The Restoration of Job's Prosperity

10 The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends , and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold . 11 Then all his brothers and all his sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house ; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversities that the Lord had brought on him. And each one gave him one piece of money , and each a ring of gold . 12 The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning ; and he had 14,000 e e sheep and 6,000 e camels and 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys . 13 He had seven sons and three daughters . 14 He named e the first Jemimah , and the second Keziah , and the third Keren-happuch . 15 In all the land no women were found so fair as Job's daughters ; and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers . 16 After this , Job lived 140 e years , and saw his sons and his grandsons , four generations . 17 And Job died , an old man and full of days .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 42:10-17

Commentary on Job 42:10-17

(Read Job 42:10-17)

In the beginning of this book we had Job's patience under his troubles, for an example; here, for our encouragement to follow that example, we have his happy end. His troubles began in Satan's malice, which God restrained; his restoration began in God's mercy, which Satan could not oppose. Mercy did not return when Job was disputing with his friends, but when he was praying for them. God is served and pleased with our warm devotions, not with our warm disputes. God doubled Job's possessions. We may lose much for the Lord, but we shall not lose any thing by him. Whether the Lord gives us health and temporal blessings or not, if we patiently suffer according to his will, in the end we shall be happy. Job's estate increased. The blessing of the Lord makes rich; it is he that gives us power to get wealth, and gives success in honest endeavours. The last days of a good man sometimes prove his best, his last works his best works, his last comforts his best comforts; for his path, like that of the morning light, shines more and more unto the perfect day.