Job 42:8

"It was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the importance of speaking rightly about God even in the face of suffering and controversy. The Lord's rebuke of Eliphaz and his friends underscores that true faith involves recognizing and declaring God's righteousness, as demonstrated by Job's unwavering integrity and trust in the Lord.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Therefore take unto you -Or, FOR yourselves. Seven bullocks and seven rams -The number “seven” was a common number in offering animals for sacrifice; seeLeviticus 23:18;Numbers 29:32. It was not a number, however, confined at all to Jewish sacrifices, for we find that Balaam gave the direction to Balak, king of Moab, to prepare just this number for sacrifice. “And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams;”Numbers 23:1,Numbers 23:29.

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