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Originally Posted by Brother Tim
Brother George, since you stated in your previous post that it was the last on the topic for you, I hesitate to respond, for I may force you to break your word. I will for others' sake point out that a number of the quotes that you gave concerning Job's failures were statements about God's actions toward him. Yet at the end, God says of Job's words, "for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. (Job 42:7)"
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Bro. George pointed out that Job had not spoken incorrectly against God, or "presumed" as someone else mentioned earlier (in reference to Elihu, might I add). The other three men had presumed that God was punishing Job for some sin, whereas the only problem Job had was self-righteousness and perhaps a little resentment; even if that's the case, no one has any right to talk down about Job: I'd be willing to say any one of us would have "curse[d] God and die[d]" right then and there.
Their problem was presuming to know the mind of God; Job's was self-righteousness (and the list of stuff Bro. George mentioned).