Jó 42:9

9 Então foram Elifaz o temanita, e Bildade o suíta, e Zofar o naamatita, e fizeram como o Senhor lhes ordenara; e o Senhor aceitou a Jó.

Jó 42:9 Meaning and Commentary

Job 42:9

So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, [and] Zophar
the Naamathite, went
Having taken the above creatures for sacrifice, as directed, they went to Job with them;

and did according as the Lord commanded them;
offered them by Job for a burnt offering, and desired him to pray for them. This they did, both as to matter and manner, as the Lord ordered them; and they did it immediately, without consulting flesh and blood, the pride and other passions of their hearts; and they all united in it, and served the Lord with one consent, which showed them to be good men;

the Lord also accepted Job;
the sacrifice he offered; perhaps by sending fire from heaven, which consumed the burnt offering: or "the face of Job"; he heard his prayer for his friends, and granted his request for them: or "the person of Job", as Mr. Broughton renders it; Job in this was a type of Christ also, who is always heard in his intercession and mediation for his people. God has respect to his person, which always acceptable to him, and in whom he is well pleased; and he has respect to his offering and sacrifice, which is of a sweet smelling savour to him. And the persons of his people are accepted in him the Beloved, and all their services and sacrifices of prayer and praise, ( Matthew 3:17 ) ( Ephesians 1:6 ) ( 1 Peter 2:5 ) . The Targum is,

``they did as the Word of the Lord spake unto them, and the Word of the Lord accepted the face of Job.''

Jó 42:9 In-Context

7 Sucedeu pois que, acabando o Senhor de dizer a Jó aquelas palavras, o Senhor disse a Elifaz, o temanita: A minha ira se acendeu contra ti e contra os teus dois amigos, porque não tendes falado de mim o que era reto, como o meu servo Jó.

8 Tomai, pois, sete novilhos e sete carneiros, e ide ao meu servo Jó, e oferecei um holocausto por vós; e o meu servo Jó orará por vós; porque deveras a ele aceitarei, para que eu não vos trate conforme a vossa estultícia; porque vós não tendes falado de mim o que era reto, como o meu servo Jó.

9 Então foram Elifaz o temanita, e Bildade o suíta, e Zofar o naamatita, e fizeram como o Senhor lhes ordenara; e o Senhor aceitou a Jó.

10 O Senhor, pois, virou o cativeiro de Jó, quando este orava pelos seus amigos; e o Senhor deu a Jó o dobro do que antes possuía.

11 Então vieram ter com ele todos os seus irmãos, e todas as suas irmãs, e todos quantos dantes o conheceram, e comeram com ele pão em sua casa; condoeram-se dele, e o consolaram de todo o mal que o Senhor lhe havia enviado; e cada um deles lhe deu uma peça de dinheiro e um pendente de ouro.