Job 15: When Truth Lacks Compassion

In Job 15, Eliphaz speaks for the second time—no longer offering counsel, but condemnation. Though his words contain elements of truth, they are stripped of compassion and misapplied to Job's suffering. This passage warns us of the danger of speaking theology without humility, assuming guilt where God has not spoken, and confusing certainty with wisdom. Eliphaz reminds us that truth, when divorced from love, can wound rather than heal. In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, we learn that: • Sound doctrine must always be joined with compassion • Only God judges the heart rightly • Christ alone embodies perfect justice and mercy Job 15 ultimately points us away from human judgment and toward the grace of Christ, who bore the judgment sinners deserve and offers mercy to the brokenhearted. Main Theme: Misapplied truth harms the hurting and dishonors God. Key Takeaway: True wisdom is humble, compassionate, and rooted in the grace of God. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave please visit our page at Servants of Grace: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/