Job 22Eliphaz urges Job to “agree with God and be at peace.” Behind the advice is the presumption that Eliphaz is arguing God’s position. He really does no such thing. God is not after repentance from Job. God wants Job’s therapists to shut up and leave him alone. But the very fact that Job is suffering misfortune speaks so loudly to them makes the therapists incapable of seeing the truth.
What do you know? is it the truth, or is it just what you have been taught. This very ancient book teaches us to rethink our presuppositions – even our religious ones. Before we dare to proclaim that we are defending God’s position, we had better study his word. We do not want to go our whole lives defending a wrong worldview.
LORD, give us the discernment to know your will from your word.
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