Job. In Psalm 42:11, the sons of Korah cried out, "Why are you downcast, O my soul? Put your hope in God!" Job, in Chapter 19, seems to move from placing his hope in God to losing all hope that God will have mercy. Instead he begs for mercy from his three judgmental friends and you know where that leads. Job's loss of hope is, I think, one reason God reproves him so sternly later.
Zophar, in Chapter 20, hurls even stronger accusations toward innocent Job. Zophar's words don't apply to Job, but read them carefully and think of people today who thoughtlessly use the labor of the poor to enrich themselves. Mistreatment of the poor is mistreatment of God Himself!
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