The Righteous will Always Prevail (Job 8)

Job’s friends came together with the purpose to rally around him and encourage him.  Eliphaz has not done a great job of helping Job as Eliphaz implied that Job deserved this suffering.  Now, it is time for the second counselor to try.  Will Bildad encourage Job?  Is there something we can glean from Bildad as he tries to encourage Job?

Simply Guilty (Job 4-5)

We heard Job’s frustration of his life in this age.  He is one who does not see the value or the purpose of his life right now.  His speech is asking the Lord to blot him out of existence.  This is not something that is appropriate or correct, and how are his friends going to encourage this man?  We would think and hope that they would provide a counter point to Job’s previous speech.  Eliphaz speaks up, he challenges Job’s speech, and is laying out his view of suffering.  Is this view correct?