Job Questions the Creation of Man

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Chapter 14 records the ramblings of a confused and beaten man called Job. Notice what Job's "assessment of life" now is:

1. "Life is but a few days full of trouble."
2. "It is impure from birth."
3. "We have a "pre-determined" life span."
4. "When a tree is cut down, a new one spouts from the roots but when a man dies, he is buried and that's it."
5. "Where does his Spirit go?"
6. "God makes man old and wrinkled, then sends him away. He never knows what happens to his sons."

Notice what Job wants God to do:

1. "Hide me with the dead."
2. "Forget me until your anger ends, but mark your calendar for some future date, so you won't forget me."

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