The Book of Job, Chapter 15 summary
Chapter 15 of 42 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 15, Eliphaz the Temanite accuses his listener of empty speech, lost reverence, and words that reveal guilt, while challenging his claim to special wisdom. He appeals to age and inherited teaching, then describes wicked people as fearful, opposed to God, and unable to preserve their wealth or prosperity.
What happens
- Eliphaz accuses his listener of useless speech that undermines prayer and provides evidence of guilt.
- He challenges his listener’s wisdom by asking about access to God’s counsel and pointing to older men.
- He argues that human beings cannot claim purity when even heaven is impure before God.
- Drawing on inherited wisdom, he describes the wicked as frightened by destruction, hunger, darkness, and battle.
- He links defiance of God with ruined homes, failing wealth, withered growth, and deceit.
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Eliphaz presents the listener’s speech as proof of guilt. This makes the rebuke an accusation rather than an attempt to offer comfort.
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