Right Question, Wrong Answer

The book of Job is thought to be one of the oldest manuscripts in the Bible. It has been the source of discussion for millennia concerning the thought of suffering and righteousness. Why good people suffer seems to be the prevailing drive of the debate, but I feel the more important question in the book is how sinful mankind can be reconciled with holy God. The drama of Job is a continued cycle of well-meaning friends encouraging Job to come clean and admit his sin, so God can remove His well-deserved judgment. This type of thinking fits easily into the mindset of humanity. We’re all prone to think God operates this way. Had God not corrected this concept for us in the 7th verse of the last chapter, we might never have known that this great work is far deeper than a simple “why do bad things happen to good people” question. It’s a cry from the heart of our compassionate Heavenly Father concerning how we can come to Him and be made whole. Job sets the dialogue in Job 9:2, “I know it is so of a truth; but how should man be just before God?” Job has some friends that seek to answer his dilemma. They give him WRONG answers to his RIGHT question.