Title: False Comforter/Job 22:1-30
Content Title: False Comforter
Scripture: Job 22:1-30 Hymns; Chapter 369
Now the third argument with Job's friends begins. The content of the pleadings is similar to the first and second pleadings.
were the contents. Also, Eliphaz's third plea was of no help to Job. That
what is the reason?
1. It is because they have established a false premise (verses 1-5)
Eliphaz prayed to God, who was unaffected by human deeds of good and evil.
They say that there can be no cause of unhappiness. Eliphaz believes that the perfect God
It says what effect it will have, good or evil. Soon God is perfect, lacking
Since he has never done anything, what do you expect from humans or what actions of human beings?
It means you are not affected by it. However, Eliphaz's premise is
You have made yourself fall into a self-defeating fallacy. Because El Iphaz is God
After speaking as someone who has nothing to do with reward and punishment, he developed a causal view of faith about Job's sufferings.
I am obsessed with it. Ultimately, Eliphaz was interested in the theory of God's self-sufficiency.
It was not meant to condemn Job, but to condemn Job. Suffering is the result of sin. Job suffers
goes Therefore, the logic was that Job had sinned. God has a personal relationship with man
He wants to share the rules, and when the relationship of fellowship is cut off due to the fall of man,
He is grieved and even grieved (Zep 3:17). Eliphaz was such a god
Forgetting sovereign love.
And in order to forcefully apply his stubborn beliefs, he set up false premises.
is. If you are a true comforter, you can simply ask for God's mercy in the place of Job's suffering.
I should have hoped and asked for the grace of salvation. To the person who has suffered, his wrongdoing
Don't do foolish things to brag about.
2. Because he condemned the innocent (6-10).
Eliphaz presupposed that the cause of Job's suffering was sin, and explained Job's sins in detail.
are uncovering. he speaks as if he had been slaughtered. Job's guilt was the rich and the powerful
reminiscent of their sins. Eliphaz unjustly oppressed the poor, widows and
They are accusing Job of the shameful sin of abusing orphans.
But Job did not commit the same sin as Eliphaz points out. Rather, Job
He was a pure, virtuous person who took the lead in almsgiving and good deeds. In the end, Elivas himself
In order to carry out the narrow argument of
it is a sin Therefore, it cannot be said that Eliphaz came to comfort Job.
All. Eliphaz's comfort was to torment and condemn Job, and Eliphaz
He was only aggravating the pain. How are we today? We are
Can you consider yourself a true comforter? Suffering, not a comforter like Eliphaz
Are there any instances where the recipient is more harassed?
Shall we become saints who share the pain and hope and hope for God in it?
All.
3. Because he applied too much of the mystery of Hananum (verses 11-20).
Job fell into deep suffering due to the incomprehensible providence of God. physical hardship
Of course, he was in extreme situations, even mentally painful. Because of this, Job
He prayed to God for his suffering and complained that God's help was slow.
I prayed. But Eliphaz was rather detestable for Job's attitude toward Hananum.
It was driven by sullen unbelief. Eliphaz did not consider Job's situation at all.
will be Moreover, for Eliphaz, Job's problem was not the problem of suffering, but the gate of sin.
it was me Because of this, Eliphaz suffered the suffering that was inflicted on Job on the premise that Job had sinned
was trying to interpret. So, Eliphaz is the absoluteness of God, the justice of God.
interprets Job's sufferings. The justice of God who appeared in heaven and transcended
It is said that Job, who sinned according to the righteous judgment, is suffering. And
Eliphaz skillfully urges us to be reconciled to God.
If suffering is caused by sin, the solution is to repent before God and be reconciled to God.
it will be But Eliphaz's exhortation did not help Job. Eliphaz
Talking about God’s transcendence and calling for reconciliation with God,
It didn't fit with Job's situation. In this way, we cannot clearly understand the situation.
and is often comforting. In such a case, the error we tend to make is Eliphaz.
It is the same error as misinterpreting the mystery of God with one's own narrow views.
Therefore, we must always be alert to the Word, so that we can first understand the situation accurately.
We must become saints who comfort each other with the power of the word and the special power.
The deeper our years of faith, the stronger our self-assertion and self-righteous tendencies.
easy. However, as the years of faith deepen, rather than becoming stronger, the
The sovereignty of Christ Jesus must be exalted. Otherwise, like Eliphaz, we
You will become a person who insists on false beliefs in your own way. In this way, it is easy to relieve the pain of neighbors.
How often do you use the blade of judgment or condemnation? So we are God
As Ann's years of life deepens, she can participate in the pain of her neighbors with a heart of compassion and compassion.
there should be And in any case, the absoluteization of self-assertion or self-assessment
We should not use the Word of God as a tool for logic or self-rationalization. bye
When we are zealous in serving God and our neighbors, we kneel before the word of God.
Also, wouldn't it be a comforter of true faith? (John 9:2 Gal 6:1-5)