Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
The verse is spoken by Eliphaz in his second speech, which brings fresh accusations against Job as part of the extended arguments or colloquies between Job and his three friends in chapters 3-31 on the cause and object of human suffering. The book of Job in which it stands presents the problems of providence, sin, and suffering. Eliphaz speaks from the friends' own wisdom and observation, for they had never known a thoroughly good man to be so afflicted, and so they wrongly insist that Job's suffering proves he has sinned, saying what is generally true but misapplied in Job's case.
Its inspiration means only that Eliphaz truly spoke it, not that what he said is true, and his statements about Job and God are not automatically reliable but must be tested against inspired Scripture, since God declared that they did not speak truthfully about Him or Job. Job answers this speech by protesting his innocence and desiring death, and while judging partly from the same standpoint and knowing his own integrity, he cannot understand God's dealings with him, yet he does not charge God foolishly. God sees the end from the beginning and is working through Job's affliction what will glorify Himself forever after, bring comfort and hope to thousands of suffering people, and prove a blessing to Job.
The verse is spoken by Eliphaz in his second speech, which brings fresh accusations against Job as part of the extended arguments or colloquies between Job and his three friends in chapters 3-31 on the cause and object of human suffering. The book of Job in which it stands presents the problems of providence, sin, and suffering. Eliphaz speaks from the friends' own wisdom and observation, for they had never known a thoroughly good man to be so afflicted, and so they wrongly insist that Job's suffering proves he has sinned, saying what is generally true but misapplied in Job's case.
Its inspiration means only that Eliphaz truly spoke it, not that what he said is true, and his statements about Job and God are not automatically reliable but must be tested against inspired Scripture, since God declared that they did not speak truthfully about Him or Job. Job answers this speech by protesting his innocence and desiring death, and while judging partly from the same standpoint and knowing his own integrity, he cannot understand God's dealings with him, yet he does not charge God foolishly. God sees the end from the beginning and is working through Job's affliction what will glorify Himself forever after, bring comfort and hope to thousands of suffering people, and prove a blessing to Job.