Job 42:16-17 | TNotes | STEP | 42:16 140 years was twice the normal life span (Ps 90:10 ). If the analogy of double restoration holds (Job 42:10 ), Job might have been 70 already and then lived another 140 years. A life span of 210 years would not be out of keeping with the patriarchal setting of the book (see Gen 25:7 ; 35:28 ; 47:28 ; 50:26 ; Deut 34:7 ; Josh 24:29 ). • living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren: Job’s blessing extended to watching his multigenerational family grow (Gen 50:23 ; Ps 128:6 ).

a42:16►

bPs 90:10►

cJob 42:10►

dGen 25:7►

e35:28►

f47:28►

g50:26►

hDeut 34:7►

iJosh 24:29►

jGen 50:23►

kPs 128:6►

l42:17►

mGen 25:8►

n35:29►

oJob 5:26►

pDeut 6:2►

qPs 91:16►

‏ Job 42:16-17

42:16 ^a 140 years was twice the normal life span (Ps 90:10 ^b). If the analogy of double restoration holds (Job 42:10 ^c), Job might have been 70 already and then lived another 140 years. A life span of 210 years would not be out of keeping with the patriarchal setting of the book (see Gen 25:7 ^d; 35:28 ^e; 47:28 ^f; 50:26 ^g; Deut 34:7 ^h; Josh 24:29 ⁱ).

• living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren: Job’s blessing extended to watching his multigenerational family grow (Gen 50:23 ^j; Ps 128:6 ^k).
42:17 ^l Like Abraham and Isaac, who also died at a ripe old age (Gen 25:8 ^m; 35:29 ⁿ), Job lived a long, full life, fulfilling Eliphaz’s promise (Job 5:26 ^o), which was based on God’s general promise (Deut 6:2 ^p; Ps 91:16 ^q).

• At the end of the book, the Greek Old Testament adds a note declaring that Job will rise from the dead at the resurrection. It goes on to provide information about where and when Job and his descendants lived.