Monday, September 29, 2014

Eliphaz and Job

One of my biggest pet peeves is when I approach a friend seeking advice and they quote me. When they remind me of a time I had helped them in a similar situation and what I instructed them to do. This happens to me all the time. It is usually involves them reminding me in a loving way that I already know how to deal with a situation. That still does not help the fact that it is bothersome. As I reread Job chapter 4 I came across this exact thing happening. Job is in so much pain that he is morning his birth to Eliphaz. He is truly suffering and I imagine him crying out to his friend hoping for comfort. But Eliphaz, being a true friend, instead reminds him of how Job had helped people during their suffering and advises him to take his own advice. He challenges Job to in essence council himself like he had other people. I know how difficult it is to do this and I can not imagine how difficult it would have been for Job to look outside of his own suffering. I commend Eliphaz, yet I simultaneously sympathize with Job. 

P.S. I commented on Kelli's post. 

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