Neither condition, however, did Job think possible. Not that we need to conceive of Jesus as settling an argument between man and God, but He is the One who represents God to man, the One through whom man can understand and approach God. The SDA Bible Commentary , vol. Job's faith in his own good works, however, did not bring him acceptance with God. We all must bow before God as a sinner, claiming the Sacrifice for sin and pleading only the merits of His blood.
Silence is one of the cruelest treatments a person can inflict on a friend.
It is easily interpreted as hostility. God's silence caused Job's gloom. He kept talking to God, demanding a hearing. Yet, in the darkness of Job's forsaken state, shafts of light, each one more intense, pierced through. These gave rise to sublime expressions of faith.