3-6-07 Job 49:9, 10

Job 42:9, 10 (KJ21)
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 released Job from captivity when he prayed for his friends. Also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Job 42:9, 10 (NAS)
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD told them; and the LORD accepted Job. And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the LORD increased all that Job had twofold.

Job 42:9, 10 (NIVUS)
So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite did what the LORD told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer. After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before.

Job 42:9, 10 (NLT)
So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the LORD commanded them, and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer. When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before!

Have your ever had friends who were well-meaning, but actually said things to you that were no comfort or help at all? Perhaps you have been this kind of friend to someone else. Whether a giver or a receiver of such ill-advised 'comfort', you should know that the Lord your God will bring the appropriate chastisement at the proper time, as He did with Job and his friends,

Eliphaz the Temanite, who came from the royal line of Esau, had a strong faith in God, looking upon Him as fine gold. However, like all of us, he needed refinement in some areas. Bildad the Shuhite, although he had a wealth of love for Job, was confused in how to express that love. Zophar the Naamathite, of Job's three friends, was the most non-descript. He came from a place of pleasantness and beauty, but he was like a sparrow that flits from one place to another. However, these three men were not too proud to receive correction from Jehovah the Lord. When He showed them that they needed to repent, they did what God told them to do, bringing their sacrifice for Job to oversee.

Then, in forgiveness, Job lifted their names before God's face. He offered them his support and aid, instead of treating them as his enemies. When Job showed God's love, the Lord restored and repaired everything that Satan had stolen from him. Job was no longer held in captivity, as he prayed for his friends. He interceded for his companions and Adonai added to and increased Job's life. The Lord gave him back double what he had before.

Therefore, if you feel that you have been afflicted like Job and that you have friends that seem less than what friends should be, remember how Job treated his friends. As you pray for these who do not always treat you as they should, you may see more blessings than you have ever imagined.