Job 42:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | 42:7 Eliphaz the Temanite was the spokesman for the friends, which probably indicates his seniority. Eliphaz had falsely implied that his advice originated in prophetic visions (4:12-16 ); now God did speak to him, but not to affirm his message. • Unlike his three friends (cp. 13:7-10 ), Job had spoken accurately about God. Job’s blunt questions were better suited to arriving at the truth about God than the friends’ superficial orthodox doctrine.

a42:7►

b4:12-16►

c13:7-10►

d42:8-9►

e9:33►

f16:19-21►

g19:25►

h32:1–37:24►

iMatt 5:23-24►

j1:5►

kJas 5:16►

l1 Jn 5:16►

mJob 22:26-30►

‏ Job 42:7-8

42:7 ^a Eliphaz the Temanite was the spokesman for the friends, which probably indicates his seniority. Eliphaz had falsely implied that his advice originated in prophetic visions (4:12-16 ^b); now God did speak to him, but not to affirm his message.

• Unlike his three friends (cp. 13:7-10 ^c), Job had spoken accurately about God. Job’s blunt questions were better suited to arriving at the truth about God than the friends’ superficial orthodox doctrine.
Summary for Job 42:8-9: 42:8-9 ^d The Lord made Job the mediator that Job had hoped to find for himself (9:33 ^e; 16:19-21 ^f; 19:25 ^g) and that Elihu desired to be (32:1–37:24 ^h).

• go to my servant Job: God wanted Job’s friends to be reconciled with Job before they presented their offerings (Matt 5:23-24 ⁱ).

• My servant Job will pray for you; he had also prayed for his children (1:5 ^j; cp. Jas 5:16 ^k; 1 Jn 5:16 ^l).

• When the Lord accepted Job’s prayer, it ironically fulfilled Eliphaz’s promise (Job 22:26-30 ^m).