Job 16:1-21:34

Job's friends are pathetic comforters. What kind of comforter are you? Are you like Job's friends, seeking to find the source of the problem, when God hasn't given you the ability to know or understand such things? Only Job, and his witness and advocate in heaven, could possibly know his true spiritual condition. Notice how Job looks for comfort in death, while his three friends promise earthly comfort by asking Job to repent and and to once again live a blameless life. Job evidently knew that God only promised great things after death, but didn't make such promises about life here on this earth.

Job didn't have the privilege of hearing the conversations that occurred between Satan and God. So in his despair, Job thinks that God is the source of his troubles, rather than Satan. Despite this belief, Job says "I know that my Redeemer lives", and he is convinced that his body will be resurrected so that he can see God face to face. Job, recognizing that life is not always equitable and fair, looks forward to the time when good will be rewarded and evil will be repaid.

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