Job 11-12

 “Shall a multitude of words go unanswered …?” (11:1). Job’s loud outpouring of grief disturbed his friends. They had decided that Job needed to repent; his troubles were a consequence of his sin. “If you would direct your heart right … you would be steadfast and not fear” (v13-15). But Job was a good man, and he affirmed over and over that the Creator was in charge. He just wanted an explanation for his pain.

Job’s friends wanted him to quietly accept his situation. But Job wanted answers from the King of “counsel and understanding” (12:13).