Job 6:1-3, Then Job answered and said: “OH, THAT MY GRIEF WERE FULLY WEIGHED, AND MY CALAMITY LAID WITH IT ON THE SCALES! For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea—Therefore my words have been rash.
Eliphaz words called for Job to repent from his sin against GOD, Yet completely missed the fact that Job lost his children. Job’s words were rash because of his pain!
Job 6:5, DOES THE WILD DONKEY BRAY WHEN IT HAS GRASS, OR DOES THE OX LOW OVER ITS FODDER? (NO THEY DONT)
Animals cry out when they lack, JOB ALSO HAS A REASON TO CRY OUT!
Job 6:6-7, Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.
The words of Eliphaz were tasteless, had no nutrients in them! He gained nothing from the words of Eliphaz. JOB WANTS TO HEAR THE WORDS OF THE ALMIGHTY WHOSE WORDS AND WISDOM HAVE FLAVOR!
Psa 119:103, HOW SWEET ARE YOUR WORDS TO MY TASTE, SWEETER THAN HONEY TO MY MOUTH!
Job 6:14, “TO HIM WHO IS AFFLICTED, KINDNESS SHOULD BE SHOWN BY HIS FRIEND, EVEN THOUGH HE FORSAKES THE FEAR OF THE ALMIGHTY.
Again, Eliphaz completely missed the main point; Yes Job cursed the day of his birth, but those words came out of desperation! Eliphaz words had no compassion, no kindness, no wisdom, no grace!
Col 4:6, LET YOUR SPEECH ALWAYS BE WITH GRACE, SEASONED WITH SALT, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
SO MANY PEOPLE TODAY NEED ANSWERS, NOT CONDEMNATION. TELLING SOMEONE, “YOUR GOING TO HELL IF YOU DON’T REPENT FROM YOUR WAYS”; THIS MAY BE TRUE BUT COMPLETELY LACKS WISDOM AND GRACE!
2Ti 2:25, IN HUMILITY CORRECTING THOSE WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION, IF GOD PERHAPS WILL GRANT THEM REPENTANCE, SO THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE TRUTH,