My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
I will speak according to my inward conviction.
Clearly - rather, purely; х baaruwr (H1305)] sincerely; not distorting the truth through passion, as the friends.
Verse Job 33:3. _MY WORDS_ SHALL BE OF _THE UPRIGHTNESS_] As God has given me his Spirit, from that Spirit alone will I speak; therefore all my words shall be of uprightness, knowledge, and truth. _K...
MY WORDS SHALL BE OF THE UPRIGHTNESS OF MY HEART - I will speak in sincerity. I will utter nothing that shall be hollow and hypocritical. What I speak shall be the real suggestion of my heart - what I...
CHAPTER S 32--33:7 _ 1. Elihu introduced (Job 32:1)_ 2. I waited, but now must speak (Job 32:6) 3. His address to Job (Job 33:1) Job 32:1. As
Elihu turns to Job and bids him answer him, if he can. He will not terrify him into silence, as Job said God would (Job 9:34; Job 13:21). JOB 33:4 should follow Job 33:6 an
MY WORDS. In this chapter are to he found most of the fundamental doctrines of the N.T....
Introductory appeal to Job to listen to Elihu, who will speak in all honesty, and who being a man like Job himself may be argued with....
Reiteration of the speaker's sincerity; he possesses what Job had desiderated on the part of his three friends, uprightness (ch. Job 6:25). _my lips shall utter knowledge clearly_ lit. _and the knowl...
MY WORDS SHALL BE OF THE UPRIGHTNESS OF MY HEART— _My heart is integrity; my words are knowledge; my lips speak that which is pure._ Houb. who renders the second verse in the future: _I will open my m...
B. THE WORD FROM OUTSIDEGOD HAS ALREADY SPOKEN. (Job 33:1-33) 1. A mortal himself, formed by God's spirit, yet he will answer Job. (Job 33:1-7) TEXT 33:1-7 33 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my s...
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-13. Elihu blames Job for regarding himself as sinless, and complaining that' God is his enemy and will not answer him....
Elihu was ready to begin his speech. He would be sincere and honest. He was a good adviser. He would not try to confuse anyone. And he would not lie in order to make his ideas seem more impressive....
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 33 ELIHU SPEAKS TO JOB V1...
יֹֽשֶׁר ־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְ דַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י...
XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1; Job 33:1; Job 34:1 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends. Elihu, son of Bara...
THE INTERPRETER Job 33:1 It is not wonderful that Elihu has been mistaken for the Mediator Himself, so helpfully does he interpose between Job and his Maker. He dwells especially on his own likeness...
Elihu began his direct appeal to Job by asking his attention, assuring him of sincerity in motive, and finally declaring that he spoke to him as a comrade, not as a judge, or one who would fill him wi...
_Sentence. Some editions have scientiam, "knowledge," with the Hebrew. (Calmet)_...
(1) В¶ Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. (2) Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. (3) My words shall be of the uprightness o...
Elihu's Speeches I. INTRODUCTION A. In our last study of the book of Job (Chapter s 11-14), - Job had just replied to Zophar's speech. 1. Chapter 14 concludes the "first round" of speeches by Job's...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 THROUGH 37. But these spiritual affections of Job did not prevent his turning this consciousness of integrity into a robe of self-righteousness which hid G...
MY WORDS [SHALL BE OF] THE UPRIGHTNESS OF MY HEART,.... Not that the uprightness of his heart, or his own personal integrity, should be the subject of his discourse; but what he should say would be in...
My words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. Ver. 3. _My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart_] _i.e._ Out of the uprightness of my heart I...
_Behold, now I have opened my mouth_ Now I have begun to speak, and intend, with thy good leave, to proceed in my discourse with thee. _My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart_ I will not spe...
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, the honest and open expression of his frank opinion, AND MY LIPS SHALL UTTER KNOWLEDGE CLEARLY, literally, "and the knowledge of my lips, purely they...
ELIHU CHALLENGES JOB AND QUESTIONS HIS INNOCENCE...
HE SPEAKS AS A MEDIATOR (vv.1-7) Elihu did not take any haughty and unfeeling attitude as did Job's three friends, but speaks with simple humility, entreating Job to hear and consider what he says ...
The words that he was about to speak were on the tip of his tongue and they were honest, upright, and sincere words. Elihu is redundant, but when one is trying to help someone, one is often redundant....
1-7 Job had desired a judge to decide his appeal. Elihu was one according to his wish, a man like himself. If we would rightly convince men, it must be by reason, not by terror; by fair argument, not...
I shall not speak passionately or partially, as one resolved to defend what I have once said, whether true or false; but from an honest mind, or what I verily believe to be true, and from a sincere de...
Job 33:3 words H561 upright H3476 heart H3820 lips H8193 utter H4448 (H8765) pure H1305 (H8803) knowledge...
This is a speech of young Elihu, who had sat quietly listening to the taunting words of the three «candid friends» of Job, and to the somewhat exasperated replies of the patriarch. At last, the young...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. Affliction is shown to be discipline. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: God often afflicts the body in love and with gracious designs of good to the sou...
Job 33:4. _The Spirit of God hath made me._ See on Genesis 2:7, and Psalms 33:6. The creation of man was known to all the descendants of Noah, much the same as to Moses. Sanchoniatho the Phœnician his...
_Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches._ PERSONAL APPLICATIONS OF TRUTH Here is the great failure in the case of the three friends and Elihu: they speak broad generalities; they are sure the...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 33:1 Elihu opens and closes this section with a call for Job to listen to his words and answer if he is able (vv. Job 33:1,...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 33:2 Elihu appears to be remembering Job’s earlier statement where he declared that, as long as he had breath, he could not agree that his friends were right (see Job 27:2)....
_ELIHU’S FIRST SPEECH_ Elihu addresses himself to Job on the subject of God’s afflictive dispensations. Afflictions often disciplinary chastisements. I. HE BESPEAKS JOB’S CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ALL TH...
EXPOSITION JOB 33:1 In this chapter Elihu, turning away from the "comforters," proceeds to address Job himself, offering to reason out the matter in dispute with him, in God's stead. After a brief e...
Wherefore, Job, [he said,] I pray thee, now hear my speech, hearken to all my words. Behold, I've opened my mouth, my tongue has spoken in my mouth. My words shall be of uprightness of my heart: and m...
1 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; Job 15:2; Job 27:4; Job 36:3
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3
My words — I will not speak passionately or partially, but from a sincere desire to do thee good. Clearly — What I speak will be plain, not hard to be understood....