Podcasts about Eliphaz

Job 22-27 constitute the third cycle of speeches between Job and his friends. It is unlike the others in that Bildad's speech is extremely brief and Zophar has no speech at all. 22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,- Eliphaz speaks first for the friends as he did in Job 4-5, 15. Verses 2-5 ask rhetorical questions.22:2 Can a vigorous man be of use to God,- The word of use or profitable was used in Job 15:3 where Eliphaz accused Job of talk that is not profitable. Or a wise man be useful to himself? The LORD will sarcastically taunt Job's claims to wisdom in 38:4, 5, 18, 21. Even the wisest and strongest of men add nothing to God (Acts 17:25), but they are completely dependent upon Him- Jer. 9:23-24; I Cor. 1:25-26. 22:3 Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,- In I Sam. 15:22 uses this word to tell us that God takes pleasure in the obedience of His people. Whether it is the wisest, strongest, or the most righteous, we cannot benefit God or make God in some way indebted to us. Or profit if you make your ways perfect? The word perfect, tamam, is connected to the word blameless, tam, used to describe Job in the prologue (1:1, 8; 2:3).God is still God whether we are righteous or wicked. He is not obligated or indebted to us because we are so good because He gives us every good thing we have (James 1:17).  However, the Bible tells a story of God who loves man (John 3:16; I John 4:7-11, 19) and seeks to save man and longs for fellowship with Him (Luke 19:10; John 4:23-24). 22:4 Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you,- The word reverence is from the Hebrew yirah. Eliphaz used the word in 15:4 telling us Job did away with reverence. Remember Job is described as one who feared, yare, God (1:1, 8; 2:3).   22:5 Eliphaz gives no witnesses or evidence of crime.  22:6 For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,- The word without cause, chinnam, was used in Job elsewhere in 1:9; 2:3; 9:17; 22:6. The Satan accused Job of serving God for nothing in 1:9. But the LORD says the Satan stirred him up to ruin Job for nothing in 2:3. Job says God multiplied his wounds without cause in 9:17. 22:7 To the weary you have given no water to drink,- Matt. 10:42; Prov. 25:21-22. Being thirsty is connected to being weary in Prov. 25:25.And from the hungry you have withheld bread. Job denies these charges in 31:17-18. 22:8 But the earth belongs to the mighty man,- This verse unlike those around it is not a specific act of sin but an attitude that led to it. It is also not addressed to Job in second person, but it is in third person.  22:9 You have sent widows away empty,- The idea of sent away, shalach, seems to indicate the widow appealed to him for legal protection. The basic responsibility of caring for these groups is emphasized repeatedly in the Old Testament (Deut. 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:17; 26:12; 27:19; Isa. 1:17; Jer. 7:6; 22:3; Zech. 7:10). Why does Eliphaz assume that Job is guilty of these sins? Job has lost everything (1:13-19). The fact that God often punishes man according to his sin (lex talionis) leads his friends to conclude that this was Job's sin. 22:10 Therefore snares surround you,- The word snares, pach, was used by Bildad in 18:9 to talk of the minefield God laid for the wicked man  

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks!emersonk78@me.comExcel Still More Journal - AmazonNew GENESIS Daily Bible Devotional!Daily Bible Devotional Series - AmazonSponsor: Jon Cunningham, Cunningham FinancialEmail: jon@cunninghamfinancialgroup.comPhone: 205-913-1720Sponsor: Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer Email: Tcain@embracehomeloans.comPhone: 813-380-8487Job's Friends Did Some Things Right:1. They Showed Up2. They Entered Into His Grief3. They Sat In Silence4. They Believed Strongly In God5. They Spoke What They BelievedEliphas was influenced by ExperienceBildad by Tradition. Zophar by Certainty. So, they made some prideful mistakes:1. They assumed they knew why Job was suffering2. They turned principles into absolute truths3. They stopped listening4. Their accusations became harsher5. They lacked compassion6. They spoke for God without understanding God

How do legalists respond to the gospel? Job 15 looks forward to the hearing of God's Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord's Day. In these thirty-five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we find that legalists respond to the gospel with accusations and arrogance. This devotional contrasts the gospel of grace with the self-righteousness of legalism by analyzing Eliphaz's rebuke of Job in Job 15. Eliphaz holds to a tradition of works-based righteousness that ridicules and accuses Job's gospel hope. While Eliphaz claims Job is unrepentant and condemned, whereas Job's hope is in God Who regenerates, gives faith, forgives, and makes clean. The message warns against adopting legalistic standards that demand better behavior to earn God's favor, which ultimately rejects Christ's sufficiency. Believers are encouraged to cling to Christ and trust in God's grace even when facing accusations from religious traditionalists.

How do legalists respond to the gospel? Job 15 looks forward to the hearing of God's Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord's Day. In these thirty-five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we find that legalists respond to the gospel with accusations and arrogance. This devotional contrasts the gospel of grace with the self-righteousness of legalism by analyzing Eliphaz's rebuke of Job in Job 15. Eliphaz holds to a tradition of works-based righteousness that ridicules and accuses Job's gospel hope. While Eliphaz claims Job is unrepentant and condemned, whereas Job's hope is in God Who regenerates, gives faith, forgives, and makes clean. The message warns against adopting legalistic standards that demand better behavior to earn God's favor, which ultimately rejects Christ's sufficiency. Believers are encouraged to cling to Christ and trust in God's grace even when facing accusations from religious traditionalists.

Job 42:7 (NLT) – “After the Lord had finished speaking with Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: ‘I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me as my servant Job has.'”   In this episode of Daily Devotions, Pastor David Sumrall examines the powerful conclusion of the book of Job, highlighting God's anger toward the "false comforters" who poured condemnation and inaccurate representations on Job during his suffering. He reflects on how God required these friends to return to Job and seek his prayers in order to restore their standing and teach them respect.   Pastor Sumrall explains that real restoration in our lives often hinges on our willingness to forgive those who kicked us when we were down. Just as God restored Job's fortunes twofold only after Job released bitterness and prayed for his friends, we are encouraged to pray for those who have mistreated us, opening the door for God to supernaturally restore everything that has been lost. ---- Don't forget to like, subscribe to Cathedral of Praise TV https://www.youtube.com/c/cathedralofpraiseTV/?sub_confirmation=1,and hit the bell icon

Job Ch. 4: Eliphaz's Speech Join me, Lydia Tremble (your host), as I discuss an overview, takeaways, and more from my Bible Study Guide and Series on Job. Host Socials: lydiatremble.com

Job Ch. 5: Eliphaz's Speech (Continued) Join me, Lydia Tremble (your host), as I discuss an overview, takeaways, and more from my Bible Study Guide and Series on Job. Host Socials: lydiatremble.com

Job's picture of the wicked man is 1. opposite of the friend's picture of the wicked man. 2. It is the opposite of what we might expect from other passages that describe the kind of behavior God blesses and curses. 3. It is the opposite of Job's experiences. Job's picture of the wicked sounds much like the picture painted in Psalm 73:1-14. 21:7-16 The world that the friends described is a world that “exists only in their own minds.” 21:7 Whey do the wicked still live,- The word wicked is used in vs. 7 and vs. 16. The friends spoke of the wicked dying early (15:20, 32-33; 18:19; 20:11). While Zophar spoke of the wicked perishing (20:7; also 18:17), Job says that they continue to live on. Long life is a blessing of the godly in Ps. 21:4 but here it is enjoyed by the ungodly.                                                                                                                                   21:8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,-  Contrast 20:10, 26. And their offspring before their eyes,- This is contrary to the words of Eliphaz in 15:34 and Bildad in 8:4; 18:19.  21:9 Their houses are safe from fear,- The word safe is the Hebrew shalom which is often translated peace. This peace was only available for those right with God (5:24) and is only temporary for the wicked (15:21).  21:10 His ox mates without fail;-  Zophar said that the prosperity of the wicked will not last (20:21, 28) but that does not fit Job's observations. 21:11 They send forth their little ones like the flock,- They have a flock of children. Zech. 8:5 uses the same picture of a Jerusalem blessed by God.21:12 They sing to the trimbrel and harp- The lives of the wicked are more familiar with celebration than with pain or even labor. And suddenly they go down to Sheol- The word suddenly, rega, is the same word used of the short-lived prosperity of the wicked in 20:5. Here the idea seems to be that death comes suddenly without prolonged suffering. This word is used negatively in 20:5 but is used positively in 21:13.  21:14 They say to God, ‘Depart from us!- These prospering wicked have no desire to know the God who has given them every good gift. They want to be as far away from Him as they can.We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways- Psalm 16:11; 25:4. 21:15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve Him,- Ex. 5:2. Having an abundance often dulls our senses to our absolute dependence upon God (Deut. 8:10-20). And what would we gain if we entreat Him? Entreat, paga, is used of the Servant interceding for transgressors (Isa. 53:12). Satan had said that the only reason that Job feared God is because of how God blessed him (1:9-11). 21:16 Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;- But, from Job's perspective, why does God bless them so when they live defiantly toward Him?The counsel of the wicked is far from me- He has no sympathy for their counsel regardless of how comfortable their life is. While his friends have identified him with the wicked, Job has no agreement with their world-view. 

Selections from Job 15–17 Job desperately needed grace-filled words from his family and friends. The absence of grace might have hurt Job the most. In this message, encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job (Job 15–17). Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace. God develops a unique faith in the seasons when fog clouds everything, and you cannot sense His presence. Lean into His sustaining, amazing grace, especially through the uncertainty.

Revelation / August 21 - 24, 2026 In this message, encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job (Job 15–17). Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace. From the Series: Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance read more

Job desperately needed grace-filled words from his family and friends. The absence of grace might have hurt Job the most.In this message, encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job (Job 15–17). Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace. God develops a unique faith in the seasons when fog clouds everything, and you cannot sense His presence. Lean into His sustaining, amazing grace, especially through the uncertainty.

Job 4:17–18 (NLT) – “Can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone be pure before the Creator? If God does not trust his own angels and has charged his messengers with foolishness...”   In this episode of Daily Devotions, Pastor David Sumrall shares a critical warning about how the voice of the enemy can masquerade as spiritual counsel. Drawing from the bitter words of Eliphaz, he reveals how Satan uses disturbing visions, fear, and deceptive whispers to attack the character of God, falsely claiming that God is unjust, untrustworthy, and impossible to please.   Pastor Sumrall explains that the hallmark of satan's heart is deep-seated bitterness, especially when held accountable. He contrasts this bitter, demonic accusation with the truth of the Gospel, reminding believers that in Christ we are justified, innocent, and that God Himself declared Job blameless, proving that we can indeed please our Father and stand secure in His love. ---- Don't forget to like, subscribe to Cathedral of Praise TV https://www.youtube.com/c/cathedralofpraiseTV/?sub_confirmation=1,and hit the bell icon

Selections from Job 15–17 Job desperately needed grace-filled words from his family and friends. The absence of grace might have hurt Job the most. In this message, encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job (Job 15–17). Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace. God develops a unique faith in the seasons when fog clouds everything, and you cannot sense His presence. Lean into His sustaining, amazing grace, especially through the uncertainty.

Revelation / August 21 - 24, 2026 In this message, encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job (Job 15–17). Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace. From the Series: Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance read more

Revelation / August 21 - 24, 2026 In this message, encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job (Job 15–17). Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace. From the Series: Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance read more

Job desperately needed grace-filled words from his family and friends. The absence of grace might have hurt Job the most.In this message, encounter the second round of condemning reminders from Eliphaz to Job (Job 15–17). Pastor Chuck Swindoll expounds on Job's despondent spirit and the necessity of grace. God develops a unique faith in the seasons when fog clouds everything, and you cannot sense His presence. Lean into His sustaining, amazing grace, especially through the uncertainty.

The sermon explores the biblical command to acquaint oneself with God to find true peace, using Eliphaz's counsel to Job as a starting point. It contrasts human attempts to hide from or fix suffering with the necessity of trusting in God's sovereignty and justice. The preacher emphasizes that while believers face tribulation and lack understanding, their faith rests not on logic but on Christ's redemptive work. By submitting to God's will and recognizing His role as both just judge and savior, individuals can experience spiritual blessings and perfect peace. Ultimately, the message calls for unwavering trust in God's control despite life's uncertainties and pain.

Job 4–7 In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalizing words only amplify Job's suffering. Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions. Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead!

In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalising words only amplify Job's suffering.Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions.Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead!

In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalizing words only amplify Job's suffering.Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions.Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/82/29?v=20251111

Job 4–7 In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalizing words only amplify Job's suffering. Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions. Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead!

In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalising words only amplify Job's suffering.Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions.Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead!

In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalizing words only amplify Job's suffering.Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions.Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/82/29?v=20251111

Job 4–7 In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalizing words only amplify Job's suffering. Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions. Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead!

In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalising words only amplify Job's suffering.Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions.Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead!

In Job 4–7, we encounter Eliphaz: one of Job's legalistic and judgmental friends. His penalizing words only amplify Job's suffering.Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he examines the condemnation and rebuke of a friend with hasty assumptions.Sometimes we pridefully think we understand everything that happens. In reality, God's ways are different from our own. Seek understanding and compassion instead! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/82/29?v=20251111

Then Job answered the Lord, and said,2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.7 And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job.10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.17 So Job died, being old and full of days.

In this episode, we dive into Job chapter 4 to examine the well-meaning but ultimately harmful advice of Job's friend, Eliphaz. We explore the dangers of relying on "karma-based theology" and learn how to seek God as our primary refuge during life's darkest storms.Key Takeaways:God should always be our first refuge and source of strength in times of trouble, as stated in Psalm 46:1.Avoid "karma-based theology" that incorrectly assumes suffering is always a direct punishment for personal sin.Do not belittle the big emotions of those who are grieving or hurting, as this only builds defensive walls instead of offering genuine support.Be cautious of advice from individuals who claim exclusive, secret revelations from God that cannot be backed up by Scripture.In the midst of hardship, focus on seeking the lesson God might be teaching you before rushing to find an escape.

In Job's response to Eliphaz, he chastises Eliphaz, and his friends, as being worthless and providing no relief, no help, no comfort, and no repose from his suffering. He points out that they are driven by fear, a deep inner fear that if there was no“cause” for what is happening to Job then perhaps something similar might just happen to them. The truth is that they do not need to fear for the deepest form of fellowship, the fellowship of Christ's suffering, is reserved for those who desperately desire to know God for who He is and not for who we want Him to be. But that is not Eliphaz or his friends. They love their religion; they love their if/then God.Download Transcript

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.7 Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?9 What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?17 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

Continuing with Eliphaz's prophetic statements. When we focus on not sinning, disciplining ourselves and holding ourselves accountable so we might be able to control what we do, we are practicing sinning, we are living a lifestyle of ongoing continual sin. We must never forget that there is only one who is good, there is only one who is without sin. He never expected us to be like Him; He has just always wanted us to let Him be to us who He says He is, the “Haya,” our I AM, so He can make us like Him.That is our journey where we learn to make Him our dread, and let Him produce in us His fruit of life.Download Transcript

We will review Eliphaz's prophetic statements that apply to our life now and some of which apply to the millennial kingdom, when Jesus rules and reigns on the earth. We will scoff at famine and violence and that we will not be afraid of “wild beasts,” which is a euphonism for demonic spirits. And we will overseeour abode and not sin, because when Yahweh is in control, when He reigns as our Lord, we will not sin because He does not sin. Consumed in Yahweh, He can live His life, without sin, without transgression, in-and-through our bodies.Download Transcript

Job 18:1-4 Bildad asks why Job regards him and his friends as ignorant18:5-21 Bildad's description of the wicked man Ways Bildad's description of the wicked agrees with Eliphaz' description of the wicked18:5-6, 18 Darkness is the ultimate dwelling of the wicked 15:22-23, 3018:16 A plant that is destroyed 15:30b, 32-3318:15 Fire plays a part in his destruction 15:30, 3418:7 His success will not last 15:27-3118:11, 14 Anguish terrifies the wicked 15:21, 2418:6, 14-15 The tent of the wicked is destroyed 15:3418:21 The wicked does not know God 15:4, 13, 25-26 Ways Bildad's words are especially directed against Job 18:11 Terrors hounded Job- 3:25-2618:13 The word for skin, or, is used in Job 2:4; 7:5; 10:11; 19:20, 20, 20; 30:30; 41:7 elsewhere. 18:15b The fire of God consumed Job's livestock (1:16).18:19 Eliphaz stated the same kind of thing about the wicked in 15:34. These things match Job's experience (1:18-19).Bildad is describing the wicked man to say to Bildad that you are the man.What is the essence of the disagreement between Job and his friends?1. 18:4 Tear and anger are the same Hebrew words used in 16:9. Job said God is tearing me in His anger but Bildad says no Job, you are tearing yourself. 2. 18:5 The lamp of the wicked goes out. In 12:22, 25 Job emphasizes God making people grope in darkness but sin is never given as the reason for that in Job 12. In 21:17 Job questions how often the lamp of the wicked goes out.3. In 18:6 the lamp in the tent of the wicked goes out but in 12:6 Job asserted that often the tent of destroyers prosper. The use of the word tent highlights the difference between the wicked in the thoughts of the friends and Job. 4. In 18:8-10 Bildad pictures the wicked laying traps and hunting devices for himself by his own sin. In 16:9 Job said God is hunting him and in 16:13 shooting arrows at him.

In this episode of Rick and Elaine Discuss the Book of Job we dive deep into Job's response, not necessarily to Eliphaz himself, but to the whole of the group. We begin to see how God's Oral Law was not only present among the covenant line, but also had descended down through Abraham's other children outside of the promised seed line.This study of Job Chapter 24 is one of the most challenging, yet eye opening studies we've done thus far!We hope you all enjoy the study! Thanks for the comments! Keep them coming!

We address the problem with prophets and how they aredesigned to be carriers of a message, but when they try to be the interpreters of the message, they usually corrupt the message with personal bias. Eliphaz was one such prophet. God has given Him some amazing truths, but when he triesto apply these truths to Job, he corrupts it and filters the truth through his if/then God. We will also begin a great journey of exploring the various prophetic statements and comparing them to other promises and truths throughout the scriptures to validate and understand what the Spirit is saying to those who have ears to listen.Download Transcript

We are concluding our journey through the book of Job today with Part 6, "What About the Kids?" Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

We are concluding our journey through the book of Job today with Part 6, "What About the Kids?" Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

There's a difference between questioning God and bringing our questions to God. In Session Two, Beth explores Job's suffering further by focusing on three cycles of dialogue between Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar and Job. While Job's friends have moments of brilliance, we find that they are inadequate comforters. Beth will delve deep into why we are so inclined to mirror Job's friends. She'll also discuss ways to be helpful company when you find yourself walking with a friend through suffering. Scriptures: Job Chapters 4-28---------------Beth taught this message at her local Thursday night Bible Study in Jan/Feb 2026. We hope you find this five-session series to be helpful in your faith journey. To obtain a copy of the free Listening Guide, please visit: https://www.lproof.org/job-artistry-a...---------------Living Proof Ministries is dedicated to encouraging people to come to know and love Jesus Christ through the study of Scripture. "For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any two-edged sword." –Hebrews 4:12---------------Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.lproof.org/ NEWSLETTER: https://www.lproof.org/newsletter SUBSCRIBE: @LivingProofwithBethMoore INSTAGRAM:   / livingproofministries   FACEBOOK:   / livingproofministrieswithbethmoore   X: http://www.x.com/bethmoorelpm

There's a difference between questioning God and bringing our questions to God. In Session Two, Beth explores Job's suffering further by focusing on three cycles of dialogue between Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar and Job. While Job's friends have moments of brilliance, we find that they are inadequate comforters. Beth will delve deep into why we are so inclined to mirror Job's friends. She'll also discuss ways to be helpful company when you find yourself walking with a friend through suffering. Scriptures: Job Chapters 4-28---------------Beth taught this message at her local Thursday night Bible Study in Jan/Feb 2026. We hope you find this five-session series to be helpful in your faith journey. To obtain a copy of the free Listening Guide, please visit: https://www.lproof.org/job-artistry-a...---------------Living Proof Ministries is dedicated to encouraging people to come to know and love Jesus Christ through the study of Scripture. "For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any two-edged sword." –Hebrews 4:12---------------Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.lproof.org/ NEWSLETTER: https://www.lproof.org/newsletter SUBSCRIBE: @LivingProofwithBethMoore INSTAGRAM:   / livingproofministries   FACEBOOK:   / livingproofministrieswithbethmoore   X: http://www.x.com/bethmoorelpm

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 5, "Job and the Big Questions." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 5, "Job and the Big Questions." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 4, "When Faith Dies." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 4, "When Faith Dies." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

16:7-14God is ferociously and relentlessly attacking Job. God is the subject of almost all the verbs in this unit. The name El, God, is used in vs. 11. Most of the verbs are 3rd masculine singular with the subject being He (vs.7a, 8b, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14).  Verse 10 is the exception to this because it used 3rd person plural verbs translated they. Eliphaz stated that Job is attacking God in 15:25-26, but Job insists that it is God who is attacking him in these verses. 16:7  You have laid waste all my company- The word company is the same word used in 15:34. Eliphaz pictured the company of the godless as barren in 15:34 and God has certainly done that to Job laying waste his whole company. Job has lost his children and most of his servants (1:13-19; 19:13-20).  16:8 You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness;- The word for witness is used here and in vs. 19 of the chapter. His physical appearance screams of his guilt. 16:9 His anger has torn me and hunted me down- The word torn, taraph, indicates a wild animal tearing a person (Gen. 37:33) or another animal apart (Ex. 22:13). The verb is used in the picture of the wicked tearing the righteous in Ps. 7:2; 17:12. When God is portrayed as doing the tearing, it is a result of the people's sins (Hos. 5:14; 6:1). In 18:4 Bildad uses the same verb torn to say that Job has torn himself. He has gnashed at me with His teeth;- The phrase gnashing the teeth is used of the wicked's treatment of the righteous (Ps. 35:16; 37:12). This the only time God is pictured in Scripture as gnashing His teeth in Scripture.  My adversary glares at me- This line speaks of God as an adversary against His people (Lam. 2:4). .  16:10 They have gaped at me with their mouth,- Three verbs with 3rd common plural suffixes are used in 16:10 and are translated they. Job is attacked both from above and below. God's violent opposition lead to the crowds turning against Job. Since Job's sufferings were viewed as a result of his sins and God is viewed as the source of Job's sufferings, then his enemies would feel free to unleash their fury on Him. They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt;- To be slapped on the cheek is a great insult (I Kings 22:24; Ps. 3:7). The “loss of dignity is just as agonizing for Job as the excruciating physical pain.”16:11 God hands me over to ruffians- While God (El) is the subject of the verbs in this section (vs.7-14), this is the only instance where He is specifically mentioned. And tosses me into the hands of the wicked- Instead of the wicked suffering intensely as Eliphaz described in 15:17-35, Job as an innocent man has been handed over to them.  16:12 I was at ease, but He shattered me,- And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces- God is the predator who has captured Job by the neck and destroyed him. Gen. 49:8; Ex. 23:27 show the powerful grabbing his enemy by the neck.16:13 His arrows surround me- The Almighty shots at Job with His arrows in Job 6:4; 30:12. We see the same idea of the LORD shooting at His people in Ps. 38:2; Lam. 3:12. In Ps. 64:7 He shoots at the wicked. Without mercy He splits my kidneys open;- The word mercy, chamal, sometimes describes God's mercy or compassion upon His people (II Chron. 36:15; Ezek. 16:5). More frequently it is used to describe God as having no compassion or

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 3, "Losing My Religion." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 3, "Losing My Religion." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

Submit a Question or CommentIn this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 22–23:10, Reasoning Through the Bible continues through one of the most emotionally charged sections in the book of Job. Eliphaz no longer merely suspects Job of hidden sin. He now invents specific accusations, claiming Job must have mistreated the poor, widows, and orphans. This session explores the danger of letting emotion turn assumptions into slander.This study also examines the false theology behind Eliphaz's message. He tells Job, in effect, that if he would just repent and return to God, then God would restore his wealth and prosperity. That sounds very much like modern prosperity teaching, and this episode shows why that message is deeply unbiblical and pastorally destructive.The second half of the session turns to Job 23, where Job longs to find God and present his case before Him. He cannot see God, cannot hear Him, and feels that the Lord is distant. Yet even there, the discussion reminds listeners that God is not absent, and that believers can always hear from Him through His Word.Topics in this episode include: Job 22 explained  Job 23 explained  false accusations in Christian arguments  emotional reasoning and church conflict  prosperity theology corrected  wealth and righteousness  when God feels silent  longing to find God  hearing God through Scripture Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners. You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the BiblePlease prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

We seek to establish in the podcast on vs. 20-35 that many of the things said about the wicked by Eliphaz are pictured as judgments upon the wicked throughout the Bible. If that is so, what is wrong with Eliphaz speech? He is not wrong about the punishment of the wicked, but he wrong in classing Job among the guilty. Second, Eliphaz is not wrong about the judgment of the wicked, but do all these judgments work out in this life? Luke 16:19-31 gives us additional light from the New Testament. Lazarus laid at the rich man's gate, begging for things to eat, and having his sores licked by dogs fits Eliphaz' picture of the wicked man. On the other hand the righteous man's abundance and blessings seem to indicate him as a righteous man. However, things were much different than they appeared outwardly. The ultimate blessings of righteousness and penalties of wickedness do not manifest themselves always in this world.   The things Eliphaz says are the very things that have happened to Job. Fire consumes (15:30, 34; 1:16), marauders attack (15:21; 1:13-15, 17), possessions are taken away (15:29; 1:17), his wealth did not endure (15:29; 1:13-17), and the houses of his children crumbled (15:28; 1:19). The discussion above has sought to call attention to how the same vocabulary words and ideas used by Eliphaz were used by Job to describe his own experience.Jesus and Job  15:22 The wicked was destined for the sword. The LORD of hosts reckons the sword against His Shepherd declaring that the Shepherd will be struck and all the sheep scattered in Zech. 13:7. Jesus quotes a portion of Zech. 13:7 in Matt. 26:31 and Mark 14:27 and applies it to Himself and His disciples. Jesus too was destined for the sword.  

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 2, "The Failure of Easy Answers." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.

We are continuing in our journey through the book of Job with Part 2, "The Failure of Easy Answers." Join us in the conversation. This is the audio podcast.