That wasn’t a mistake.

Jesus told us, “Remember Lot’s wife” (Luke 17:32), but this article invites you to consider someone rarely mentioned: Job’s wife. Because if you look at the state of Christian marriages today, especially the divorce rate among believers, it’s clear: we have forgotten her.

We remember Lot’s wife because she looked back and was judged. But today, many are cutting off their own flesh—not over sin, but over schedules, stress, and selfishness. Marriages are breaking not from destruction like Sodom, but from discomfort. And yet, Job and his wife endured the unthinkable. Together.

Job’s Wife Was Not Overlooked—She Was Covered

In Job 2:6, God said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

And though Satan struck Job’s health, children, and possessions—his wife remained untouched. Not because Satan forgot her. But because he couldn’t touch her.

Why? Because she was one flesh with Job.

“A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24)

That covenantal bond placed her within the protective boundary of Job’s life. God didn’t give Satan permission to touch Job’s life, and by extension, he couldn’t touch Job’s wife. The power of covenant was honored—even by the enemy.

She Lost Everything Too

Job isn’t the only one who suffered.

Job’s wife lost all ten of her children. She lost her livelihood, her social standing, her future. She watched her husband rot in pain.

Her words—*”Curse God and die!”—were not rebellion. They were the cry of a broken woman at the end of herself. Grief had drowned her reason.

Even Job recognized this. He said:

“You speak as one of the foolish women would speak.” (Job 2:10)

Not, “You are foolish.” But, *”This isn’t you.”

And she didn’t leave. She stayed.

She wasn’t tested separately because she wasn’t built to carry that weight. God placed the burden on Job, who had the spiritual grounding to endure it. But because she remained in covenant, she shared in both the suffering and the restoration.

The Contrast: Lot’s Wife

Lot’s wife was also one flesh with a righteous man. But her heart never left Sodom.

When she looked back, she was judged. She was cut off. She forfeited deliverance.

Job’s wife stayed forward-facing, even in brokenness.
Lot’s wife looked backward, and was lost.

What We’re Doing Today

Modern believers are severing covenant over far less:

• Disagreements about money
• Emotional distance
• Temporary hardship
• Convenience

But Job and his wife suffered total loss. And their covenant held.

That’s why we must remember Job’s wife. Not because she got it all right—but because she didn’t walk away.

She Was Restored Too

When Job was restored, she was part of it. She bore him more children (Job 42:13).
She lived in the doubled blessing.

Why? Because she stayed.
She endured.
She was still one flesh.

Final Thought

We are told to remember Lot’s wife—because of what happens when you turn back.

But we must also remember Job’s wife—because of what happens when you stay, even in sorrow.

She broke. She wept. She endured. And God restored everything.

Remember Lot’s wife… but also remember Job’s wife.