JOB 15:1. Here begins the second cycle of the debate. Eliphaz had
before said everything possible, presuming Job's real goodness he had
explained how he must accept his sufferings as a Divine chastisement,
and be instructed by them. Job, however, rejects all this, and Eliphaz
is consequently compell... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB 15:2 is a polemic against Job's arrogance and pretence of wisdom.
Job's words are empty and violent (Job 15:2 f.). He does away with all
religion (Job 15:4) and breaks the reverential stillness, which should
be observed in the presence of God. It is his wickedness that inspires
his words and giv... [ Continue Reading ]