Now we get to some lessons to be learned by watching Job's friends mess up. If you did, I hope they smacked you. For what it is worth, Job did not find Eliphaz' words helpful. Wait a minute, Job. You KNOW that God is just.
Nothing happens unless it is deserved.
One way or the other, once justice is served, all will be well again. Good people are rewarded with health, happiness, and a higher and higher standard of living. Evil people suffer untold tortures. A corollary to that would be a reminder to avoid concluding that everything that occurs has an explanation which satisfies us and can be explained on a bumper sticker. The Presbyterians Today article I mentioned earlier quoted a person who experienced two miscarriages within a short period of time.