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What Elihu Adds to Our Theology of Suffering
What Elihu Adds to Our Theology of Suffering Paul Sadler
The Book of Job can be a struggle to read. Not only does it deal with unimaginable suffering, but it contains a lot of bad advice. Job’s “comforters,” Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, are rebuked by God, who says to them, “you have not spoken of me what is right” (Job 42:7). Even when they say true things, their counsel is incomplete and misapplied.
Elihu is different. He’s the only one of Job’s advisers who isn’t corrected by God. While he doesn’t have all the answers, he does offer some helpful questions to ask when trials come.
1. Have I…
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