“On The Job Training”

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Job 5:9-14 – explain to me what these verses really mean.

Sincerely,
One More Verse Please

Dear One More Verse Please,

Job 5:9-14 is an excerpt from Eliphaz’s rebuke of Job.  Eliphaz’s argument with Job was that all suffering is some sort of correction from God.  Eliphaz was wrong.  Job wasn’t suffering because he had done something wicked.  Job was suffering because he was righteous, and God was using him as an example of righteousness (Job 1:8-12).  Job 5:9-14 is a list of the great and mighty deeds of God – which are all true.  The only problem is Eliphaz was using them to try and prove his point that Job was wicked.

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