Troubles
Eliphaz Tells Job to Listen to His Great Wisdom
Date: January 10, 2020
Passage: Job 15:17–35
Eliphaz brings up as a reminder of the fate of the wicked (vv. 17-20). He points out how suffering is in store each day for those who sin. Eliphaz portrays the idea that Job was a tyrant who struck fear into other people. It seems that this friend hoped to force Job to repent, as he …
IllustrationA Drunk Tries to Drown His Troubles
A man, who was known to like liquor, explained that he drank only to drown his troubles. “After you drown them, why do you continue to drink?” he was asked. “You don’t know my troubles,” he sighed. “My troubles are excellent swimmers. I try to drow …