# Job 22 đ: Eliphaz Accuses Job
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Eliphazâs Third Speech
[[#Verse 01.]]Â Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
[[#Verse 02.]]Â âIs it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable?
[[#Verse 03.]] Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless?
[[#Verse 04.]] Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you
and goes to judgment with you?
[[#Verse 05.]]Â Is not your wickedness great
and is there no end to your iniquity?
[[#Verse 06.]] âFor you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.
[[#Verse 07.]] You gave the weary no water to drink
and from the hungry you withheld food.
[[#Verse 08.]] Although you were a powerful man, owning land,
an honored man living on it,
[[#Verse 09.]]Â you sent widows away empty-handed,
and the arms of the orphans you crushed.
[[#Verse 10.]]Â That is why snares surround you,
and why sudden fear terrifies you,
[[#Verse 11.]]Â why it is so dark you cannot see,
and why a flood of water covers you.
[[#Verse 12.]]Â âIs not God on high in heaven?
And see the lofty stars, how high they are!
[[#Verse 13.]]Â But you have said, âWhat does God know?
Does he judge through such deep darkness?
[[#Verse 14.]]Â Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us,
as he goes back and forth
in the vault of heaven.â
[[#Verse 15.]]Â Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walkedâ
[[#Verse 16.]] men who were carried off before their time, when the flood was poured out on their foundations?
[[#Verse 17.]]Â They were saying to God, âTurn away from us,â
and, âWhat can the Almighty do to us?â
[[#Verse 18.]] But it was he who filled their houses with good thingsâ yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.
[[#Verse 19.]] The righteous see their destruction and rejoice;
the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,
[[#Verse 20.]] âSurely our enemies are destroyed,
and fire consumes their wealth.â
[[#Verse 21.]] âReconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.
[[#Verse 22.]] Accept instruction from his mouth
and store up his words in your heart.
[[#Verse 23.]]Â If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,
[[#Verse 24.]] and throw your gold in the dustâ your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravinesâ
[[#Verse 25.]]Â then the Almighty himself will be your gold,
and the choicest silver for you.
[[#Verse 26.]] Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty,
and will lift up your face toward God.
[[#Verse 27.]]Â You will pray to him and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows to him.
[[#Verse 28.]] Whatever you decide on a matter,
it will be established for you,
and light will shine on your ways.
[[#Verse 29.]] When people are brought low and you say, âLift them up!â then he will save the downcast;
[[#Verse 30.]]Â he will deliver even someone who is not innocent,
who will escape through the cleanness of your hands.â
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. This is Eliphaz's third and final speech in the book.
2. Eliphaz is a Temanite (2:11). Teman was a region of Edom known for its wisdom (Jeremiah 49:7).
3. Eliphaz moves from general warnings to specific charges against Job (22:6-9), but he offers no evidence for any of them.
4. In chapter 4 Eliphaz had praised Job for strengthening weak hands (4:3-4). Here he accuses him of crushing the weak.
5. The Law later required that a poor man's cloak taken as a pledge be returned by sunset (Exodus 22:26-27). Eliphaz accuses Job of stripping people of their clothing (22:6).
6. Job answers these exact charges in his final oath of innocence (31:16-22).
7. Ophir (22:24) was a distant land famous for its fine gold (1 Kings 9:28).
8. Eliphaz claims Job thinks God cannot see through the thick clouds (22:13-14).
9. Many interpreters see a reference to the flood generation in 22:15-16, where the wicked are swept away as by a river.
10. Eliphaz says the innocent man's prayer will deliver others (22:27-30). Ironically, in the end Eliphaz is the one who needs Job to pray for him (42:8).
## đ§ Chapter Summary
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## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One through whom we are truly reconciled to God. Eliphaz urged Job to make peace with God (22:21), but real peace comes through Jesus, who reconciled us to God by His death (Romans 5:1, 10).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
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## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. Eliphaz accuses Job of sins he never committed (22:6-9). Why is it so dangerous to assume we know the reason for someone else's suffering?
2. Eliphaz says that if Job returns to the Almighty, God will be his gold and silver (22:23-25). What does it look like to treasure God more than the things He gives?
3. Much of what Eliphaz says about God is true, yet God later says he did not speak rightly (42:7). How can true statements be applied in a way that is wrong?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verses 6-9: Eliphaz falsely accuses Job of mistreating the poor, the widow, and the orphan.
- đ verse 21: Eliphaz urges Job to come to terms with God and be at peace.
- đ verses 25-26: Eliphaz says the Almighty Himself will be Job's treasure and delight.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[Romans 05#Verse 01.|Romans 5:1]] - Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God.
- đ [[2 Corinthians 05#Verse 18.|2 Corinthians 5:18-20]] - God reconciled us to Himself through Christ.
- đ [[Job 31#Verse 16.|Job 31:16-22]] - Job answers the charges Eliphaz makes.
- đ [[Job 42#Verse 07.|Job 42:7-9]] - God rebukes Eliphaz, and Job prays for his friends.
- đ [[Matthew 07#Verse 01.|Matthew 7:1-2]] - Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Job 22 - SOAP|The Secret To WELLness]]
## đ Internal Notes