Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 1, 2021
The friends of Job explained life's sufferings, and specifically
Job's sufferings, as very simple and obvious. They said there is no
mystery here at all. It is clear as a bell that suffering is God's
judgment on the sinner. Job is suffering, therefore, Job is a sinner.
There is a poem that I have enjoyed for many years, but I could
never see how it could be used in a sermon, until I began to study the
friends of Job. I want to share it with you, for it both describes
them, and gives us insight into why they could be so wrong when
they were so often right. It is
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