Job’s friends wanted to help him. They tried to teach him about God. They tried to show Job his errors. And they wanted to encourage him. But their words did not help Job. They never understood the real reasons for Job’s problems. And the friends did not believe that Job was a good man. So they bla... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 16 JOB REPLIES TO ELIPHAZ’S SECOND SPEECH V1 Job answered. He said: V2 I have heard many such things. You are all hopeless co... [ Continue Reading ]
In these verses, Job described his troubles. He blamed his enemy for these troubles. Job thought that God caused these troubles. Job did not know that the devil was responsible. But Job was very careful about his words. He knew that he should always respect God. So Job did not want to accuse God un... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s troubles seemed to prove that Job was guilty (verse 8). Job’s friends believed this (Job 22:4-11). But the Bible does not teach this idea (John 9:1-3). Job was sure that he was innocent. And God agreed (Job 1:8). JOB’S FRIEND V19 Listen! Now, I have a witness in heaven. I have a lawyer in h... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s words in verses 7–18 seemed hopeless. But then Job spoke about his ‘friend’. Job did not say who this friend was. But Job did not mean Eliphaz, Bildad or Zophar. This friend was in heaven. He was like a lawyer, because he spoke to God on Job’s behalf. Job lived centuries before Jesus was born... [ Continue Reading ]