Job 42:8

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Cross-reference

Job 42:9 Citation

Job 42:9 records the friends obeying and God accepting Job, directly fulfilling the command in verse 8.

Job 1:5 Parallel

Job 1:5 shows Job regularly offering sacrifices for his children — here he again acts as intercessor for his friends.

Job 22:30 Allusion

In Job 22:30, Eliphaz says the innocent can deliver the guilty — here Job's prayer delivers his friends, fulfilling that idea.

Job 13:10 Parallel

In Job 13:10, Job warns God will rebuke his friends — here that rebuke is realized as they need his intercession.

Job 35:8 Contrast

In Job 35:8, Elihu argues that human righteousness only affects other humans, not God — contrasting with God's acceptance of Job's prayer here because of his righteousness.

Job 33:26 Parallel

In Job 33:26, the theme of accepted prayer is echoed — a person prays and is accepted, similar to Job's intercession being accepted.

Jeremiah 15:1 says even Moses and Samuel would not be accepted as intercessors for Israel, whereas Job's intercession is accepted.

In Jeremiah 14:11, God commands Jeremiah not to pray for the people, contrasting with God commanding Job's friends to have Job pray for them.

2 Chronicles 29:21 Related theme

In 2 Chronicles 29:21, Hezekiah's purification offering also includes seven bulls and seven rams, mirroring Job's sacrifice.

1 Chronicles 15:26 Related theme

In 1 Chronicles 15:26, the same exact sacrifice of seven bulls and seven rams appears during the ark's transport, showing a recurring OT pattern.

Numbers 23:29 Related theme

Numbers 23:29 repeats the request for seven bulls and seven rams — identical to the sacrifice God prescribes here.

Numbers 23:14 Related theme

Numbers 23:14 describes Balaam building seven altars and offering a bull and a ram on each — exactly the sacrifice God commands here.

Numbers 23:1 Related theme

Numbers 23:1 records Balaam requesting seven bulls and seven rams — the same number and animals God commands for the friends' sacrifice here.

Ezekiel 45:23 Related theme

Ezekiel 45:23 prescribes seven bulls and seven rams for the festival burnt offering, identical to Job's sacrifice.

Hebrews 7:25 describes Christ's eternal intercession, which Job's mediatorial prayer for his friends typologically prefigures.

Genesis 20:17 shows Abraham praying for Abimelek after sin, just as Job prays for his friends—both are righteous intercessors.

Hebrews 10:10-14 contrasts the repeated OT sacrifices (like Job's) with Christ's once-for-all sacrifice that perfects believers.

James 5:16 Parallel

In James 5:16, the prayer of a righteous person is powerful — Job's intercession here is a prime example of that truth.

John 9:31 Parallel

In John 9:31, the principle that God hears those who worship Him and do His will is stated — directly exemplified by Job's prayer being heard.

In 2 Chronicles 30:18, Hezekiah prays for atonement for the unclean — similar to Job's intercessory prayer for his friends here.

In 1 Samuel 12:19, the people ask Samuel to pray for their sin — mirroring Job's intercessory role for his friends here.

In Numbers 21:7, Moses prays for the repentant people — similar to Job's intercessory prayer for his friends here.

In Exodus 32:30, Moses intercedes for Israel's sin — echoing Job's role as intercessor offering sacrifice and prayer for his friends.

Genesis 20:7 describes Abraham as a prophet whose prayer will save Abimelech, directly paralleling Job's role as intercessor for his friends.

Ezekiel 14:14 says Job's righteousness would only save himself, not others, but here his prayer saves his friends.

Hebrews 10:4 declares that such animal sacrifices cannot take away sins, contrasting the temporary efficacy of Job's offering.

Genesis 19:21 shows God granting Lot's request to spare Zoar, similar to God accepting Job's prayer for his friends. Both are answered intercessions.

In Jeremiah 27:18, prophets are called to entreat the Lord — similar to Job's role as intercessor for his friends.

Malachi 1:8 Contrast

Malachi 1:8 condemns offering blemished sacrifices, while Job 42:8 commands proper burnt offerings, highlighting acceptable worship.

Matthew 5:24 commands reconciliation before offering, similar to Job's intercessory sacrifice for his friends after their offense.

Leviticus 4:31 describes the priestly sin offering for atonement — Job's burnt offering here similarly seeks atonement for his friends.

Acts 8:24 Parallel

In Acts 8:24, Simon asks for prayer — a request for intercession, similar to Job praying for his friends.