Job 42

"The Lord said to Eliphaz:
What my servant Job has said about me is true,
but I am angry at you and your two friends for not telling the truth.
So I want you to go over to Job and offer seven bulls and seven goats on an altar as a sacrifice to please me.
After this, Job will pray, and I will agree not to punish you for your foolishness."
(Job 42:7-8)

This verse confirms that what Job said about God is true,
as opposed to the picture his friends were trying to paint for Job.
If one reads the message that Job's friends are trying to convey about God,
one will find that they keep trying to convince Job that he has done something wrong
and that he must repent in order for his suffering to stop.
That bad people are the only ones who suffer in the world,
and that good people never go through any pain.


Eliphaz:
 "In my experience, only those who plant seeds of evil harvest trouble," (Job 4:8)
"Is He correcting you for worshiping Him? No! It's because of your terrible sins.
To guarantee payment of a debt, you have taken clothes from the poor.
And you refused bread and water to the hungry and thirsty, although you were rich, respected and powerful.
You have turned away widows and have broken the arms of orphans.
That's why you were suddenly trapped by terror, blinded by darkness, and drowned in a flood."
(Job 22:4-11)
Bildad:
"So why don't you turn to him and start living right?
Then He will decide to rescue and restore you to your place of honor" (Job 8:5-7)
Zophar:
"Surrender your heart to God, turn to Him in prayer, and give up your sins - even those you do in secret.
Then you won't be ashamed; you will be confident and fearless. Your troubles will go away
like water beneath a bridge," (Job 11:13-16)