Evening: Job 42:10-13 (NIV) 10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before. 11 All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the LORD had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. 12 The LORD blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
In this passage tonight we see something that is mostly missed by those who just read the Bible but not study it. You will notice that the Scripture says that God gave him twice as much as he had before. We find something that seems to be wrong in this passage.
In all other things Job received twice as many cattle and sheep and camels as he had before but when it comes to his children he only received the same number as before. Why this discrepancy? Here is the reason. Remember that Job was regularly praying for his children and offering sacrifices for them daily.
His children heard from Job’s lips about his God and they must have trusted in their father’s God. Here is how we know. When God blessed his life after his suffering he had only seven sons and three daughters, the exact number he had before. If they were believers before they died then he really did not lose them so God only had to bless Job with the same number again for him to give him twice the number.
How important is it to lead lives that will lead our children to trust in God no matter what. Job’s direction of his children made an eternal difference in their lives. SO we too who are parents need to lead lives that are setting the example for our children to follow.
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