"Is stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;It appears that Eliphaz was spoken to in a dream, but by Satan rather than God or an angel. He uses one of God's more common methods of communication when He wants to inform someone: dreams. From the time of Abraham on, and especially with Joseph, God had used dreams when He needed to get someone information. Even today, dreams can be used by God to bring people to Christ.
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:
However, this time it's Satan using this method. Note how he is careful to avoid giving any hint as to what he really is, keeping everything vague and making Eliphaz draw the conclusions. He didn't lie, or portray himself as something he's not. He merely did the minimum necessary, and let the humans fill in the gaps.
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