{"id":4038,"date":"2023-08-28T22:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T22:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudies4you.com\/?p=4038"},"modified":"2023-09-04T03:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T03:29:15","slug":"why-do-bad-things-happen-to-good-people-part-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblestudies4you.com\/?p=4038","title":{"rendered":"Why do Bad things Happen to Good People? (Part Eight)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Summing it all Up!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Elihu , the fourth friend, had kept silent all this time as he was the youngest. But now he spoke up and gave his opinion of Job\u2019s situation, and of what the others had said\u2026     He was angry at all their speeches, even at Job for justifying himself rather than giving God the glory, and he was angry at the other three because they hadn\u2019t been any help at all with their ideas. He said that he had waited in vain for them to say something constructive, and now that they had run out, he was going to give his opinion! \u201cI\u2019m nearly ready to bust\u201d, he exclaimed, \u201cso you all listen to me now! Job, you\u2019ve been telling us  about all the good you\u2019ve done in your life, and how you feel God has now deserted you! God deals with everyone differently, and He has the final say in men\u2019s affairs. So take notice of this Job, and if you\u2019ve got anything more to say, say it now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Elihu then turned his attention to the others\u2026\u201dYou guys think you\u2019re the wise ones, now listen to me\u2026Job thinks he has done nothing wrong. We know that God certainly does no wrong, and that He is over everything on earth\u2026are you in God\u2019s place to say these things against Job? Even if he has been talking rubbish, he is the one who is paying for it now! We\u2019ve got to remember that God knows more than we do and that He knows what He is doing. Job\u2019s words are just wasted in his situation!     \u201cYou all just listen to me! God is mighty in power, and what He does is right! He is great and we cannot know His wisdom, and how He orders the world, the rain, and the light that He gives! I tremble to speak on His behalf! Just take notice of the thunder, the whirlwinds that come, and the snow in its season. Just listen to me Job, there is no-one and nothing that can equal God\u2019s might and majesty\u2026.this is why we are to fear Him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/em><\/strong>Although he didn\u2019t know it, Job\u2019s trial was nearly at an end by this time. God then spoke directly to him and we will do well to listen to the things that He had to say to Job, and see what we can learn from them. Nothing that happens to us in this life is wasted if we take stock of the situation and learn from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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