I highly respect Job's friend's seven day wait in silence as they grieved with Job. However, these sympathetic mutual feelings soon dissolve into strife. As Job's' friend's accuse Job and declare that he must have committed sin, Job sarcastically denies their allegations and wisdom. Job even states "Doubtless you are there only people who matter, and wisdom will die with you!" (Job 12:1). Job didn't need the advice of his friends or the pressure and accusations they brought. "What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. But I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God." (Job 13:2-3). Job wanted to personally talk to God, which showed a higher level of faith to me to be able to talk one on one.
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I am so glad that you wrote about this because I would have completely missed it. Like you said the very fact that he is relying on the opinions of God instead of men once again speaks to Job's immense faith in his God! If only we as believers more often sought the opinion of almighty God over that of man.
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