Job chapter 36

Elihu is very arrogant. He says he is “perfect” in knowledge. He repeats the same old theologies we know to be false.

Job chapter 33

Elihu rebukes Job, attacking things Job had said previously. Like the three before him, Elihu wrongly assumes that sin is the cause of suffering.

Job chapter 32

Elihu the son of Barachel speaks up. He is livid with Job’s three friends. He berates them because they had found no way to condemn Job.

Job chapter 29

Job remembers his former blessings. His mind was illumined by the light of God, he was a respected judge, and he took care of those who were less fortunate.

Job chapter 27

Job is speaking with sincerity. However, what his “friends” believe about God is, for the most part, mere cultural assumptions. They are not biblically based.