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Job 42:10 · KJV

"And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before."

King James Version

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Passage Context

8Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
9So 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.
10And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
11Then 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.
12So 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.

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Reflection Questions

1

How do you view the relationship between prayer and healing?

2

What does it mean for you to experience restoration in your life?

3

When have you seen the results of prayer in your circumstances?

Life Application

healing

Pray for those in need of healing and restoration.

faith

Trust in God's ability to restore what has been lost.

People in This Verse

JobOT

A wealthy man known for his righteousness and deep faith in God. He faced immense suffering yet remained steadfast in his devotion.

First appearance: Job 1:1

Connection to Jesus

gospel theme

Job's restoration after prayer reflects the New Testament theme of redemption and restoration through Christ.

See also: Luke 6:38

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