This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... ii. second stage of the drama. first advance in the contention. ch. iv--xiv. But the friends do not comprehend these sighs after consolation, still less the apparently disconsolate despondency and the rising storm of despair. On the contrary, as they from the beginning presuppose in their hearts that ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... ii. second stage of the drama. first advance in the contention. ch. iv--xiv. But the friends do not comprehend these sighs after consolation, still less the apparently disconsolate despondency and the rising storm of despair. On the contrary, as they from the beginning presuppose in their hearts that Job is not innocent, this open expression of his complaint, which in a subdued form is already directed against God even, is to them plain witness against him and his guilt. They therefore begin their well-meant warnings, and in this first advance of the contention, where they have the full advantage, they proceed boldly and rapidly in the declaration of their three principles, driven to it the more by the to them incomprehensible resistance of Job. Eliphaz seeks to show him, that neither he nor any man may speak against God; Bildad already insists more pointedly upon the divine righteousness in opposition to him; Zophar finally, thus early desiring openly the judgment of God, lets drop with little concealment his conviction, that Job suffers much less than his sins deserve: yet herein they all agree, notwithstanding this increasing warmth of feeling and severity of language, that they still cherish the best hopes of Job's deliverance, as soon as ever he exhibits sorrow and repentance instead of such inconsiderate, godless speeches. Therefore they all conclude their speeches with the most attractive pictures of the salvation which was still certainly to be expected on repentance. Thus at the end they sweeten the serious and bitter exhortations which they believe it their duty to make, in order to entice their fr
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