Now Elihu focuses in on Job's situation. "Suppose. man, who has 'borne' chastisement, says to the Lord, 'Alright,. have done wrong.. won't do it again. Now, tell me exactly what you were punishing me for?' Is God obligated to operate on that level?" (Jackson p. 72). "Elihu was stunned that Job would have the audacity to speak to God the way he did" (Bible Knowledge Comm. p. 761). Elihu feels that Job expects God to be answerable at his command, that God must explain His every move, reveal His every decision, and point out to Job anything that Job does not immediately see.

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