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Martin A. Shields

Was Elihu Right?

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What do we make of the explanation that Elihu offers for the suffering of Job, since nothing Elihu says seems to come close to describing what happened in the prologue. This article suggests that the account in the prologue is not intended to give a rationale for Job's extensive suffering. The author argues that Elihu's contribution presents a non-retributive reason for Job's suffering, which could mean that ultimately, Elihu's account might be correct.

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"How do I go to God?", someone asked Horatius Bonar. The parson answered, "It is with our sins that we go to God, for we have nothing else that we can truly call our own." Horatius Bonar
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