After God questions Job and the wounded man confessed his error in assessing God’s motives. God then turns his attention to Eliphaz. God says that Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar have not addressed God rightly. God addresses only two of the five men gathered. Job and Eliphaz. Job is questioned but never condemned. Eliphaz hears that God’s anger is directed against him and probably secured an offering quickly. But what about Elihu? Weren’t his words equally condemning as the other three? Why did God appear to overlook the offence of the youngest accuser?
I also wonder about the sacrifice of the three men. Did God direct Job to intercede for the men? From the prelude we see that Job was always interceding for his children (1:5). Was that eagerness to forgive and approach God on behalf of others just a part of Job’s righteous nature? Maybe that is one of character traits that modern believers need to imitate.
Stuart
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