1 This was the answer Job gave to Yahweh:
2 I know that you are all powerful; no plan of yours can be thwarted.
3 I spoke of things I did not understand, too wonderful for me to know.
5 My ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you.
6 Therefore I retract all I have said, and in dust and ashes I repent.
7 After Yahweh had spoken to Job, he turned to Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am angry with you and your two friends because you have not spoken of me rightly, as has my servant Job.
8 Now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, offer a holocaust for yourselves and let him pray for you. I will accept his prayer and excuse your folly in not speaking of me properly as my servant Job has done."
9 Then Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as Yahweh had ordered. Yahweh accepted Job's intercession.
10 After Job had prayed for his friends, Yahweh restored his fortunes, giving him twice as much as he had before.
11 All his brothers and sisters and his former friends came to his house and dined with him. They showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that Yahweh had brought to him. Each of them gave him a silver coin and a gold ring.
12 Yahweh blessed Job's latter days much more than his earlier ones. He came to own fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-donkeys.
13 He was also blessed with seven sons and three daughters.
14 The first daughter he named Dove, the second Cinnamon, and the third Bottle of Perfume.
15 Nowhere in the land was there found any woman who could compare in beauty with Job's daughters. Their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.
16 Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
17 He died old and full of years.
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Job 42 concludes the narrative of the book of Job, where Job repents and recognizes God's sovereignty and righteousness. He asks for forgiveness for talking about what he did not understand and intercedes in favor of his friends. God then rebukes Job's friends and instructs them to ask Job for forgiveness for having spoken harm of him.
Proverbs 17:10: "The rebuke penetrates more deeply in the prudent than a hundred whipping at the fool." In this verse, we see that rebuke has more impact on a wise person than punishment in a fool. This principle applies to the situation of Job's friends, who are rebuked by God for talking ill of Him.
James 5:16: "Confess your guilt to each other, and pray for each other, that you will be sore. The prayer made by a righteous can much in its effects." This verse highlights the importance of confession and prayer regarding healing. Job intercedes for his friends, showing that he is willing to forgive them.
Proverbs 16:18: "Superb precedes ruin, and the haughtiness of the Spirit precedes the fall." This verse is applicable to Job, who repents that he has spoken too much and humbles himself before God. He recognizes his smallness and dependence on God.
Matthew 6:14-15: "For if you forgive your offenses to men, your heavenly Father will forgive you to you; But but you do not forgive men to your offenses, nor will you forgive your offenses." This verse emphasizes the importance of forgiveness. Job forgives his friends and intercedes for them, showing his willingness to follow God's principles.
2 Corinthians 5:17: "As soon as one is in Christ, a new creature is; old things have passed; behold, everything has been new." This verse highlights the radical change that can occur in the life of someone who repents and trusts in God. Job experiences this transformation in his life, after going through his afflictions and having a personal encounter with God.
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