We often focus on Job's miserable comforters, but right at the end of the book we see some exemplary comforters:
"Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold." (Job 42:11)
Job's relatives do the following:
- They are physically present. Notably this is in the important act of eating together with him.
- They show him sympathy (better translation from my limited knowledge: "they mourn expressively")
- They comfort him, presumably particularly with words
- They help him practically with money.
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ReplyDeleteMy pastor is preaching through Job, and he brought out this very thing, except he used the example of his "miserable comforters" before they opened their mouths to speak!
ReplyDeleteFor the short blog version, see here
For the sermon, listen here!
Absolutely. Best thing they did.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sermon links.