Job has endured the commentary of his "friends" and the last to speak is Zophar. Zophar basically called Job a liar and hypocrite.
Now, these are his friends and it all started well when they came, sat with him in silence for 7 days. Then they became impatient and started indicating Job had sinned against God and that Job was foolish to deny this. Thus, Job was a liar and hypocrite.
If you start reading in chapter 12 you will find that Job responded in verse 2 with sarcasm saying that wisdom would die with these men. This is quite appropriate as these men believe they have all the "correct" answers. Job goes on to tell them he has understanding as well and is not inferior to them.
One of the good commentaries I read is here, click on Job 12 to read. It also has questions at the end. In Chapter 13 Job tells them again that he is not inferior to them. At this point Job is unsympathetic with his friends. For chapter 13 click the link above and there are 30 questions at the end of the chapter.
And last is Chapter 14 of Job which also has 25 questions at the end. If you take the time to print the questions and then go back through the chapters you will gain a wealth of knowledge. I have, yup, ay hav!! lol
May this bring some understanding to you and your life. God is not the preacher of "Oh, wonderful things are going to happen to you because you accepted my son, Jesus Christ." No, as with Job we will prosper and enjoy; we will experience hardships and frustrations; our Christian road will often be a bumpy, jarring route; then smooth as glass for easy sailing. As Job, we must maintain our faith in God and endure. As Job says, we are like a flower, we grow up quickly, hang around for a while, then wither away.
When we wither away the good news is we take on a new body, a new coat of righteousness and are in heaven. Thank you for reading. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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