Job 42:11 | TNotes | STEP | 42:11 Although Job was restored, he still needed to be consoled and comforted for the loss of his children. Following Job’s own earlier practice (4:4 ; 16:5 ), his family and former friends took up where the three other friends left off (2:11 ; cp. 2 Cor 7:6 ). • The gift of money was not so much charity to provide a financial basis for Job’s restored fortune as it was to honor and seek the favor of an influential man (e.g., Prov 18:16 ), and perhaps even to assuage disfavor (e.g., Gen 32:20 ; 33:10 ; 43:11 ; 1 Sam 25:27 ). • A gold ring was worn in a woman’s nose (Gen 24:47 ; Prov 11:22 ; Isa 3:21 ) or on the ears of either men or women (Gen 35:4 ; Exod 32:2-3 ; Judg 8:24 ).

a42:11►

b4:4►

c16:5►

d2:11►

e2 Cor 7:6►

fProv 18:16►

gGen 32:20►

h33:10►

i43:11►

j1 Sam 25:27►

kGen 24:47►

lProv 11:22►

mIsa 3:21►

nGen 35:4►

oExod 32:2-3►

pJudg 8:24►

‏ Job 42:11

42:11 ^a Although Job was restored, he still needed to be consoled and comforted for the loss of his children. Following Job’s own earlier practice (4:4 ^b; 16:5 ^c), his family and former friends took up where the three other friends left off (2:11 ^d; cp. 2 Cor 7:6 ^e).

• The gift of money was not so much charity to provide a financial basis for Job’s restored fortune as it was to honor and seek the favor of an influential man (e.g., Prov 18:16 ^f), and perhaps even to assuage disfavor (e.g., Gen 32:20 ^g; 33:10 ^h; 43:11 ⁱ; 1 Sam 25:27 ^j).

• A gold ring was worn in a woman’s nose (Gen 24:47 ^k; Prov 11:22 ^l; Isa 3:21 ^m) or on the ears of either men or women (Gen 35:4 ⁿ; Exod 32:2-3 ^o; Judg 8:24 ^p).