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Job 11 - Things You Should NEVER Say When a Friend Is Hurting
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Today we finally hear from Job's third friend, Zophar, in Job 11 and learn what not to do when someone we love is suffering:
Zophar can't handle Job's hard questions, so he shuts them down.
"Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves." Possibly the cruelest thing you could say to someone who is hurting.
"Can you fathom the mystery of God?" Much of what Zophar says about God is true, but he uses God's power as a threat against a broken man instead of as comfort.
Does suffering always mean you…
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