rection of the body, saying: “I know that my Redeemer liveth; and, in the last day, I shall rise out of the earth; and I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh[1] I shall see my God, whom I myself shall see and not another. This my hope is laid up in my bosom.”
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Fig. 19. Lepers in Palestine. (Phot. Bruno Hentschel, Leipzig.)
When they had finished their reproaches, the Lord revealed Himself in a whirlwind to Job, and mildly reproved him, because, in defending his innocence, he had spoken some imprudent words. God’s wrath, however, was kindled against the three friends, and He commanded them to offer a holocaust for themselves, whilst Job should pray for them. And the Lord looked graciously on Job’s humility[2], and granted his prayers on behalf of his friends. The Lord rewarded Job’s faith and patience by healing his body and restoring to him double what he had lost. And new sons and daughters were born to him.
