Subject: Blessing of God - Job 40-42

Job 42:13-15 (ESV Strong's)
He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch. And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

Subject:  Blessing of God

When God blesses those He pleases to bless, He does so outside the bounds of culture.   As we read the story of Job we are captivated for almost 41 chapters with Job's life and dilemma.   He is physically distraught, socially mocked, and psychologically empty.   God has allowed Job to experience pain and suffering and than, for 41 chapters, be counseled by men who do not represent God officially, but believe they do.  Then chapter 42 comes along.  Thank God for chapter 42s of our lives.  Chapter 42 is the chapter where God blesses Job and gives insight and balances the scales.  You can't have chapter 42 without 1-41, however.  In those early chapters Job's sons and daughter's lives are taken. In chapter 42 God restores Job and gives him seven sons and three daughters.  However, it is significant that God mentions the daughters by name and not the sons.  This is highly unusual.  Almost always, in God's Word, the focus is on the sons of a man chosen by God.  The female during this time of society was not valued and was treated as property.  What we read above is no mistake.  Job's restoration and blessing was so vast, that special attention is even given to the daughter's of Job.  This is to give us a clear understanding that when God blesses He blesses.   The names of Job's daughters are all Hebrew words that reflect the beauty and respect God gave them in this new chapter of Job's life.   We are to notice this.   God wants us to realize we might go through hardships, but God will bless in due time.   When He does, the culture of the day won't prevent Him from opening up the windows of heaven even on some person (or, in this case, gender) not always valued by mankind.