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God sides with the protester
At the end of Job, God rebukes Job's pious friends: 'You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.'
Honest anger beats pious platitudes.
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Job's speeches indict God and deny core biblical teachings, yet God approves them over the friends' defense of divine justice. Job must even pray for his friends to be forgiven.
Bible reference: Job 42:7–8
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 432–433
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