ighteous man who lived in Uz with his seven sons and three daughters. He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yokes of oxen, five hundred donkeys and many slaves. Each year, he held a banquet where Job would have each of his chil

that the tables are turned, he impatiently gave up. The righteous living that he had in the past should sustain him through his trials now. No man is ever capable of a totally righteous relationship with God, it is a cycle of sin and forgiveness. Job's resentment of discipline is very unwise, for God will not change your circumstances and a stubborn refusal to learn from them will result in death. The source of the problem is not man's circumstances, but his heart. Eliphaz says that Job should look to God for deliverance. God does astonishing things, He helps those who are hurt and oppressed but destroys the corrupt. He tells Job to accept God's discipline, he will learn from it and then God will bless him in many ways. Job argued that his complaint is justifiable, and if Eliphaz would comprehend his anguish, then he would understand that what God had done to him was wrong. Job does not accept Eliphaz's view that he must have sinned and feels that his speech was inappropriate for the circumstances. Job wishes God would give him death, so he could die with the consolation that he had remained faithful to God all the way to the end. What other hope does he have? Why should he wait quietly for something to happen, when all his belongings and loved ones had been destroyed? Job also feels that Eliphaz has failed in his obligations toward him as a friend, because he doubts Job in his time of need. Job asks Eliphaz to point out his errors, to look at his sincerity and not to accuse him without giving good cause. Job asks why God treats him like an enemy, why He will not even let sleep ease his pain. Job asks why God is focusing so much attention on him. Even if he did sin, it would not have hurt Him. So why not, in that case, show mercy and forgive him? Once he dies, it would be too late to do so. Bildad's answers him by saying that God does not distort what is right. Job's children died because of sin. If Job repents, God will not give him death but blessings beyond imagination. Repents of what? Job believes he is without sin. Job agrees that God does not pervert justice but does not understand how he can demonstrate his righteousness to Him. Job speaks of God's power in creation and how he works in catastrophic events. His works are beyond comprehension. These events are all merely the effects of His presence. In all, God does as he pleases, and no enemy can oppose Him or even question Him. Because of His greatness, Job is helpless to defend himself and if he tried, he would probably be destroyed. In His sight, Job could not even utter a word without sounding guilty. Nonetheless, Job feels that he is blameless and wants to die. God, for some reason, lets the blameless people suffer just like the wicked. If it is not God doing it, then who is it? Job's days are ending and unrealistic thinking cannot change reality. Anything that he might do to prove himself innocent would be of no value. He cannot approach God in court as he would do a man. Job says to God that he hates his life, he is going to protest to Him to stop condemning him until He has shown him his sin. He asks if somehow, God gets enjoyment from attacking him while at the same time favoring the wicked, for he knows that Job is innocent and that he is helpless against Him. The next person to speak to Job is Zophar, who claims tha

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