Job 34:1-37 — Elihu’s Second Speech — Defense of God’s Justice
BOTH THE CHARACTER AND GOVERNANCE OF GOD REFUTE ANY CHARGE OF INJUSTICE
Job 33:1-33 — Elihu’s Response: God Does Speak — But In Unexpected Ways
GOD USES DREAMS, PAIN AND MEDIATION TO COMMUNICATE HOW ONE CAN AVOID THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF SIN AND ENJOY HIS GRACE
Job 32:1-22 — Elihu’s Introduction — Impassioned and Impelled to Speak
THE BURDEN FOR IMPARTING WISDOM FALLS ON THOSE TRULY INSPIRED BY GOD REGARDLESS OF AGE OR EXPERIENCE
Job 31:1-40 — Focus on the Future — Oath of Innocence
EVEN JOB’S DRAMATIC OATH OF INNOCENCE CANNOT FORCE GOD TO BREAK HIS SILENCE AND ADDRESS HIS UNJUST SUFFERING
Job 30:1-31 — Focus on the Present — Lamenting the Depths of Shame and Suffering
UNJUST SUFFERING AND DERISIVE SOCIAL ATTACKS UNLEASH PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGIAL AND SPIRITUAL AGONY WHEN GOD REMAINS SILENT
Job 29:1-25 — Focus on the Past — Longing for the Good Ole Times
PAST BLESSINGS INSPIRE WISTFUL REFLECTIONS
Job 28:1-28 — Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
WISDOM CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN COMMUNION WITH GOD BY DIVINE REVELATION AS WE FEAR HIM AND TURN AWAY FROM EVIL
Job 27:1-23 — Job’s First Monologue — Sticks to His Guns — Stays on Message
JOB REAFFIRMS HIS RIGHTEOUS INTEGRITY, THE VANITY OF HYPOCRISY AND THE DOOMED DESTINY OF THE WICKED
Job 26:1-14 — Job’s Third Reply to Bildad — Your Counsel is Worthless / God’s Power is Awesome
WORTHLESS COUNSEL FAILS TO DRAW OUT RELEVANT APPLICATIONS FROM THE AWESOME POWER OF THE MAJESTIC GOD
Job 25:1-6 — Bildad’s Third Speech — Maggot Theology = Man is Insignificant before God
INSIGNIFICANT MAN SHOULD FORGET ABOUT SEEKING VINDICATION AND PURITY FROM THE MAJESTIC GOD WHO REIGNS ABOVE
Job 24:1-25 — Proof that the Doctrine of Retribution Cannot Be Rigidly Applied
DON’T DENY THAT GOD AFFLICTS THE RIGHTEOUS SINCE WE CAN SEE THAT GOD ALLOWS THE WICKED TO PROSPER FOR NOW
Job 23:1-17 — Job’s Third Reply to Eliphaz — The Tension of Faith — Confidence But Frustration
CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL INTEGRITY FORTIFIES FAITH IN GOD’S SOVEREIGN WORKING DESPITE THE FRUSTRATION OF PERPLEXING SUFFERING