Job Week 4 Part 1 of Job 4-7

Reading Job 4-7
JOB 4
Eliphaz’s First Response to Job 1-27
o He is the oldest of the 3 friends.
o Job’s friends were considered “wise men”
VS 3-4
o He points out good qualities of Job
VS 6
o He is mocking Job’s fear
VS 8
o Did he call Job’s kids evil?
o Did he basically tell Job his kids deserved to die?
VS 9
o is this a true statement about Adonai?
VS 12-17 Attack #7
o Is this from Adonai?
o Is this from Satan?

JOB 5
• Eliphaz’s First Response to Job 1-30
VS 8
o Go to court with Adonai
 In the grieving process, people look for blame its one of the steps. Humans are quick to blame God, why are they not quick to blame Satan?
 We know that everyone in the is story at this point is unaware of the conversation between Adonai and Satan.
VS 17
o Do not despise the discipline from Shaddai…
o This is the first time Shaddai is used.
o Shaddai is mentioned in 48 scriptures in the OT. 31 of those times in the book of Job.