Speak Right of God
In Job 42:7 the Lord said to Eliphaz, “My wrath is kindled against thee, and thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath”.
The reason is that when Eliphaz and his two friends tried to make sense out of what was happening to Job, they said some things about God and Job that weren’t right.
Even Elihu’s wrath was kindled against them “because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job”, Job 32:3. After hearing all that God said in Job 38-41, and all that Elihu had said in Job 32-37, they didn’t repent or have a change of heart.
Job, on the other hand, when he had heard all that God said in Job 38-41, abhorred himself and repented in dust and ashes, Job 42:6.
He said to the Lord, “I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from thee”, Job 42:2. This was an admission that God is capable of doing everything, and that he has the liberty to do it. Whatever he does, he will always be right. Furthermore, God knows exactly what men think about.
Job also said, “Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not”, Job 42:3. He admitted that he had been wrong because he didn’t understand and he didn’t know what he was talking about. When God spoke, Job heard, “things too wonderful for me”.
God straightened Job out. And after getting straightened out, Job spoke of God the thing that was right.
Today, there are many who “have not spoken of ‘God’ the thing that is right”. Concerning these few matters, they are not right.
Creation. They say God didn’t make it. See Rom 1. Imagine God in heaven listening to these insane explanations of our origin. This is like going to a museum to see a beautiful original painting, and the curator says, “No artist painted this”. A few cans of paint tipped over accidentally and this beautiful work of art is what appeared after the paint dried. WRATH, Job 4:5. You’ll believe it when you see it because he’s going to do it again.
Bible. They say it’s just a book written by men. In the dark ages they forbad it. They’ve retranslated it to make it say what they want it to say. These are the holy words of God. After the price men and women paid to get this book into your hands. WRATH. You’ll believe it when you see it, Job 4:5. ‘Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away”. They’ll be here when everything else is gone. Ps 119:160, “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever”.
Salvation. Men say there are many ways. Imagine Jesus listening to religious people discuss how to get to heaven without him. Some say he’s a fairy tale. After all he went through to save our souls. WRATH. You’ll believe him when you see him and you’ll bow and “confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the Father”, Phil 2:11.
When you hear people talk about God, so often you hear them describe the god of their own imagination. They have no idea what they’re talking about. They don’t speak of him the thing that is right.
If you want to get the right view and speak right of God, you must:
Ignore those who speak wrong
Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad were wrong. Job should have just ignored what they said that was wrong. You can’t even reason with them without becoming like them. Answer not a fool… Pro 26:4 lest thou also be like unto him
Listen to those who speak right
Elihu was right. Notice that there were three times as many that spoke wrong. Someone who will speak right of God can help you get right with God and stay right with God. You can be certain he’s right because his words will match God’s words in the Bible.
Believe God’s words
The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said… It’s interesting in Job 42:4 that Job said he could hear and see God. But no man hath seen God. He saw him in his words. O Taste and see that the Lord is good. Ps 119:18, “Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law”. You see by believing what he said. That’s faith.
Humble yourself
Job said, “I repent”. We are to approach God and his words with a believing mind and a humble heart. Knowledge puffeth up. You’re best to come to this book and profess to God that you are just a child when it comes to understanding what God said.
Don’t utter until you know
Job said, “I uttered that I understood not”. God’s knows what you’re thinking, Job 42:2, “no thought can be withholden from thee”. Don’t speak until you know that you speak right of God. What you think and say about about God should be who and what he really is.