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[ILLUS]

bloodletting was a widely practiced medical treatment for centuries, based on the ancient belief in the four humors—blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Physicians thought that illnesses resulted from an imbalance of these humors, and removing blood was believed to restore balance and health.

The practice dates back to ancient Egypt and Greece, where figures like Hippocrates and Galen promoted it. In medieval Europe, bloodletting was used to treat everything from fevers to epilepsy and even the plague. Barbers often performed the procedure alongside haircuts, which is why the barber's pole—with its red and white stripes—symbolizes bloodletting.

By the 19th century, scientific studies began to show that bloodletting was often harmful rather than helpful

[APP] The wisdom of the past isn’t always wise.

Bildad appeals to the wisdom of the past, and if his interpretation of it is correct, the wisdom of the past wasn’t wise.

…Bandwagon fallacy…

What wisdom are you abiding by?

Shouldn’t we be abiding by the wisdom of Jesus who became to us the wisdom of God? What does the wisdom of Jesus teach us about Job’s situation?

[TS]

Job isn’t a papyrus without a marsh. He’s a man created in the image of God who feels he is without God.

The marsh abandons the papyrus.

Job feels like God has abandoned him.

But Job isn’t godless.

He has been leaning on God but has found that support fragile as well.