More advice from Job's friend, Eliphaz

I've posted before about Job friend, Eliphaz. For the most part, Eliphaz gets things wrong, insisting that Job's suffering directly connects to some sin Job must have committed. Rather, the book's main message is that human successes and sufferings accord with God's will, which is beyond our understanding. Job finally recognizes that.

But Job's friends do occasionally stumble upon (partial) spiritual insights. Eliphaz, in particular, offers a beautiful explanation of repentance in Chapter 22. Here are verses 21-25 (NLT) from that chapter.

Submit to God, and you will have peace;

then things will go well for you.

Listen to his instructions,

and store them in your heart.

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored—

so clean up your life.

If you give up your lust for money

and throw your precious gold into the river,

the Almighty himself will be your treasure.

He will be your precious silver!

Pretty powerful for all of us!