Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Job 32

"Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God. Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job." vv.2-3

Read chapter 32
Ah I love when Elihu speaks up.  Elihu we learn is younger than Job and the three friends and has listened to all the arguments and justifications of Job and the friends.  He was patient in waiting but angry with all of them and their words that were not true.  Just with now hearing these words makes you want to go back and read all their words and see how this was right of Elihu saying and where you may have believed differently at first, with the flattery of words they all used.
"Job justified himself rather than God"- Job was saying that God was wrong in His justice of allowing Satan to mess with him where Elihu (and God) brings in the question along the lines 'Can God be justly complained of?' and we'll see doesn't use Job's history to do any justifying of this or that as his friends did but of who God is.
Go back into a previous chapter and see if you can see where they were wrong and how it's a lie or a comfort used still today.

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