Qn. 3, 6 Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived’ (3): Job has a point to say these words. If he hadn’t been born, he would have been at rest (13). He could have imagined that all would have been well with him had […]

Qn. 1, 3 “If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? Yet who can keep from speaking? (2): Are these friends really going to speak words of comfort? (Is. 50.4). God wants us to speak out words that restore hope to the people we may be addressing (Col. 3.16-17). Eliphaz could have […]

Qn. 3 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? (1): Eliphaz addresses Job, showing him the holy ones have no time to listen to the wicked. Is that comfort? At times we seem to replace God in making judgment (Rom. 8.33). Even today, it’s […]