Eliphaz

From the prologue, we learned that God was one of Job’s greatest fans, echoing the accolades “blameless, upright, God-fearing, and one who avoids evil” from the narrator’s introduction (1:1). That might be considered advocacy at its best except that, of course, God intentionally spoke those words to the satan, setting Job on a collision course with that adversary. God’s sovereign permission giving Job into the satan’s hand – twice - placed God squarely on the adversarial side of the ring as well…

Ayala carefully watched the winding path leading up to the gate of the compound. She wanted to be there the moment the distinguished gentlemen arrived. There had been talk that they would be coming soon. She’d heard the two herdsmen who hung around speaking about it the other day. However, ever since the incident with her Mistress the previous night, she’d paid little attention at first to anything else going on around the compound. Reminiscent of her father’s misfortune resulting in his…