Am I the only one?

Hi Whenyukeepdeleting, welcome to this stream!

In reading your meme, am I right conclude that Elihu's words were contrary to Jesus'?

Hi! And yes, especially 36:11-12. Also he seems quite stuck up haha

Yes, all three of his friends were at poor Job for such a long time. I am sure he felt besieged and betrayed all the while! I haven't read Job in a while but if I am correct, Elihu was the worst of them.

He is, somewhat right in 36:11-12 as God being the only true God and that there would be eternal consequences for not believing in Him, but believing in Him and you will get prosperity and live out in pleasure??? And, not believing in Him you will be killed by the sword??? Hmmm

He was the youngest of the group of friends that were picking on Job. I can’t say if he was the worst but in my opinion he was the most annoying haha. Eliphaz was definitely one of the ring leaders as it said in 42:7 “After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”

Also I thought it was ironic that Elihu said obeying the Lord would lead to “spending your days in prosperity” because that implies your days on Earth would be prosperous. They very well might be, but the wicked grow old and prosper (job 21:7 I think) as well. Then Jesus himself did not live a life of prosperity but of a servant. Those who obey God often die for their faith, like Jesus did. Even by the sword like John the Baptist (okay okay, it could have been an ax for all I know).

Wow, you know a lot about this. Is Job your favorite book of the bible to read?

Not really. I just love the Bible in general. I was just thinking about Job a lot when I wrote this because of my friend, you know. It kinda helps me to get caught up in someone else’s troubles for a while instead of the alternative haha. At first I was reading through John, but then I came to chapter 11, verse 21 and it struck me so hard, that I had to stop. Job is a lot further removed from anything like that though, so I went there. Anywho. What is your favorite book of the Bible?