1. Eliphaz' second round (15:1-35)

Eliphaz had been sympathetic, but in his second speech he impatiently rebukes Job for not listening to him. His words come from theological correctness, not love. He seeks to prove that Job is being punished because he deserves it. He again points out that no one is pure (15:14-16; 4:17-19). He suggests that Job will suffer even more because he does not listen to the counselors.

2. Job longs for an intercessor (16:1-17:16)

Job called his friends 'miserable comforters.' Their long-winded speeches do not help him because they did not speak in love. He cries out to God. For some reason which he cannot understand, God has crushed him. He longs for Christ, the intercessor who will plead with God for him as a man pleads for his friend. He has almost lost hope, but he longs to have hope. He longs for friends who will encourage him.

Application: Lord, help me not to be critical. Walk with me so that I may find strength and love to share with others.
One Word: My Intercessor is my Friend