The gag is: they were all wrong about the reason behind Job’s suffering. God wanted to level-up Job’s righteous so He allowed him to suffer and what did Job get? With the Loss and Leprosy? Friends that accused the very righteousness he already had.
I’ve read Job so many times throughout my life. Not once did I see any genuine empathy, that wasn’t connected to “you sinned so that’s why you’re suffering” or “once you repent, you’ll be fine”…
To me that’s like pouring acid on an open wound and with leprosy, all of him would have been an open wound🤔🤔🤔🤔 I empathize with Job differently now. And he had to defend his righteousness, because that’s all he had, with the little strength he had each day.
I didn’t see before how emotionally and psychologically draining and horrible that must have felt for Job. He lost everything (something God allowed) and not only did he get Apathy, from close friends (who’d mourned with him the first 7 days) but now he got Accusations as time went on…..
Now I do see, how they accused Job of being unrighteous and wicked, rounds after rounds, they took turns battering him. Mark you, God had already affirmed Job as righteous and yet his religious and wise friends accused him of the opposite…..
