In sensus plenior there are four layers of meaning made possible by prophetic recapitulation. Simply said, there are four proper interpretations.
- 1. The literal speaking of a real occurrence with the historical Job.
- 2. The voice of the Judge which speaks of God's viewpoint about the literal.
- 3. The prophet speaks about Jesus in the flesh.
- 4. The priest speaks of the Son in eternity.
Satan uses scripture and truth to usurp the position of the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals the Holiness of God which is expressed in law and convicts mankind while pointing to Christ. Satan counterfeits the Holy Spirit by using the law to convict of sin without pointing to Christ.
In speaking of Christ, the third and fourth layers reveal a dialog between God and Christ which is opposite of the one Jesus had with Peter. When Peter realized that Jesus was the Son of God, he was shown all the places that the scriptures said Christ must die. Peter objects that the eternal Son cannot die.
In Job, God says to Christ, you must die, and in the flesh Christ responds "But I am not guilty, why won't you hear my defense." In the end, his flesh is made to agree with his spirit. "Though you slay me, I will trust the Lord". The conversation is reconciled by seven burnt offerings so that the three which are one, are reconciled with the one who is three.
This conversation is started in Ge 2:17 where the Father says to the Son, "If you even consider the flesh, you must die." In the sensus plenior his death is represented by three deaths. He was separated from the Father as he became incarnate, from the Holy Spirit as he 'forsook' him on the cross, and from his own flesh as he died on the cross. He was restored through the fullness (seven) of his total devotion to the Father (burnt offerings).
Reading it as a Gethsemane struggle reveals the third and fourth layers.
There were also 3 + 1 or four friends, can you map them to the four voices of God?