Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
Now, here is a good lesson learned from the opposing point.
Zophar and his friends, Job said, were miserable comforters. They were obviously religious and felt like they had a closeness to God. Scofield says Eliphaz rests on his experience, Bildad on his traditions, and Zophar on his dogmatism.
Zophar said he had heard Job’s counter, his rebuttal (or his check) of Zophar’s reproach. He, however, began this discourse with the words,
- “My thoughts cause me to answer” and
- “For this I make haste”
My thoughts
Not the Word of God. Not the leading of the Holy Spirit. But his own thoughts. His impression. His preconceptions. His wisdom.
I make haste
It’s always a terrible idea to make haste. Especially when it comes to the words that proceed from our lips. I had barely begun in the ministry when I heard Pastor Kim Grey (then in Roseburg, OR) advise, “It is wise to leave something unsaid every day.” That’s not always easy advice to follow. But it remains wise advice.
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