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Brendaonline.com Eliphaz speaks to Job the second time. Eliphaz is an older man.  He may be older than Job's father. Eliphaz supports his rebuke to Job-based on his experience. Eliphaz does not speak calmly to Job. Eliphaz uses wives tales to support his defense Eliphaz hates the words of Job. Eliphaz accuses Job and forgets that Job is his brother. Job is a brother in need. Eliphaz does not listen to Job. Eliphaz speaks words that impress. Eliphaz uses the world's understanding to diagnose Job's position. Do we really reap what we sow? Why did Jesus say to turn the other cheek? Pray for those who hate you. If we really reaped what we sow, why is the world still in existence? It is God's mercy that we are not destroyed. Why do good things happen to bad people? Why do bad things happen to good people? If we get good because we are good, are there exceptions to this rule? God watches him just as well as the unjust. Where is God with all these questions? The word says what...

Brendaonline.com Job 14 Is there life after death? 14  Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. Man is born.  Man dies.  Job speaks and sees very little in the purpose of why man is born.  If a newborn had the choice to say I don't want to enter the earth because it is going to be trouble, he would probably opt out of being born.  When people hurt, they speak from the place they are in.  Job is in so much distress it hard to see any good in his life at this moment. 2  He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. He grows up like a flower.  He has beauty for a moment.   Then weeds grow near and try to seemingly mimic the flower and sometimes choke the flower; the flower must be constantly nurtured by the gardener.  Finally, the flower withers or is cut down.   Job compares man's longevity of life to a shadow also; man flees like a shadow. The sun goes down and ...

Brendaonline.com Job 13 13  Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2  What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you . 3  Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4  But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. Worthless doctor.  You rely on false information. If we do not handle the word of God right, we are forgers, we reproduce false documentation of truth.  We write prescriptions that has no evidence of healing. 5  O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. Be quiet! Let your silence make you like wisdom. 6  Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. Let me talk. 7  Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? Are you God's attorneys?  Do you represent God? Do you think God need your support to deliver his message? 8  Will ye accept his person? will ye contend fo...

Brendaonline.com Job 12 12  And Job answered and said, 2  No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. Job states you have all the wisdom and when you die the wisdom I need goes to the grave with you. 3  But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?   You are men like me.  I have understanding also.  I am not beneath you.  Furthermore, what you claim you know who doesn't know that? 4  I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. You are my friends.  I pray and God answers me.  I have not done wrong and you laugh me to scorn? 5  He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. Job begins to tell them more of God.  Perhaps the parts they left out.  Job said let me tell you what I kept back.  I guess you did under...