At the high point of his complaints Job challenges God with a question ”What are my faults and my sins?” Job is so confident of his innocence that he is willing to risk his life by going to judgment with God. He vacillates between despair and hope in his love-hate relationship with Him. Eliphaz gives a hell fire and damnation speech in criticism of Job’s thinking. In light of unhelpful “friends” Job now speaks of a demon God with extreme pessimism. On the physical level Job cannot feel the God of loving kindness and tender mercy. But, in his soul?
At the high point of his complaints Job challenges God with a question ”What are my faults and my sins?” Job is so confident of his innocence that he is willing to risk his life by going to judgment with God. He vacillates between despair and hope in his love-hate relationship with Him. Eliphaz gives a hell fire and damnation speech in criticism of Job’s thinking. In light of unhelpful “friends” Job now speaks of a demon God with extreme pessimism. On the physical level Job cannot feel the God of loving kindness and tender mercy. But, in his soul?
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