Job wishes he had died that day, so he could have lain at rest with the kings. The message of the book of job233 introduction the apostle paul. Eliphaz thought that job must have sinned and that was why he was suffering. They made an appointment together to come to condole with him and comfort him. Good news translation three of jobs friends were eliphaz, from the city of teman, bildad, from. King james 2000 so eliphaz the temanite and bildad the shuhite and zophar the naamathite went, and did according as the lord commanded them. After eliphaz and bildad, zophar spoke third in offering advice to job. The book of job wednesday evening at calvary chapel spring valley, las vegas, nevada with pastor derek neider. Bildad, along with eliphaz and zophar, visit job after they heard of the calamity that had befallen him. In his first reply to job s complaints, he argues that those who are truly good are never entirely forsaken by providence.
Job, on the other hand, recognizes that the system is more randomized and thus more scary, hence 6. Gods forgiveness is especially evident in the lives of king david and king manasseh. Job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar sermon. Eliphaz, bildad, and zopharfalse accusers book of job bijbel. Addressing the problem of theodicy the vindication of the justice of god in the light of humanitys suffering it is a rich theological work setting out a variety of perspectives. Elihu, the forgotten prophet of job the book of job is one of the most important of the entire bible, and is a prerequisite to all discussions of christian theology, particularly theodicy. Giving the strongest of the three initial speeches, zophar declares that job deserved even worse than what he got. If we were to film this book, the whole movie would take place on a single set, probably in a single day.
The force of jobs protest is all the greater because it is set against the conventional pieties of his comforters, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar, who respond to each of his laments with blind insistence that, if god punishes job, job must deserve it somehow. Every major character in the bookjob, eliphaz, bildad, zophar, and. Eliphaz bildad zophar neviim tovim, blogs by gillian. Jobs three friends, eliphaz, bildad and zophar used similar arguments in attempting to answer job. After the lord allowed satan to afflict job, three of his friends, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar, came to comfort him. Essentially, almost the entire remainder of the book is a constant verbal battle between jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad, and zophar and job. Eliphaz was the oldest and considered the wisest of the three. But they didn t actually comfort him at all, when we see the way they spoke to him later on.
Job had three friends visit him, eliphaz, bildad and zophar. Eliphaz from teman, bildad from shuah, and zophar from naamah were three of jobs friends, and they heard about his troubles. Jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar by zac poonen when job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar heard of his adversity, they came to visit him, saying they wanted to comfort him job 2. So eliphaz the temanite and bildad the shuhite and zophar the naamathite went, and did according as the lord commanded them. Zophars first speech 120 accuses job of empty talk 2, 3 tells job to put away evil 14 12. Suppose we could get one lesson from the book of job one that should. Eliphaz in the bible, jobs friends in the bible tpf. All three friends believed that the unrighteous suffer. The shortness of this statement of bildad and some textual problems in job 24. These guys have plenty to say, and job isnt their biggest fan. Eliphaz, bildad, and zopharpeople wey blame job bible. Despite minor differences, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar have one view of the problem of jobs afflictions. In his first reply to jobs complaints, he argues that those who are truly good are never entirely forsaken by providence, but that punishment may justly be inflicted for secret sins.
In spite of all this, job did not sin with his lips. This is seen in the speeches of jobs three friends, eliphaz, bildad and. Bildads arguments with job reveal him to be a sage who looks to the authority of tradition. He is called the shuhite, probably as belonging to shuah, a district in arabia, in which shuah, the sixth son of abraham by keturah, settled. When bildad first arrives, he cannot believe the horrific nature of jobs condition.
Net bible when jobs three friends heard about all this calamity that had. He appears in the book of jo b in the hebrew bibl e. Each man urged job to repent so that god would have mercy on him. A seal in aramaic found at temple mount, used to mark objects as. No, but the evil one inside of him could, for he is the king of terrors. King james, the bible treasured wherever the english mother tongue is spoken. Job s three friends, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar come to debate with him about his suffering. It takes about 75 minutes to read it through aloud. Job spends his entire book in a position of sadness and loss. Like the other two comforters, bildad and eliphaz, zophar emphasizes an old hebrew conceptsuffering is the inevitable lot of the evil man. Unfortunately, two erroneous interpretations of jobs theses are by far the most popular. Jobs reply 125 i am not inferior to you 3 i have become a laughingstock 4 wisdom is with god god is above judges and kings 17, 18. He appears in the book of job in the hebrew bible eliphaz appears mild and modest.
Eliphaz and job would agree that god gives and god takes away, but eliphaz believes that this system corresponds to who does evil and who does good. He is called the shuhite, probably as belonging to shuah, a district in arabia, in which shuah, the sixth son of abraham by keturah, settled genesis 25. At this point, we hope that you have read the whole book 23 times. In verse 6, he states, know then that god exacts of you less than your guilt deserves esv. God contrasted to mortal job 412 may i find some relief 20 11. However, all three wrongly assumed that jobs suffering was the result of some hidden sin. Their names were eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite. Please login register or post pronunciation as guest. This long central portion of job is made up of three cycles of speeches, in which eliphaz, bildad and zophar speak, each receiving a response from job. Most books of the bible take place on larger stages, but the book of job goes down at a very specific and narrow point in the human life cycle. Eliphaz, bildad, and zopharfalse accusers book of job book of. When job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar heard of his adversity, they came to visit him, saying they wanted to comfort him job 2. Know this, god has even forgotten some of your sins 11.
The book of job is quite possibly the strangest book in the hebrew bible, and. Contextual overview 11 now when jobs three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite. Eliphaz the temanite, and bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite. The book of job then tells us that when jobs three friends, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar heard of all the adversity that had come upon job. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain. When bildad first arrives, he cannot believe the horrific nature of job s condition. So these three men ceased answering job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Eliphaz the temanite was one of jobs three friends who showed up to comfort job but ended up adding to his misery by asserting that jobs suffering was a punishment for secret sin. In chapters 67 job responds and bildad addresses him in job 8. Job made his last speech in rebuttal to eliphaz, bildad, and zophar. Job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar by zac poonen. Jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar by zac poonen when jobs three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar heard of his adversity, they came to visit him, saying they wanted to comfort him job 2.
I weary of longwinded philosophers waxing eloquent. Job s faith sometimes seems to weaken in his suffering, but he does not give up his faith. Then the wrath of elihu, the son of barachel the buzite, of the family of ram, was aroused against job. But they didnt actually comfort him at all, when we see the way they spoke to him later on. Unlike friends bildad and eliphaz, zophar only speaks twice to job. And eliphaz the temanite, and bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, will go, and they will do according as god jehovah spake. This is seen in the speeches of jobs three friends, eliphaz, bildad and zophar beginning from chapter 4 all the way to chapter 31. In this lesson, we start to dig into our study of the book of job. They dont seem to believe that mans righteousness ultimately makes any difference because mans sins completely eclipse any good that a man might do see job 25.
Outwardly good, he is, they hold, really a bad man. Job begins his response with remarkable sarcasm directed at his friends, whose approach has been impervious to his suffering 26. He then compares his own weakness with the limitless power, majesty, and wonder of yahweh. He took part in each of the three controversies into which jobs friends entered with him job 8. E fit be sey na from teman wey dey edom e come from. Jobs closing response in the first cycle appears in chapters 1214. The book hinges not only on jobs experience, but also the three friends who came to sympathize and assist him. Eliphaz, bildad and zophar 1 ancient pagan religions prescribed three treatments for those in jobs condition. Bildad, in the old testament, one of the three principal comforters of job. There are three cycles of the dialogue between these friends and job. Job s three friends eliphaz, bildad and zophar by zac. Eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, and zophar the naamathite visit job, and stay with him seven days in silence while he is afflicted. Eliphaz, bildad, and zophar all question the necessity of mans righteousness in relationship to his salvation.
E be like sey na im old pass among the three people wey come try make job happy, and na im dey do like oga pass. I, also noticed that the health and wealth doctrine is nothing new. His comments can be found in job chapter 11 and 20. Anyhow, one day back in august i think 1994 the holy spirit led me to read job and i was fascinated. He suggests that jobs suffering could be divine punishment, and goes into great detail about the consequences of living a life of sin.