Job's suffering and restoration
Job 1–2; 19:25; 42; James 5:11
Job, a righteous man in the land of Uz, lost his wealth, children, and health, wrestled with God's ways, and was restored.
But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.
Job 19:25 (World English Bible)
Satan claimed Job only served God for what he got. God allowed Job to be tested, and in one day he lost nearly everything. His friends insisted he must be suffering for hidden sin. Job protested his innocence and demanded an answer from God, yet held on to hope in a living Redeemer.
God answered from the whirlwind, not with explanations but with his own greatness. Job repented of speaking beyond his knowledge, and God restored him with twice what he had before. James points to Job's endurance and to God's compassion (James 5:11).
Places
Dating notes
The book of Job gives no date. Ussher mentions Job at this point only by quoting the early writer Sulpicius Severus. Many conservative scholars place Job in the patriarchal era because he lived about 140 years after his trials (Job 42:16), acted as his family's priest, and the book never mentions the Law of Moses. The placement here is approximate.