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1 | the book of Job | Job 42:7 | azurelaw | 182383 | ||
1/ Where was that spirit from? God? or Satan? I suppose it was not from God for God rebuked Eliphaz (42:7) for what he said about Him. 2/ Was it natural that people at that time regard disasters, illness, etc. as symbols of God's punishment on one's sinful acts? In that case, we could understand why Job's 3 friends had those comments against Job. 3/ Job's 3 friends were indeed very sincere (it seems to me) as we can see how they reacted when they saw Job (2:11 to 13). I hardly see people (include me) nowadays treat their friends in such manner. Strange is that Job did not get any comfort from them but more hurt instead. What lesson can I learn in the book of Job regarding friendship? Shalom Azure |
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2 | the book of Job | Job 42:7 | Barach | 182384 | ||
1. Not sure what you mean by 'where was the spirit from', what spirit? Perhaps you're talking about Satan? 2. People back then were very familiar with Bible history and God's use of natural elements (i.e. the flood) to punish unrepentant bad people. However, self-righteous people have twisted these examples and mis-applied them to try to explain away why someone may be suffering at the hands of God for some error/sin. 3. It's not strange at all that Job received no comfort from the so-called comforters. They were basically saying that you are getting all that you deserve from God because of some sin. Like you said, what type of friend would do that? And, that's what you can learn from the book of Job. btw: Sincerity is not a test of accuracy. If his so-called three friend were sincere they were obviously sincerely "wrong" about their self-righteous assessment of Job's awful situation, even as God indicated in Job 42:7. A nice lesson for us too - don't judge. |
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3 | the book of Job | Job 42:7 | azurelaw | 182427 | ||
Dear Barach, Thanks for your response. 1/ Sorry that I forgot to put down the verse concerning my question about the spirit. It appears in Ch 4:15. However, I would start with verse 12 to 21. I suspect that it was an evil spirit to make use of Job's friend to shake Job's faith. 2/ Thanks. So, base on their (Job's friends) background, they might have considered that they were telling the truth. 3/ Shall I view that they were not Job's GOOD friends or they misunderstood Job? But if they were not Job's good friend, I can't understand how they could act so dearly to Job as described 2:11 to 13. I agree with you that "Sincerity is not a test of accuracy" I think, if my point 1 above biblically sound, we have to be very careful on the source of comfort and the driving force of action when we show our care and offer our help to our friends who might be in troubles. Thanks in advance for further input. Shalom Azure |
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