Job 22 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Job 22.  Eliphaz is speaking.

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Meditate on verses 1 and 4.

 

Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded, "Is it

 because of your reverence that He

reproves you, that He enters into

 judgment against you?”

 

Presuming Job was punished by God, No-Evidence-Eliphaz made up groundless accusations against his friend.  In his mind, the punishment must fit the crime, and by all outward appearances, Job’s judgment was great; therefore, his behavior was obviously wicked (v. 5).  So, Eliphaz falsely accused Job of:

 

·      Taking pledges from his brothers without cause, stripping them naked (v. 6)

·      Withholding food and water from the weary and hungry (v. 7)

·      Ignoring widows and orphans (v. 9)

 

Eliphaz wanted to justify in his mind why God did horrible things to Job.  Convincing himself and others Job did horrible things helped Eliphaz make sense of Job’s situation.  Eliphaz and his friends also wanted assurance they wouldn’t experience such judgment from God, so they painted their friend Job as being much more sinful than they.

 

No-Evidence-Eliphaz, Bildad the Blunt, and Zophar the Zoologist, three men rebuked by God for their lies and behavior (Job 42:7-8).  Learn well from what God recorded about them in His Word, so you can be a faithful friend to others in their time of need.

 

Pray Job 22:22 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, let ___________ and me receive

 instruction from You mouth

and establish Your Words in our heart. 

Not for the purpose of being

 blessed, but to know You.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 4 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell