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II. THE DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP 3:1--42:6 >
D. The Third cycle of Speeches between Job and His Three Friends chs. 22-27 >
1. Eliphaz's third speech ch. 22 >
Job's spiritual defiance 22:12-20
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Eliphaz proceeded next to judge Job's motives. He assumed Job had concluded that because God was far away in heaven he would get away with sin on earth. However, Job had affirmed God's omniscience (21:22). Perhaps Eliphaz had in mind the wicked of Noah's generation in verses 15-16. In verse 18a Eliphaz seems to be admitting that some of the wicked do prosper temporarily. In his view Job had been one of these fortunate individuals.
