Job 15:1-3
Job said that he was as wise as his friends (Job 12:3). He even said that they could learn from his words (Job 13:5-6). But Eliphaz thought that there was a terrible error in Job’s beliefs.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job said that he was as wise as his friends (Job 12:3). He even said that they could learn from his words (Job 13:5-6). But Eliphaz thought that there was a terrible error in Job’s beliefs.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 15 ELIPHAZ’S SECOND SPEECH ELIPHAZ SAYS THAT JOB IS WRONG V1 Eliphaz, who belonged to the people called Temanites, answered.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job said that good men often have awful lives. And he said that evil men have good lives (Job 12:6). Eliphaz could not agree. He believed that God rewards a good man. Eliphaz also believed that God punishes an evil man. So Job’s words seemed not to respect God. But Eliphaz was not right. Job did re... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s friends believed that an older man was wiser (Job 32:7). Eliphaz said that many old people believed the same ideas as Eliphaz himself. And many people who lived long ago had the same ideas. They thought that an ill person must be an evil person. Even Jesus’ disciples (special students) had suc... [ Continue Reading ]
Job said that he wanted to meet God. And Job wanted to reason with God. Job was sincere when he said this. He could not explain why God had not rescued him from his troubles. But Job still trusted God. Eliphaz thought that Job was angry with God. So Eliphaz did not realise that Job’s words were sin... [ Continue Reading ]
Eliphaz repeated the same lesson as in Job 4:17. He said that nobody is perfect. So he thought that Job must be evil too. Eliphaz was right to say that nobody is perfect. We must all confess our evil deeds so that God will forgive us. But Job was a sincere man. He often prayed that God would forgiv... [ Continue Reading ]
In fact, many people do not prefer to do evil things. Job always tried to do the right things (Job 1:1). AN ANCIENT LESSON V17 Listen! I will teach you. I will explain the things that I have seen. V18 Wise men taught this lesson. And their fathers taught this lesson to them. V19 God gave them this... [ Continue Reading ]
Eliphaz repeated the friends’ main idea. Wicked men always suffer a terrible fate. They will have an awful life and a terrible death.... [ Continue Reading ]
Eliphaz warned Job here. Job should not accuse God. Nobody can oppose God. So Job should not argue. Job should agree that he is guilty, like everybody else. A WICKED MAN CANNOT AVOID GOD’S PUNISHMENT V27 A wicked man might be successful. He might be greedy and fat. V28 But the inhabitants of his t... [ Continue Reading ]
Job thought that many evil people are successful (Job 12:6). Eliphaz argued that their success was temporary. Their wealth would not last. Soon, they would lose everything (verse 29). Job had spoken about a tree that someone had cut down (Job 14:7-9). This idea gave hope to Job. Perhaps God would a... [ Continue Reading ]