In the Book of Job, among a lot of cyclical reading about Job’s pain and suffering, he get a lot of advice from his so-called friends. They were brutally honest, and although we don’t know their hearts, the words of Proverbs 27:6 ring very loudly with these guys.
Eliphaz the Temanite (Job 4; 5; 15; 22)
- Job is suffering because he has sinned
- Go to God and lay your cause before him (Job 5:8)
- Take back your false accusations (Job 6:29)
- God rebukes Job’s friends (Job 42:7)
Bildad the Shuhite (Job 8; 18; 25)
- Job won’t admit he sinned, so he’s still suffering
- How long will you go on like this? (Job 8:2)
- I will say to God. . . tell me what charges you have against me (Job 10:2)
- God rebukes Job’s friends (Job 42:7)
Zophar the Naamathite (Job 11; 20)
- Job’s sin deserves even more suffering than he’s experiencing
- Get rid of your sins (Job 11:13,14)
- I know that I will be justified (Job 13:180)
- God rebukes Job’s friends (Job 42:7)
Elihu the Buzite (Job 32-27)
- God is using suffering to mold and train Job
- Be silent and I will teach you wisdom (Job 33:33)
- No response (Job 13:18)
- God does not directly address Elihu
God (Job 38-41)
- Did not explain the reason for Job’s pain and suffering
- Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? (Job 40:2)
- I was talking about things I did not understand (Job 42:3-5)
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