Job: The Storm Breaks (Welwyn Commentary Series | WCS)

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“The book as a whole offers another way of looking at suffering. Suffering comes to Job in order to justify God’s claim to Satan that men can serve him without thought of what they gain from it.” (Page 15)

“Elihu, on the other hand, seems to point to another solution. Suffering, he thinks, may have nothing at all to do with some sin in the past; it may be in order to prevent a sin in the future.” (Page 14)

“Those who aggressively point out theological deficiencies in others must learn this lesson: that it is possible to be perfectly sound in theology and have a heart that is as cold as ice.” (Page 83)

“Bildad had called Job a ‘windbag’—suggesting that his words were not to be taken too seriously, but Zophar accuses Job of sinning with his mouth.” (Pages 113–114)

“Secondly, Zophar is wrong in suggesting that the kind of blessing/judgement people can expect is always a material one.” (Pages 121–122)