What is the role of Elihu in the book of Job?
There are wildly different opinions of this character in the book of Job. What is your opinion about him and his role in this story? Moderator's note: Please support your opinion with biblical evidence.
Job 32:1 - 37:24
ESV - 1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God.
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Christopher Monroe
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