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Job 22 Devotional

Saved Through Another's Prayer

Eliphaz's third speech crosses a line. He accuses Job of specific sins: taking pledges from relatives for no reason, stripping the poor of clothing, refusing water to the weary, and sending widows away empty-handed (22:6-9). None of it is true. The book's opening calls Job blameless (1:1), and Job will soon describe how he rescued the poor and the fatherless (29:12-16).

He urges Job to make peace with God, and his closing words carry an irony he cannot see. He says God will rescue even a guilty person for the sake of Job's purity (22:30). At the end of the book, that is exactly what happens, and Eliphaz is the one rescued. The LORD tells him to bring offerings to Job, because Job will pray for him and the LORD will accept that prayer (42:8). That is the shape of the gospel too. Jesus prayed for the forgiveness of those who crucified him (Luke 23:34), and the guilty are spared through the one they wronged.

To think about: Who has wronged you that you could pray for this week, as Job prayed for his friends?

About Job 22: Eliphaz Accuses Job of Great Sins

In his third speech Eliphaz argues that God gains nothing from human goodness and charges Job with cruelty to the poor, widows, and orphans, accusations the book’s opening shows to be false. He then urges Job to make peace with God and promises restored blessing and answered prayer.

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