Job Responds to Eliphaz (6:1-7:21)
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Lesson
Job’s theological worldview has fallen apart because he knows he doesn’t deserve to suffer. Eliphaz calls Job to repent. Job responds questioning why he is suffering, because according to his worldview, he hasn’t done anything to deserve it.
Outline
I. General Statement of Pain and Frustration
II. Job Wishes God Would Kill Him
III. The Failure of the Friends
IV. Appeal to His Friends to Face Facts
V. Job Prays
A. Job prays for mercy
B. Job begins to develop hope