Job 22:21-30

Job 22:21-30

[21] Acquaint  now thyself with him, and be at peace:  thereby good  shall come  unto thee. [22] Receive,  I pray thee, the law  from his mouth,  and lay up  his words  in thine heart.  [23] If thou return  to the Almighty,  thou shalt be built up,  iniquity  far  from thy tabernacles.  [24] Then shalt thou lay up  gold  as  dust,  and the gold of Ophir  as the stones  of the brooks.  [25] Yea, the Almighty  shall be thy defence,  and thou shalt have plenty  of silver.  [26] For then shalt thou have thy delight  in the Almighty,  and shalt lift up  thy face  unto God.  [27] Thou shalt make thy prayer  unto him, and he shall hear  thee, and thou shalt pay  thy vows.  [28] Thou shalt also decree  a thing,  and it shall be established  unto thee: and the light  shall shine  upon thy ways.  [29] When men are cast down,  then thou shalt say,  There is lifting up;  and he shall save  the humble  person.  [30] He shall deliver  the island  of the innocent:  and it is delivered  by the pureness  of thine hands. 

What does Job 22:21-30 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This appeal sounds almost tender. However, Eliphaz had been very condemning in what he had just accused Job of doing and thinking. Job did not need to repent, as Eliphaz suggested ( Job 22:23). He was not suffering because he had sinned greatly.
We should not use this type of approach when appealing to the unsaved today because God does not require reformation before He will accept a sinner. Furthermore, He does not promise physical prosperity to those who repent. Again, Eliphaz"s basic retribution theology led him to misrepresent God and misunderstand life.