“You’re miserable comforters, all of you!” Job said. Your long-winded speeches are filled with gloom and doom. Where’s your compassion and hope?”Turning to God, he said: “Only you can bring justice. My friends have all lost their senses. They mock and sneer at me.
Blog – Speech #2 By Eliphaz
Seeing that the other two visitors were speaking against Job, Eliphaz grew bolder in his accusations and he told Job that he was suffering because he didn’t fear God.
Blog – Job Speaks to His “Comforters” – 3rd Time
Job was not at all content with the tone that the visitors were using. They sounded like he was a little boy that needed a lesson on how to be obedient. Job objected to this characterization; because he already knew everything the visitors were saying. He just wanted an opportunity to talk to God and… Read More »
Blog – Meet Job’s “Comforter” #3
The longer Zophar thought about Job’s condition, the more he convinced himself that Job was guilty of far worse than that for which he was punished. He told this to Job after Eliphaz and Bildad offered their opinions.
Blog – Job Speaks to His “Comforters” – 2nd Time
“You speak as though I’m guilty…I’m not. I just wish there was a way I could prove my innocence before God. Woe is me, there is no one to plead my case before God.
Blog – Meet Job’s “Comforter” #2
Bildad the Shuhite was wrong when he said Job was not pure and upright. He established himself as a judge of Job’s character and he contributed to Job’s discomfort.
Blog – Job Speaks to His “Comforters” – 1st Time
Both Eliphaz and Job were wrong. Eliphaz tried to convince Job that his calamity was the result of God’s corrective action. Job was certain that he did nothing wrong; but if he did, he wanted God to let him know what it was. Job confessed that he believed his life would end soon.
Blog – Meet Job’s “Comforter” #1
My name is Eliphaz. When I told Job he should feel blessed because God was correcting him, I got the feeling that he wasn’t convinced.
Blog – Satan’s Attack on Job – Round #2
Satan caused painful sores to appear on Job’s body, from head to toe. He sat on a heap of ashes, scraping the festering sores with a piece of broken pottery. His wife’s solution: “Why don’t you just curse God and die?” “That’s foolish talk,” Job responded. “I can’t just receive good gifts from God and… Read More »
Blog – More Talk Between God and Satan About Job
Satan’s desire is to see Job break under the pressure and turn against God. God placed restrictions on Satan’s ability to do as he chose. Job, meanwhile, is faced with a choice…to continue to remain upright in God’s sight or to turn against God because of his circumstances.
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