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4. Elihu’s third speech ch. 35
We could chart the differences in Elihu’s first three speeches this way.
| Elihu’s Speech | Job’s question that Elihu answered | Job’s charge that Elihu refuted |
| First | Why doesn’t God respond to me? | God is insensitive (ch. 33). |
| Second | Why doesn’t God relieve me? | God is unjust (ch. 34). |
| Third | Why doesn’t God reward me? | Holiness is unprofitable (ch. 35). |
Job felt that God should have rewarded him for his innocence, rather than subjecting him to suffering. Elihu replied that man’s sin or innocence does not affect God, and God was silent to Job because Job was proud. As before, Elihu first quoted Job (Job 35:1-3) and then refuted his statement (Job 35:4-16).
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