Job question his birth and sounds more like the "preacher" in Ecclesiastes. His friend (is he really a friend) tries to make sense of Job. In his mind, you reap what you sow. Job's friends would not be could at pastoral care. This is enlightening to our own theology with those who suffer. Do we worry more about explaining? Or do we offer comfort and hope?
One of my favorite passages is found in Acts 17. One that counters the disconcerting message of Job. Ultimately all we are and do is in God's Hands. The passage is state like this...
"For in him we live and move and have our being."
This is a better explanation than Eliphaz!
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