“Then came there unto 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 they 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.”
The narrative continues: 'So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.' The specific enumeration of Job's restored possessions establishes the extent of divine blessing. The possessions double those mentioned in the prologue (where Job had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses). The doubling fulfills the promise of verse 10. The verse establishes that restoration is comprehensive and concrete. The verse also emphasizes that material blessing follows spiritual vindication. Job's integrity through suffering leads to both spiritual standing before God and material prosperity.
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