Job 15: Eliphaz Speaks a Second Time

Eliphaz the Temanite answers Job again, saying Job’s own words prove his guilt and mocking him as though he claimed all wisdom. He argues that no human can be pure before God and describes the dread, loss, and ruin that he says always come upon the wicked.

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In 15:7-10, what is Eliphaz implying when he asks whether Job was born before the hills or listened in on God’s council?

Job is the oldest of the four and so the wisestJob had truly been present at the world’s creationJob should trace his family line back to AdamJob is acting as though he alone has God’s wisdom