Dear readers,
In Job 5, Eliphaz continues his argument, claiming that only the wicked experience evil. Yet, in the depths of Job’s suffering, this principle must have sounded like mockery. How could a righteous man endure such agony? The paradox is that not all of Eliphaz’s ideas are wrong; many are echoed in other parts of the Bible.
Let’s look at other Bible verses reflecting similar thoughts:
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Psalm 37:10: “In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.”
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Proverbs 26:2: “Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.”
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Luke 1:52: “He has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate.”
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1 Corinthians 3:19: “For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness.’”
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Psalm 34:7: “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them.”
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Hebrews 12:5: “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.’”
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Hosea 6:1: “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.”
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Psalm 33:19: “that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.”
