I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading. I had been using One Year Bible Online, but it was time for a change.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Job 29-33.

    Once more Job declares his innocence. It is worth reading through chapter 31 and seeing the list of sins which he believed would have justified his suffering. More than one of those sins was a sin of omission rather than a sin of commission. That is, Job considered it just as much of a sin to fail to do the right thing as it was to do the wrong thing. When Job finished speaking his three friends had nothing more to say. They were unable to list a specific sin which Job had committed. However, a fourth friend, who had not been mentioned until now, speaks up. He speaks humbly, acknowledging that he is not wiser than Job or the others, nor does he claim greater stature. In fact, he emphasizes that he is no better than Job. Elihu confronts Job’s accusation that God is silent. He tells Job that God speaks again and again. It is just that we do not recognize His voice. The main point here is that if we do not hear God’s voice it is because we are not listening. Often the reason we do not hear God’s voice when He speaks to us is because we do not like what He is saying.