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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Job 11-12, and I’m calling the episode "Nothin’ Like A Good Friend." Thoughts on Job 11-12 In chapter eleven, Zophar has had enough of what he considers to be just a rash of wordy nonsense. In essence he accuses Job of running off at the mouth. He asks, “Just because you like to hear yourself talk, are we supposed to shut up?” Well gosh, Zophar thank you for being a friend. I don’t expect this reaction from Job. Zophar accuses Job of saying things he didn’t say, like “My teaching is morally correct,” and “As you can see, I am innocent”, neither of which was true. He did say that “I am not wicked”, but he also said, “I have sinned.” I think that Zophar misunderstood Job, in part because of Job’s somewhat and understandably emotional charge that God was cruel in his treatment of him. What about you? Did he misunderstand Job, or is he just being judgmental? From verse seven on, Zophar’s words are pretty much accurate. God is beyond understanding.