When suffering comes to us, we often ask why. People sometimes say it’s because the sufferer did something wrong. The book of Job examines the suffering of one man who suffered precisely because he was blameless. Job’s friends supposed that he was guilty of some unknown sin. They tried to persuade him to repent, but Job knew he hadn’t sinned, so he questioned God. Finally, God appeared, but he …
2Yo conozco que todo lo puedes, Y que no hay pensamiento que se esconda de ti.
3¿Quién es el que oscurece el consejo sin entendimiento? Por tanto, yo hablaba lo que no entendía; Cosas demasiado maravillosas para mí, que yo no comprendía.
4Oye, te ruego, y hablaré; Te preguntaré, y tú me enseñarás.
5De oídas te había oído; Mas ahora mis ojos te ven.
6Por tanto me aborrezco, Y me arrepiento en polvo y ceniza.
7Y aconteció que después que habló Jehová estas palabras a Job, Jehová dijo a Elifaz temanita: Mi ira se encendió contra ti y tus dos compañeros; porque no habéis hablado de mí lo recto, como mi siervo Job.
8Ahora, pues, tomaos siete becerros y siete carneros, e id a mi siervo Job, y ofreced holocausto por vosotros, y mi siervo Job orará por vosotros; porque de cierto a él atenderé para no trataros afrentosamente, por cuanto no habéis hablado de mí con rectitud, como mi siervo Job.
9Fueron, pues, Elifaz temanita, Bildad suhita y Zofar naamatita, e hicieron como Jehová les dijo; y Jehová aceptó la oración de Job.
10Y quitó Jehová la aflicción de Job, cuando él hubo orado por sus amigos; y aumentó al doble todas las cosas que habían sido de Job.
11Y vinieron a él todos sus hermanos y todas sus hermanas, y todos los que antes le habían conocido, y comieron con él pan en su casa, y se condolieron de él, y le consolaron de todo aquel mal que Jehová había traído sobre él; y cada uno de ellos le dio una pieza de dinero y un anillo de oro.
12Y bendijo Jehová el postrer estado de Job más que el primero; porque tuvo catorce mil ovejas, seis mil camellos, mil yuntas de bueyes y mil asnas,
13y tuvo siete hijos y tres hijas.
14Llamó el nombre de la primera, Jemima, el de la segunda, Cesia, y el de la tercera, Keren-hapuc.
15Y no había mujeres tan hermosas como las hijas de Job en toda la tierra; y les dio su padre herencia entre sus hermanos.
16Después de esto vivió Job ciento cuarenta años, y vio a sus hijos, y a los hijos de sus hijos, hasta la cuarta generación.
17Y murió Job viejo y lleno de días.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
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Versículo 1
I. 42:1-6 Job understood the message of God’s speeches: I know that you can do anything. Nothing is …
42:1-6 Job understood the message of God’s speeches: I know that you can do anything. Nothing is too hard for God (Gen 18:14; Jer 32:17; Matt 19:26) and nothing can stop his plan (Job 23:13; Isa 14:27; 46:10). Job realized how unlike God he was.
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Versículo 5
II. 42:5 now I have seen you: Up to this point, Job had not seen God (see 23:8); now, like Isaiah, he…
42:5 now I have seen you: Up to this point, Job had not seen God (see 23:8); now, like Isaiah, he had been in God’s presence and was overwhelmed by God’s holiness (Isa 6:1).
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Versículo 7
III. 42:7 Eliphaz the Temanite was the spokesman for the friends, which probably indicates his seniori…
42:7 Eliphaz the Temanite was the spokesman for the friends, which probably indicates his seniority. Eliphaz had falsely implied that his advice originated in prophetic visions (4:12-16); now God did speak to him, but not to affirm his message. • Unlike his three friends (cp. 13:7-10), Job had spoken accurately about God. Job’s blunt questions were better suited to arriving at the truth about God than the friends’ superficial orthodox doctrine.
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Versículo 8
IV. 42:8-9 The Lord made Job the mediator that Job had hoped to find for himself (9:33; 16:19-21; 19:…
42:8-9 The Lord made Job the mediator that Job had hoped to find for himself (9:33; 16:19-21; 19:25) and that Elihu desired to be (32:1–37:24). • go to my servant Job: God wanted Job’s friends to be reconciled with Job before they presented their offerings (Matt 5:23-24). • My servant Job will pray for you; he had also prayed for his children (1:5; cp. Jas 5:16; 1 Jn 5:16). • When the Lord accepted Job’s prayer, it ironically fulfilled Eliphaz’s promise (Job 22:26-30).
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Versículo 10
V. 42:10 Job’s fortunes probably included his health (42:16-17). God created humans in order to bles…
42:10 Job’s fortunes probably included his health (42:16-17). God created humans in order to bless them, not curse them.
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Versículo 11
VI. 42:11 Although Job was restored, he still needed to be consoled and comforted for the loss of his…
42:11 Although Job was restored, he still needed to be consoled and comforted for the loss of his children. Following Job’s own earlier practice (4:4; 16:5), his family and former friends took up where the three other friends left off (2:11; cp. 2 Cor 7:6). • The gift of money was not so much charity to provide a financial basis for Job’s restored fortune as it was to honor and seek the favor of an influential man (e.g., Prov 18:16), and perhaps even to assuage disfavor (e.g., Gen 32:20; 33:10; 43:11; 1 Sam 25:27). • A gold ring was worn in a woman’s nose (Gen 24:47; Prov 11:22; Isa 3:21) or on the ears of either men or women (Gen 35:4; Exod 32:2-3; Judg 8:24).
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Versículo 12
VII. 42:12 When God blessed Job, it ironically fulfilled Bildad’s promise (8:7).
42:12 When God blessed Job, it ironically fulfilled Bildad’s promise (8:7).
VIII
Versículo 14
VIII. 42:14 The beautiful names of Job’s new daughters spoke of Job’s renewed and pleasant good fortune…
42:14 The beautiful names of Job’s new daughters spoke of Job’s renewed and pleasant good fortunes. • Jemimah means “dove” (see Song 2:14). • Keziah means “cassia” or “cinnamon flower” (see Ps 45:8). • Keren-happuch means “horn of antimony,” which refers to a lustrous container for cosmetics.
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Versículo 15
IX. 42:15 their father put them into his will: Daughters normally inherited only when there were no m…
42:15 their father put them into his will: Daughters normally inherited only when there were no male heirs (Num 27; 36). Perhaps Job’s unusual action expressed his superabundant prosperity; only a wealthy man could afford to pass some of his wealth to the families into which his daughters would marry.
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Versículo 16
X. 42:16 140 years was twice the normal life span (Ps 90:10). If the analogy of double restoration h…
42:16 140 years was twice the normal life span (Ps 90:10). If the analogy of double restoration holds (Job 42:10), Job might have been 70 already and then lived another 140 years. A life span of 210 years would not be out of keeping with the patriarchal setting of the book (see Gen 25:7; 35:28; 47:28; 50:26; Deut 34:7; Josh 24:29). • living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren: Job’s blessing extended to watching his multigenerational family grow (Gen 50:23; Ps 128:6).
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Versículo 17
XI. 42:17 Like Abraham and Isaac, who also died at a ripe old age (Gen 25:8; 35:29), Job lived a long…
42:17 Like Abraham and Isaac, who also died at a ripe old age (Gen 25:8; 35:29), Job lived a long, full life, fulfilling Eliphaz’s promise (Job 5:26), which was based on God’s general promise (Deut 6:2; Ps 91:16). • At the end of the book, the Greek Old Testament adds a note declaring that Job will rise from the dead at the resurrection. It goes on to provide information about where and when Job and his descendants lived.
Antiguo Testamento
Job — Capítulo 42
When suffering comes to us, we often ask why. People sometimes say it’s because the sufferer did something wrong. The book of Job examines the suffering of one man who suffered precisely because he was blameless. Job’s friends supposed that he was guilty of some unknown sin. They tried to persuade him to repent, but Job knew he hadn’t sinned, so he questioned God. Finally, God appeared, but he …
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Respondió Job a Jehová, y dijo:
2Yo conozco que todo lo puedes, Y que no hay pensamiento que se esconda de ti.
3¿Quién es el que oscurece el consejo sin entendimiento? Por tanto, yo hablaba lo que no entendía; Cosas demasiado maravillosas para mí, que yo no comprendía.
4Oye, te ruego, y hablaré; Te preguntaré, y tú me enseñarás.
5De oídas te había oído; Mas ahora mis ojos te ven.
6Por tanto me aborrezco, Y me arrepiento en polvo y ceniza.
7Y aconteció que después que habló Jehová estas palabras a Job, Jehová dijo a Elifaz temanita: Mi ira se encendió contra ti y tus dos compañeros; porque no habéis hablado de mí lo recto, como mi siervo Job.
8Ahora, pues, tomaos siete becerros y siete carneros, e id a mi siervo Job, y ofreced holocausto por vosotros, y mi siervo Job orará por vosotros; porque de cierto a él atenderé para no trataros afrentosamente, por cuanto no habéis hablado de mí con rectitud, como mi siervo Job.
9Fueron, pues, Elifaz temanita, Bildad suhita y Zofar naamatita, e hicieron como Jehová les dijo; y Jehová aceptó la oración de Job.
10Y quitó Jehová la aflicción de Job, cuando él hubo orado por sus amigos; y aumentó al doble todas las cosas que habían sido de Job.
11Y vinieron a él todos sus hermanos y todas sus hermanas, y todos los que antes le habían conocido, y comieron con él pan en su casa, y se condolieron de él, y le consolaron de todo aquel mal que Jehová había traído sobre él; y cada uno de ellos le dio una pieza de dinero y un anillo de oro.
12Y bendijo Jehová el postrer estado de Job más que el primero; porque tuvo catorce mil ovejas, seis mil camellos, mil yuntas de bueyes y mil asnas,
13y tuvo siete hijos y tres hijas.
14Llamó el nombre de la primera, Jemima, el de la segunda, Cesia, y el de la tercera, Keren-hapuc.
15Y no había mujeres tan hermosas como las hijas de Job en toda la tierra; y les dio su padre herencia entre sus hermanos.
16Después de esto vivió Job ciento cuarenta años, y vio a sus hijos, y a los hijos de sus hijos, hasta la cuarta generación.
17Y murió Job viejo y lleno de días.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 1
I. 42:1-6 Job understood the message of God’s speeches: I know that you can do anything. Nothing is …
Versículo 5
II. 42:5 now I have seen you: Up to this point, Job had not seen God (see 23:8); now, like Isaiah, he…
Versículo 7
III. 42:7 Eliphaz the Temanite was the spokesman for the friends, which probably indicates his seniori…
Versículo 8
IV. 42:8-9 The Lord made Job the mediator that Job had hoped to find for himself (9:33; 16:19-21; 19:…
Versículo 10
V. 42:10 Job’s fortunes probably included his health (42:16-17). God created humans in order to bles…
Versículo 11
VI. 42:11 Although Job was restored, he still needed to be consoled and comforted for the loss of his…
Versículo 12
VII. 42:12 When God blessed Job, it ironically fulfilled Bildad’s promise (8:7).
Versículo 14
VIII. 42:14 The beautiful names of Job’s new daughters spoke of Job’s renewed and pleasant good fortune…
Versículo 15
IX. 42:15 their father put them into his will: Daughters normally inherited only when there were no m…
Versículo 16
X. 42:16 140 years was twice the normal life span (Ps 90:10). If the analogy of double restoration h…
Versículo 17
XI. 42:17 Like Abraham and Isaac, who also died at a ripe old age (Gen 25:8; 35:29), Job lived a long…