The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.
Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
and he is marked for the sword.
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
distress and anguish terrify him;
they prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.
The problem with Job’s friends, as stated over and over, is that their Theology is correct, but their application is completely distorted. They are the type that take great doctrine and apply to the wrong problem. The above material is “a” way to describe the wicked people on the earth that reject God. However, it is not the “only” way their lives unfold. Sometimes “wicked” people have a great life ... read Psalm 73 and see what that writer states about the wicked. The above speech is from Job’s friend, Eliphaz. He is accusing Job of being a “wicked” man, because the ONLY paradigm in his head for what he “sees” in Job’s circumstances is that these things happen to “wicked” men and not “Godly” men. He could not be farther wrong. He is correct, int that wicked people will, EVENTUALLY, suffer harm and be in pain and suffering. But, not always, and certainly not only wicked people. God’s people have suffered much harm. Those who come to Christ will suffer. Eliphaz is correct that wicked people suffer. But, the timing of that suffering is not always seen. To apply that logic to all people who suffer is sinful. Job is suffering because of his righteousness, not his wickedness. We read that in chapters one and two. We can’t always apply our logic to what God is doing in someone’s life. We can always believe God is doing something. But, not always for what WE see.
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