approached, they fell to the ground in pity (Job 2:12). This last temptation brought by Satan was so severe, it nearly broke Job's soul. While we might weep with Job, we miss the faithful, steady presence of his wife. She put aside her own grief to care for her husband. Imagine the exhausting drain, caring for a suffering soul like Job. Imagine the loud howls of agony, hour after hour, day after day. Imagine the one you love walking the thin line of sanity, and suffering excruciating, debilitating pain.
Job's wife continued this mission of mercy without the resources of a helpful support network, without any financial resources, without relief. Their children were gone, their friends and family scattered, her God seemingly absent. And we
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He didn't hesitate to rebuke Job's friends (Job 42:7-9). All we know of God's treatment of Job's wife is he blessed her after the whole trouble was over. She shared in the doubling of their wealth (Job 42:10). She had the “privilege” of giving birth to ten more children, whom the Scriptures said were the most beautiful in all of the land (Job 42:12-15). Although Job’s daughters and his wife have only very small parts, it is interesting that the three daughters born after his misfortunes are each named, are described as exceptionally beautiful, and unaccustomarily are given an inheritance. And it's likely Jod’s wife shared in the many more good years of her husband's life. The Scriptures say that Job lived to see four generations of his offspring (Job 42:16).
So what can we learn from Job's wife today? Perhaps her testimony is her simple presence during her husband's lowest moments. We read that his siblings and friends returned and consoled and comforted him because of all the trials the Lord had created against him (Job 42:11). It's easy to show compassion after the event, but during Job's lowest moments, they were nowhere to be found. Yet every single day, there was his wife, caring and enduring the trials Satan had inflicted, but seemingly without knowing