JOB 4:1 The Friends and Job: Can Job Be Right before God? The main section of the book contains the dialogue between Job and the three friends. It opens with Job’s initial lament (Job 3:1) and then alternates between speeches by each friend (Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar) and responses by Job. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 4:8 THOSE WHO PLOW INIQUITY AND SOW TROUBLE REAP THE SAME. At the opening of his speech, Eliphaz introduces the claim that the friends will relentlessly defend throughout the dialogue: a person’s character can be judged by his or her circumstances. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEle... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 4:12 Eliphaz reports that he had a vision (vv. Job 4:12) and then describes its content (vv. Job 4:17). The vision raises the question, CAN MORTAL MAN BE IN THE RIGHT BEFORE GOD? Eliphaz argues that if God PUTS NO TRUST even in his ANGELS, then Job, a mortal man, should seek God’s he... [ Continue Reading ]