Job 22:1-30
22:1-3 Eliphaz misinterpreted Job's speech as arrogance. No matter how many times he tried, Job could not convey the message on his heart to his friends. They thought that he unjustly defended himself but actually Job spoke the truth, he was innocent. It was his innocence that made him the candidate for his situation in the beginning of this book.
God is the only One who can accurately interpret our message and emotions.
22:4-11 Eliphaz accused Job of some serious offenses (none of which Job was actually guilty of). He assumed Job was resisting consequences of wickedness or the discipline of God. Such was not the case.
22:12-18 Eliphaz thought it was absurd that Job would question God, who is so marvelously capable of extraordinary things. It was bold of Job to question God but it was honest. Job needed answers for his soul to find peace, not to challenge God.
22:19-20 Eliphaz tried to break down the fundamental order of God's authority. He tried to convince Job that if he were a righteous man, he would be glad. But it was not that simple for Job... he lived his entire life glad of God. He lived his life righteously. But he was not glad because it seemed to him that the divine order he had come to trust in was disordered.
22:21-30 Eliphaz instructed Job to repair his relationship with God, but Job was closer to God than any of these men. The circumstance of his life was not consequentially connected to a fault in his relationship with God. Deeper moves were at work; spiritual fundamentals were being modeled by Job's life.
