Comments on: Job 11:1-9,13-20 http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/2008/08/31/job-111-913-20/ A Community of People Discussing the Bible Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:49:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: brian http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/2008/08/31/job-111-913-20/comment-page-1/#comment-44 brian Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:20:06 +0000 http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/?p=230#comment-44 Doug's thoughts from the Job Daily Guide: In today's reading, Job's friend Zophar is responding to Job's complaints in the previous two chapters. The main point is his criticism of Job's 'extravagant claims to righteousness.' He's bothered by Job's claim that he is innocent of any wrongdoing. If you've been following our psalm readings, you'll note that Job isn't alone in pleading blamelessness; occasionally the psalmists make this claim as well. Zophar considers this kind of thing to be "idle talk" and thinks that God should correct Job on his righteous self-appraisal. He also says God is beyond human comprehension, which I imagine is his way of saying that arguing with God on anything is probably futile. Do you agree or disagree with Zophar on the topic of claiming one's own righteousness before God? Could you argue for or against him? If what Zophar says is right, that we can't fathom the mysteries of God, does that mean it's not worthwhile to make an effort? Doug’s thoughts from the Job Daily Guide:
In today’s reading, Job’s friend Zophar is responding to Job’s complaints in the previous two chapters. The main point is his criticism of Job’s ‘extravagant claims to righteousness.’ He’s bothered by Job’s claim that he is innocent of any wrongdoing. If you’ve been following our psalm readings, you’ll note that Job isn’t alone in pleading blamelessness; occasionally the psalmists make this claim as well. Zophar considers this kind of thing to be “idle talk” and thinks that God should correct Job on his righteous self-appraisal. He also says God is beyond human comprehension, which I imagine is his way of saying that arguing with God on anything is probably futile.

Do you agree or disagree with Zophar on the topic of claiming one’s own righteousness before God? Could you argue for or against him?

If what Zophar says is right, that we can’t fathom the mysteries of God, does that mean it’s not worthwhile to make an effort?

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