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[[God]] did not charge Job with the sins his friends had accused him of committing. However, [[God]] did charge him with not seeing himself in the light of the greatness and the majesty of [[God]]. Job's religious experience was no longer second-hand. He had met [[God]] personally, and this made all his earthly sufferings worthwhile.
In the last verses of chapter 42, [[God]] honors Job. Job had humbled himself before [[God]] and now [[God]] exalts him. First, [[God]] rebukes the friends of Job; then He restores Job's fortune.
Job lived for another 140 years, which suggests that he may have been 70 years old when these events took place. Since [[God]] doubled everything else in Job's life, it is reasonable to believe He doubled his 70 years also.
The main lesson in the Book of Job is not that a person will be rich and powerful when suffering is over; but, rather, that [[God]] has a purpose in suffering, and nothing can disturb that purpose. Even [[Satan]] must bow to [[God]]'s control. Job was not suffering because of sins, but his suffering still made him a better man. I hope the Book of Job has been a great inspiration to you and that you will now be able to better endure the trials that come your way.
We now begin a study of the [[Psalms]]. Praise, worship, confession, and the outpouring of prayer characterize the [[Psalms]]. [[David]] was the author of 73 of the [[Psalms]], Asaph composed 12, the children of Korah 11, [[Solomon]] two, and one each is ascribed to [[Moses]] and Ethan. The remaining fifty [[Psalms]] are anonymous. We speak of the [[Psalms]] as the "[[Psalms]] of [[David]]" because he was the principal writer, or compiler. [[David]]'s real character is portrayed in them, and in them [[God]]'s people generally see a pretty fair picture of themselves, their struggles, their sins, their sorrows, their aspirations, their joys, their failures, and their victories.