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The books of Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs belong to the category of writings typically termed “wisdom literature.” Biblical wisdom may be defined as the exposition of a fundamental order within the universe, and wisdom is to know and follow this order. The reality of life is that the affirmations of traditional wisdom often contradict the experience of the faithful. Bad things happen to...

NOTES 42:14 Jemimah … Keziah … Keren-happuch. The first name means “dove,” the second is the name of a perfume, and the third is the name of a black powder used to adorn the eyes. The names of Job’s daughters and the description of their beauty indicate the special status they received as part of the restoration God granted to Job. 42:16 140 years. This is double the normal span of a full life—expressed as a multiple of seven (cf. Ps 90:10)—in keeping with the restoration of all the rest of Job’s
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