Today is the 22nd day of August. Welcome to the daily audio Bible. I am Brian, it is wonderful

to be here with you today as we do what we always do. Gather together around the global

campfire and take the next step forward together. And so that is why we're here, that's what

we're about to do. We started the book of Job yesterday. And so we talked about the territory

that we are entering into and the theme of suffering that Job deals with. And then we found out

what happened to Job. And man, Job lost everything, the catastrophe that came upon Job

is unthinkable. Like, how to suffer through that is unthinkable all in one day. So Job is

certainly traumatized and he's just been grieving. His friends have come around him and they've sat

Shiva with them, they've sat for like a whole week without saying anything, just being present,

just offering their presence to him, not their counsel. They're waiting for Job to speak.

And he started speaking and now it's Han basically. The friends will be dialoguing from

here fourth and we will listen to their wisdom as they try to counsel Job that he had to do something

wrong to be judged like this. And so with that, let's take the next step forward. Job chapters 4 through 7

today. Then Elephaz the Temmonite responded, if someone ventures to have a word with you,

will you grow impatient? But who can refrain from speaking up? You yourself have instructed many,

and you have strengthened weak hands. Your words have raised up people who were stumbling,

and you have given support to buckling knees. But now that this has happened to you,

you grow impatient. This strikes you and you are disturbed. Shouldn't your piety give you confidence?

Don't your blameless waves give you reason to hope? Now remember this,

who has ever perished if he was innocent? Where were the upright ever erased?

This is what I have observed. Those who plow evil and so trouble will reap the same.

By the breath of God they perished. By the blast from his nostrils they come to an end.

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