He accuses his friends of seeking to contend for God without really knowing what God is doing. He is also accusing his friends of talking deceitfully about himself in order to defend God's actions. "How unthinkable that God, the holy, righteous One, could be defended by unholy, unrighteous argumentations" (Zuck p. 59). In trying to defend the impartial God, they are being very partial. In fact, when God examines them, their deceit will be revealed, which is actually what happened (Job 42). There is. great lesson here, God's character and His dealings in the world do not need to be defended by dishonest or tricky arguments.

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