Filed under: bildad, eliphaz, god, jemimah, job, keren-happuch, keziah, zophar
[Stuff we're skipping:
* God gives Job a whole lot more questions that He knows he can't answer. Finally Job says he'll stay quiet. God challenges Job even more just to bring home His point.]
1. Job basically says that he knows God can do anything, and he’s the guy who’s talking without knowledge here. So far, a humble confession.
2. Job says that he feels dumb because, before all he knew about God was what was told to him; but, now that he has seen God, he feels really dumb for questioning him like he did. Is there a difference between questioning God and wondering what He’s up to?
3. Job’s friends aren’t spared from God’s anger. Not only that, they are supposed to make sacrifices for Job to bless them. In other words, Job wasn’t completely right; but he was a whole lot more right than you quacks!
4. He got twice what he once had back. Amazing. That’s cool for donkeys and camels, but do you still feel bad that his original kids died?
5. All of Job’s family rallied around him. That’s nice.
6. Job went on to have three beautiful daughters (I guess the other three weren’t that great?). And one, the kids of Keziah and Keren-happuch had an Aunt Jemimah. She made really nice syrup. It’s interesting that it says that Job gave his daugters the same inheritance as her brothers. This was totally against the culture of the time. Why do you think he did that?
7. I like Job.
