Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today, Elaioo finished the speech we started reading yesterday, and I'm so glad that's behind us.

I used to really like Elihoo because it kind of felt like he was on Job's side when he started rebuking the other

three friends, but the more I studied this book, the more listening to him felt

like a broken record. Even though he started off a little more humble yesterday,

he's become far more self-assured the longer he talks,

growing harsher in his rebuke of Job, and even bordering on cruelty.

In 362, he claims to be speaking on God's behalf.

And in verse 4, he refers to himself as perfect in knowledge.

Wow, those are pretty big claims to make. Just like with Job's other friends,

the hard part about weeding through all of Aleuahu's words

is that a lot of what he says about God is true.

For example, in 35 1 through 7, he points out that neither our sin nor our righteousness affects God's position or perfection.

That's true.

He tells Job that his righteousness in particular can't be used for bartering with God.

That's true too.

We've talked about the fact that our righteousness is like filthy rags according to the prophet Isaiah.

But where Eli who went wrong was in assuming that Job was trying to use

his righteousness as a bartering tool. In chapter 36, Elihu points out that Godless people

cherish anger. I have this passage underlined in my

Bible. I thought it was interesting because in the first sentence we read about

Alai who, we read that he was angry. Certainly there are a lot of good things to be angry about. God's

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