John H. Walton

John H. Walton (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament; Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context; Covenant: God’s Purpose, God’s Plan; The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament; and A Survey of the Old Testament.

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Elihu accuses Job of self-righteousness so extreme that even God’s character is impugned before it.
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He contends that Job’s self-righteous defense of himself is serious enough to justify punitive action against him.
Jessie Lhar citeretfor 7 dage siden
In this case, Job’s offensive self-righteousness, so strident that it undermines the justice of God, was not evident until he began to suffer. Therefore the suffering was necessary in order to reveal the problem.
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