Eliphaz

The main characters in the Book of Job are Job himself, and his three friends Eliphaz, Baidad and Sophar. The problem facing all of these God-fearing men was the very intensity of what had happened to Job. Remember that he had lost all his considerable possessions, and his ten grown-up children had been swept away in a hurricane.

Throughout the Book of Job, Job displays strength and perseverance even while being faced with extreme hardships such as the death of his loved ones and gruesome physical pain. Readers question God’s whereabouts, his relationship with Satan, and his true intentions while Job is experiencing heartbreak and torture. God’s actions in the Book of Job cause him to be portrayed in a new and unexpected light, a darker one. Some people would consider God’s reasoning for Job’s pain and suffering acceptable

Eliphaz responds first in chapter 15 accusing Job of attacking piety itself and speaking as if he was the first man who enjoyed the knowledge of the gods. Eliphaz affirms that Job’s words are meaningless, that he is quality, and that he is like the wicked because he is in distress. Job responds again by rebuking his friends for being no help, desiring to plead his case with God, and affirming his situation and despair. Job states very bluntly that God has attack him (Clifford 81). Bildad rebukes

The first comforter to speak up when the friends and Job are in the ash pit is Eliphaz. Eliphaz is one of the more unique comforters in the book of Job as he is the only one who speaks with Job over a dream that he had, which in the Bible would suggest a vision from God. Eliphaz has many words for Job over his current suffering as Job keeps asking why something like what he is experiencing is happening to him. Eliphaz begins his response to Job in a very encouraging way, and in doing so reminds Job

THEME: ELIPHAZ- JEHOVAH HATES A FALSE TONGUE SETTING: Eiko: I can't still move on from what she did to me. I wonder how does Jehovah feel about a false tongue. Angie: In order to discover Jehovah's feeling about a false tongue Why don't we examine the account of Eliphaz, you know him right? Eiko: Yes. As what I can remember he is one of Job’s three companions, a Temanite. Angie: Yes he was a false comforter of Job during his tremendous trial. He was a descendant of Abraham a distant relative

Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar will wrestle with Job and try to disprove his reasoning for his suffering. They try to find a fault in him and a reason why he lost everything. Due to the inadequacy of their theology at the time, they found themselves at odds with Job. Because sin and punishment, as well as righteousness and reward, were all seen as physical and not spiritual things, Jobs friends have reason to questions Job in his saying that he is upright in his lament toward God. In chapter 4, Eliphaz

him. His friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Namathite, come to visit him, and the four men discuss their thoughts on

In Job 15, Eliphaz basically lays accusations after accusations on Job and then follows them up with mean questions, such as; “Were you the first man to be born, Or were you brought forth before the hills? Do you hear the secret council of God, And limit wisdom to yourself

between Job and his friends begin as Job curses his birth, expressing his bitterness towards God. After Job’s first words, 3 friends take turns to refute Job, and Job also responds to each one of his friends’ argument. Their Dialogue repeats 3 times. Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar claim that God is just, thus innocents do not suffer, and no humans are righteous. They conclude that the hardships are due to Job’s sin; therefore, Job should turn to God. Anxious with his friends and the circumstance, Job continuously

Gilgamesh’s undertaking of his journey to find immortality both demonstrate the importance of bravery. Job’s loyalty to God and Gilgamesh’s loyalty to Enkidu emphasize loyalty in both texts. Gilgamesh’s friendship with Enkidu and Job’s friendship with Eliphaz, Zophar and Bildad are central to our understanding of these characters and highlight the value of friendship within The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Book of Job. This essay will argue that, Job and Gilgamesh demonstrate important values