Reflections on Job 15-17

Eliphaz continues to argue that wickedness leads to suffering.  Job speaks of his suffering and a lack of hope in death.  Note:

  • Weeping – Job’s face is red with weeping (16:16), and his friends have proven to be miserable comforters (16:2). When have you wept?  Who has comforted you?  How did they do it?  How might your experience help you comfort others?
  • Hope – Job finds no hope in his death, for he seeks God’s restoration to show his innocence. While Job found no hope in death, what hope do you have in death because of Christ?  Where do you seek hope in your trials?