Charles (Chuck) Kensinger

Our lives are short and full of trouble is Job’s observation in Chapter fourteen. Even a tree has a second chance at life. The roots will sprout again. He does not know what we do. Every human being is eternal life. It will be continued in Heaven or Hell. It is incorrect to believe that once our body dies our life is over. When someone dies, they will live again. Job will answer Jehovah when he questions him.

Eliphaz speaks and continues the accusations of evil in Job’s life found in chapter fifteen. Even old people agree with him and his fellows. How could this diseased and destitute man know more than the wisdom of the aged? He should not be angry with Yahweh. He knows what He is doing and should not be argued with. His words seem true, but he has believed a common misconception. God has given Satan or the Devil the rule of this world. He is the one that causes our distress just as he is the reason for Job’s problems.

Job speaks in answer to Eliphaz in chapter sixteen and denounces the empty speech. He admits that he once believed as they do, but now he knows that not all our troubles are caused by sin. He still believes God is the source of his illness and the tragedies he has experienced. He still maintains his purity in God’s eyes. He again states the shortness of what is left of his life.

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