Job’s three friends have been ‘counseling’ him in his distress. He rebukes their words as false. But another voice is heard when theirs falls silent. Until I started reading Job again, I didn’t remember that there was a fourth person, besides Job’s wife, who confronted him. Elihu takes up the task of confronting Job and […]
Job sums up his life and his actions in his own defense. He has lived a life like no other. And he asks WHY this is happening. He doesn’t understand. Job is living in a time when man sees everything that happens to him as a result of his actions. If he is evil, he […]
Bildad’s final words to Job hit hard, but they are absolutely correct. Yet Job’s reply will end his three friend’s responses. Bildad’s words are the shortest of all the replies. I expected Zophar to speak next, but he doesn’t. A new voice will be heard, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Bildad’s reply is the […]
Job’s friends haven’t given up. It’s time for the third round and Eliphaz starts us off. He says that Job’s wickedness is huge! The debate rages on. No one is really listening to what the other is saying, or being persuaded by it. I wonder how long this debate lasted. Did it all happen in […]
It is Zophar’s second turn to try and convince Job that he is in the wrong. “God only punishes evil.” Job disagrees! Job sees the same thing that King David saw; the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer. David speaks of this often in the Psalms that he pours out to God. David also knew […]