verse 1- 6
Then Job answered the LORD
and said
I know that YOU can do every thing
and that no thought can be withheld from YOU
Who is he that hides counsel without knowledge?
THEREFORE have I uttered that I understood not
things too wonderful for me – which I knew not
Hear – I beseech YOU – and I will speak
I will demand of YOU – and declare YOU to me
I have heard of YOU by the hearing of the ear
BUT now mine eye see YOU
Wherefore I abhor myself – and REPENT in dust and ashes
LORD confronts three “friends” of Job verse 7- 8
And it was so – that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job
the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite
MY wrath is kindled against you – and against your two friends
FOR you have not spoken of ME the thing that is RIGHT
as MY servant Job has
THEREFORE take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams
and go to MY servant Job
and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering
And MY servant Job shall pray for you
FOR him will I ACCEPT
lest I deal with you after your FOLLY
in that you have not spoken of ME
the thing which is RIGHT
like MY servant Job
Job prayed for “friends’ and his wealth was restored verse 9- 11
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite
and Zophar the Naamathite went
and did according as the LORD commanded them
the LORD also accepted Job
and the LORD TURNED the captivity of Job
WHEN he PRAYED for his friends
also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before
THEN came there to him all his brethren – and all his sisters
and all they that had been of his acquaintance before
and did eat bread with him in his house
and bemoaned him
and comforted him over all the evil
that the LORD had brought upon him
every man also gave him a piece of money
and every one an earring of gold
List of Job’s new family and wealth verse 12- 15
SO the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning
FOR he had fourteen thousand sheep – six thousand camels
a thousand yoke of oxen – a thousand she donkeys
He had also seven sons and three daughters
and he called the name of the first – Jemima
and the name of the second – Kezia
and the name of the third – Keren-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
Job saw four generations of his family verse 16- 17
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years – and saw his sons
and his sons’ sons – even four generations
So Job died – being old and full of days
COMMENTARY:
DAILY SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST: Young Believers
: 2 I know that YOU can do everything, and that no thought can be withheld from you (4209 “thought” [mazimmah] means discretion, wicked device, intents, mischievous device, witty inventions, lewdness, wicked plan, scheme, or plan)
DEVOTION: Once Job realized that God knew everything, even his thoughts, he was willing to ask for forgiveness. He understood that God knew everything about him even his inner thoughts.
It is scary to realize that God knows everything we think and do. HE is omniscient. We sometimes seem to think that HE is not listening to what we are saying but HE is and knows exactly what we are thinking when we are thinking it.
If we understand this FACT we should guard our thoughts at all times. We should be going to HIM with what we really need to have done in our life even when HE knows it all but we need to admit it to HIM.
HE wants us to communicate with HIM on a regular basis even though HE knows our every need and thought. It is hard for us to understand this FACT but we have to remind ourselves of it every day. Otherwise, we could yield to the enemy who tells us that we can hide things from God.
Job had to come to this state of mind, so that, he could continue to have a proper relationship with the LORD. He had to confess his sins in word and deed and THOUGHT.
CHALLENGE: Do we realize what it took Job quite a while to learn? If we do are we making wise decisions in our thought life? Remember HE knows ALL!
DAILY SPIRITUAL LUNCH: Transitional Believers
: 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. (3988 “abhor” [ma’ac] means to look down with contempt, reject, to refuse, to despise, loathed, refuse, or aversion)
DEVOTION: Once Job realized what the LORD was telling him about himself, he realized that he had to repent of his sin. He knew that God was righteous and he was not. He had thought that he was better than all those around him but he had to come to the realization that he was not.
That could only happen as he was in the presence to God. He saw the difference between his thinking and actions and God’s actions. He knew that God was always doing what was right to help him grow in a relationship with HIM.
He had to realize that he was sinning the whole time he was defending himself against his friends and against Elihu.
We have to come to the same realization in our life. That we can’t convince God that we are righteous and HE is not when HE allows things to come into our lives that we don’t like. Too often we think that because we are so good comparted to others that God ought to be happy to have us around. It is wrong thinking and it comes from the enemy and not from the LORD.
Once we see who we really are we have to look down on ourselves and thank God for HIS willingness to accept us as we are and work to cleanse our life, so that, we can be pleasing to HIM.
The world tells us that we are good but the Bible tells us that we are all sinners in need of salvation. NO one is righteous in themselves. There are some even in the church who think they are better than others. That is wrong thinking. Those thoughts come from the devil.
God wants us to know that HE loves us and is working with all those who are willing to accept Christ as their Savior. HE sends the Holy Spirit into our life to help us understand sin and righteousness.
Once we accept the fact that we are sinners just like all others who have put their trust in Christ, HE can work with us. HE is working with us from the day we accept Christ until the day we meet HIM.
CHALLENGE: Are we learning to grow each day closer to the LORD?
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: 7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the
LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, MY wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends: for you have not spoken of ME the thing that is right, as MY servant Job has. (2734 “kindled” [charah] means to get excited, to be or become hot, angry, to be or become high or higher in temperature, to make to burn, or enraged)
DEVOTION: The LORD is done dealing with Job. HE now turns to the three friends who thought they knew what was wrong with Job and what the LORD was doing about it. However they were wrong.
Now HE was going to deal with the three “friends” that gave Job a hard time instead of comforting him and giving him good advice they did nothing but put him down in front of everyone. This made them look good but in reality it made them look bad in the sight of God who they thought they were helping.
God is the one we should allow to deal with those who are giving us a hard time. It is not our responsibility it is God’s to correct those who think badly about us and what the LORD is doing in our life.
Most people who claim to be Christians don’t take the time to get all the facts about what the LORD is doing in another person’s life. They look at what they see them going through and think that it is because of sin and not a test of the LORD on that person.
Christians are quick to judge others like these three friends. The LORD has to deal with them just like HE is dealing with these “friends” of Job. HE will straighten them out if they are genuine believers. If they are faking it and just like to put down fellow believers who are suffering then their eternal life will be in hell instead of heaven.
We need to make sure that we are not be to quick to judge someone else who is going through a hard time. We don’t know all the facts. Only the LORD knows all the facts. If we think we know all the facts then we still have to pray about our treatment of a brother or sister who is suffering. Our responsibility is to help not hinder them.
Too often even genuine believers are quick to judge and later learn that they were wrong. The LORD told the three “friends” of Job they were wrong in their lifetime. HE might not tell you what that fellow believer is going through in your lifetime. Watch how you judge others.
However, there are self-righteous individuals who think they are saved and have never made a genuine commitment to the LORD who like to compare themselves with others, so that, they look better than them. These individuals will spend eternity in Hell because of their lack of genuine commitment to the LORD.
CHALLENGE: Watch who you judge and how you judge. Look into your heart to see if you are genuine believer.
DAILY SPIRITUAL SUPPER: Mature Believers
: 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. (7725 “turned” [shuwb] means return to the starting point, recover, refresh, take back off, or withdraw)
DEVOTION: The time period for the book of Job is not mentioned. It is thought that he lived at the same time as Abraham. He was his family’s priest, so it seems that it was before the giving of the Law. We have the animals mentioned that seem to be dinosaurs walking with man still after the flood.
We have examined the “three friends” and their comments to Job. We have seen the trials and suffering that Job endured. We have heard from a fourth individual. We have heard from the LORD.
Now we come to the end of the book and how the LORD treats Job. The “friends” were told that they didn’t speak for the LORD. They were told that if Job didn’t pray for them, they would remain guilty of their folly. Job did pray for them and they offered the sacrifice that the LORD commanded.
The LORD took the evil plans of Satan off Job after he had prayed for his “friends” and had repented. Job did what the LORD wanted him to do for his “friends.” Now there is a change. The circumstances in Job’s life changed from suffering to blessing.
He had family members and good friends come and give gifts with him. He had more children. He lived a long life. All of these blessings came but remember that the LORD said that HE didn’t owe Job anything.
HE doesn’t owe us anything but HE chooses to bless us at times. We need to learn that the LORD allows things and people into our lives to cause us to grow. The people God uses to help us grow need our prayers just like the “friends” of Job needed his prayers. When people have falsely accused us of sins we haven’t committed. Some even lie about us. Some even have generally done everything in their power to cause us more grief. They think they are helping God.
Every growing believer has these types of people come into their lives. They are usually the ones we have helped the most. We can either become bitter or better. If we become better, we pray for the ones who have hurt us.
There are many new directions the LORD has to show us during our lifetime. HE caused Job to be more blessed after the trials than he was before. HE double blessed him.
CHALLENGE: Are we praying for the people that have hurt us in the past or maybe even in the present? We are trying to keep this principle in our lives!!! It will never be easy but that is not what the LORD has called us to – an easy life!!!
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:17 “So Job died, being old and full of days.” [7646, שָׂבַע, sâbaʿ—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiated, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of)
DEVOTION: The fullness that is mentioned here is in direct contrast with the emptiness mentioned by Job in 1:21. God restored Job and allowed him to have his wealth, health, and children back. Yet having these material things is not what made Job full.
Job was a changed man. We do not know who the author of Job was, but as an early book, it may well have been written by Job himself. That means that Job finally got the insight that he was asking for in terms of why God allowed him to go through the trials that he did. If this is so, it would have taken a lot of humility on Job’s part to write down what he and his four friends had said as they were saying them.
Regardless, Job now recognized the total sovereignty of God. This is an idea which is somewhat passé in our day, with people talking about God changing HIS mind based on what man decides to do. Yet God is clearly still in control of all the things that happen in our lives, and has worked out HIS plan for us for our good (Romans 8:28). No doubt from this point on, Job had a new humility toward God, as well as a much closer relationship with God. Job’s willingness to pray for the restoration of his three friends (42:10), shows that Job was willing to obey God and seek their welfare, and this must have taken a lot of humility to do.
There is coming a time when our lives will end, and the goal of our lives should be to be pleasing to the Lord and be rightly related to all of our fellow men as much as possible. Are we living our lives in light of eternity, and seeing every relationship as important in the eyes of God? Do we wish to finish our lives full and satisfied in this regard, and not merely being concerned about our own pleasure, comfort, and things?
CHALLENGE: HE came in order to transform our lives! (Dr. Marc Wooten – board member)
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DISCIPLINES OF THE FAITH:
BODY
Chastity (Purity in living)
Fasting (Time alone with LORD without eating or drinking)
Sacrifice (Giving up something we want to serve the LORD)
Submission (Willing to listen to others and LORD)
Job had seen LORD and repented verse 5, 6
Solitude (Going to a quiet place without anyone)
SOUL
Fellowship (Gathering together around the Word of God)
Frugality (wise use of resources)
Journalizing (Writing down what you have learned from the LORD)
Study and Meditation (Thinking through your study in the Word)
Secrecy (Doing your good deeds without others knowing but God)
SPIRIT
Celebration (Gathering around a special occasion to worship LORD)
Confession (Tell the LORD we are sorry for our sins on a daily basis)
I abhor myself verse 6
Prayer (Conversation with God on a personal level)
LORD tells friends Job will pray for them verse 8
LORD blessed Job after he prayed
for his friends verse 10
Silence (Letting the LORD deal with some problems and needs)
Worship (Time to praise the LORD alone or in a group)
Burnt offering verse 8
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DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH:
Scripture (66 inerrant books of the Bible)
God the Father (First person of the Godhead)
LORD – Jehovah (Covenant keeping, Personal) verse 1, 7, 9, 10 – 12
HE can do everything verse 2
HE knows all thoughts verse 2
God the Son (Second person of the Godhead –God/man, Messiah)
God the Holy Spirit (Third person of the Godhead – our comforter)
Trinity (Three persons of the Godhead who are co-equal = ONE God)
Angels (Created before the foundation of the world – Good and Evil)
Man (Created on the sixth twenty-four hour period of creation)
Job verse 1 – 17
Admits he doesn’t understand
Admits he didn’t know
He heard about God but didn’t
understand HIM
Now his eyes see God
Repents in dust and ashes
Accepted of LORD
Turned the captivity of him
Prayed for his “friends”
Given twice as much as he had before
Brothers and sisters came to him
Acquaintances also come
Comforted by brothers and sisters
and acquaintances
All gave Job
a piece of money
earring of gold
Fourteen thousand sheep
Six thousand camels
Thousand yoke of oxen
Thousand she asses
Seven sons and three daughters
Called daughters names
Jemima
Kezia
Keren-happuch
Lived 140 years after test
Saw four generations
Died full of days
Eliphaz verse 7- 9
Told by God HIS wrath was kindled
against him and his two friends
They were NOT representing God
They were to offer and offering to
LORD
Bildad the Shuhite verse 9
Zophar the Naamathite verse 9
Brothers and sisters of Job verse 11
Acquaintances of Job came verse 11
Sin (Missing the mark set by God on man and angels)
Folly verse 8
Spoken things that are not right verse 8
Evil verse 11
Salvation (Provided by Christ’s death on the cross for our sins)
Repent verse 6
Speak right verse 7
Servant verse 7, 8
Offering verse 8
Pray verse 8, 10
Comfort verse 11
Blessed verse 12
Israel (Old Testament people of God)
Church (New Testament people of God)
Last Things (Future Events)
Job died old and full of days verse 17
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QUOTES regarding passage
42:1–2. In Job’s first response (40:3–5) he admitted his finiteness in the face of God’s display of numerous wonders of nature above, on, and under the earth. But he did not admit to God’s sovereignty or to his own sin of pride. Job now confessed those two things in his second reply. Overwhelmed by the strength and fierceness of the behemoth and the leviathan, Job sensed his own inadequacy to conquer and control evil, which they represented. He therefore saw anew the greatness of God’s power and sovereignty. Job’s words I know that You can do all things point up the folly of his questioning God’s ability to govern the universe. Job’s efforts to thwart (lit., “cut off”) God’s plan were now seen as futile. (Zuck, R. B. (1985). Job. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, pp. 773–774). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.)
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Job knew he was beaten. There was no way he could argue his case with God. Quoting God’s very words (Job 42:3–4), Job humbled himself before the Lord and acknowledged His power and justice in executing His plans (v. 2). Then Job admitted that his words had been wrong and that he had spoken about things he didn’t understand (v. 3). Job withdrew his accusations that God was unjust and not treating him fairly. He realized that whatever God does is right and man must accept it by faith.
Job told God, “I can’t answer Your questions! All I can do is confess my pride, humble myself, and repent.” Until now, Job’s knowledge of God had been indirect and impersonal; but that was changed. Job had met God personally and seen himself to be but “dust and ashes” (v. 6; 2:8, 12; Gen. 18:27).
“The door of repentance opens into the hall of joy,” said Charles Spurgeon; and it was true for Job. In the climax of the book, Job the sinner became Job the servant of God (Job 42:7–9). Four times in these verses God called Job by that special Old Testament title “My servant” (see 1:8; 2:3). How did Job serve God? By enduring suffering and not cursing God, and thereby silencing the devil! Suffering in the will of God is a ministry that God gives to a chosen few. (Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Patient (pp. 152–153). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.)
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42:1–6 Job’s confession and repentance took place finally. He still did not know why he suffered so profoundly, but he was done complaining, questioning, and challenging God’s wisdom and justice. He was reduced to such utter humility, crushed beneath the weight of God’s greatness, that all he could do was repent for his insolence. Without answers to all of his questions, Job quietly bowed in humble submission before his Creator and admitted that God was sovereign (cf. Is 14:24; 46:8–11). Most importantly for the message of the book, Job was still diseased and without his children and possessions, and God had not changed anything (except for the humbling of the heart of His servant). Satan had been proven completely wrong in the charges he brought against Job and in thinking he could destroy true saving faith; Job’s companions were completely wrong in the charges they brought against him; but most critically, Job himself was completely wrong in the charges he had raised against God. He expressed his own sorrowful regret that he had not just accepted God’s will without such ignorant complaints and questions. (MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (2006). The MacArthur study Bible: New American Standard Bible. (Job 42:1–6). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.)
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Ver. 2. I know that thou canst do everything, &c.] As the works of creation, and the sustentation of them, shew; so the Targum, “thou sustainest all things,” and can manage every creature made by him, even such as were not tractable by men, such as behemoth and leviathan, the creatures last instanced in; and was able to abase and bring low the proud, which Job could not do; and could also save him by his right hand, and bring him out of his low estate in which he was, and raise him to great prosperity again, which Job always despaired of till now; and though he had a theoretical knowledge of the omnipotence of God before, see ch. 9:4–10. yet not a practical experimental knowledge of it; at least not to such a degree as he now had, working upon his heart, bowing his will, and bringing him to a resignation to the will of God; he not only knew he could do all things, but that he had a right to do what he pleased; and that whatever he did he did well and wisely, and in a righteous manner, of which before he seemed to have some doubt. And that no thought can be withholden from thee; either no thought of men, good or bad, of God or of themselves, and so is an acknowledgment of the omniscience of God, and may be an appeal to that; that God, who knows the secrets of men’s hearts, knew what thoughts Job now had of God; of the wisdom, righteousness, and goodness of God in the dispensations of his providence, different from what he had before; see John 21:17. or rather it may be understood of every thought of God’s heart, of every secret purpose and wise counsel of his; which, as they are all well known to him, and cannot be withheld from having effect, or the performance of them hindered. Job now saw and was fully assured that all that had befallen him was according to the sovereign and inscrutable purposes of God, and according to the wise counsels of his will; he knew that not only God could do every thing, but that he also did whatever he pleased. (Gill, J. (1810). An Exposition of the Old Testament (Vol. 3, p. 518). London: Mathews and Leigh.)
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1–6. We have here Job’s dutiful submission, and the very humble acknowledgment of himself before God. Nothing can display more fully the state of a true penitent before the Lord. In the expressions Job makes use of, the very inside of his heart seems to be turned out to view. Self-loathing, and self-abhorring, are among the highest tokens of the real contrition which passed within. But what I beg the Reader particularly to observe with me is, the striking difference Job makes between human and divine teaching. All that men can say, all the preaching in the world, without God the spirit condescends to instruct, will end just where it began, in the hearing of the ear. But if God takes up the cause, then, and not before, the Lord carries conviction to the heart. Reader, do you know the vast difference? Hath God the spirit been your teacher? Hath it induced these blessed effects, like Job? Are you brought down in the deepest humiliation of soul, and is Jesus exalted to your view, and all human greatness come to nothing? Isaiah 2:17. (Hawker, R. (2013). Poor Man’s Old Testament Commentary: Job–Psalms (Vol. 4, p. 155). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)
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FROM MY READING:
(Remember the only author that I totally agree with is the HOLY SPIRIT in the inerrant WORD OF GOD called THE BIBLE! All other I try to gleam what I can to help me grow in the LORD!!)
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The book of Judges is a pathetic chronicle of a weak and willful people. Soon after Joshua’s death, the Israelites begin to fall short of the directives he gave them. They fail at the most crucial point and tolerate the presence of immoral idol worshipers among them. The story which follows is one of sexual immorality, murder, idolatry, corruption, and greed. The depths to which the Israelites plunge is truly disgusting- reminding us of the warnings given by Moses and Joshua.
Turning your back on God always has tragic consequences. When we read about the Israelites, their foolishness seems so clear. Yet when we are faced with temptations today, it doesn’t seem so clear. We can learn from the past, however. The consequences can be just as grave for us. A wise man walks with the Lord and is saved. (Quiet Walk)
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THE OFFENSE OF CHRIST’S TEACHING
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 19:10
What has offended mankind above everything else is the simplicity of our Lord’s way of salvation. There is nothing that annoys people so much as the true doctrine of the cross, the doctrine of the blood of Christ and of the rebirth. Look at those people whom we read about in John 6. There they are; our Lord has said to them in essence, “I am the living bread. I am the bread of life. I have come down from heaven to give you new life that is life indeed.” And it was that which made them go from Him and decide never to listen to Him again.
Let me put it again like this. If Christ had come and told us that the way of salvation was to consider a great, noble, and wonderful teaching and then to resolve to set out and do it, why, we would have liked it. Christ said in effect, If man could save himself, I would never have come into this world. God gave the people in past ages an opportunity of doing this. He gave them a law and told them when He gave it to them, “Do that and it will save you; live that life and you will be righteous in My sight.”
If man could have saved himself, there would have been no need for the Son of God to come to earth. Indeed, His coming is proof that people cannot save themselves. Our Lord constantly said that, and that is what annoyed people so much. He said, “I have come to give My life as a ransom for many, for nothing but that could ever save those souls of yours and reconcile you to God.” And, He said, “it is as simple as this: I have purchased your salvation I offer it to you as a free gift.”
A Thought to Ponder: If man could have saved himself, there would have been no need for the Son of God to come to earth. (From The Heart of the Gospel, pp. 63-64, by Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
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Things Not Seen
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” (Hebrews 11:7)
The little phrase “things not seen” is used three times in the New Testament, and interestingly enough, these refer to the past, present, and future works of God with respect to the things that are seen.
At the beginning of the “faith chapter” of Hebrews occur these remarkable words: “Now faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen. . . . Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear” (Hebrews 11:1, 3). That is, the material things of this present world were not made of pre-existing materials; they were supernaturally created by the word of the Creator! These things that are now seen provide evidence (or better, the “conviction”) of the things not seen—that is, of God’s creative work completed in the past.
The “processes” that are now seen (as distinct from the “materials”) date especially from the time of the great Flood. The “things not seen as yet” by Noah—that is, the present atmospheric circulation, the present hydrological cycle, the present seasonal changes, and many other key phenomena of the present order—all were instituted in the days of Noah when “the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished” (2 Peter 3:6).
Finally, “we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for . . . the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18). Just as surely as the materials and processes of the present world once were unseen but now are easily seen, so the future eternal world will soon be clearly seen when Christ returns. (HMM, Institute for Creation Research)
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Our own spiritual freshness determines the usefulness of our pastoral ministry. (p.. 187, On Being A PASTOR by Derek J. Prime & Alistair Begg)
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David Nelson sends this (NY): OK. A little follow-up on the disciples’ battle for fame. This from Paul David Tripp . . .
“It is humbling to admit, but we are more like the disciples than unlike them.
So it was a moment of beautiful grace when Jesus looked at these self-oriented disciples and said, “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). He was saying: “Don’t you understand? I didn’t come to exercise my power to make your little kingdoms work, but to welcome you, by grace, to a much better kingdom than you could ever quest for on your own.” (Paul David Tripp, New Morning Mercies). READ THAT LAST SENTENCE AGAIN! Yikes!!!
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