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Elihu addresses Job personally, emphasizing that he speaks as a fellow human, not as an enemy. He explains that God communicates in multiple ways:
• Through dreams
• Through suffering
• Through warnings
• Through mediators
He insists that God uses affliction to turn people from destructive paths and save them from death. Elihu describes a “messenger” who intercedes for a man and pays a ransom—an early hint at the concept of a redeemer and mediator, fulfilled in Christ. He urges Job not to accuse God of injustice but to listen for what God may be teaching through suffering. This chapter teaches that hardship can serve as God’s instrument of mercy and guidance
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