George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Job 22:4
Fear. Thus malefactors are condemned, that they may no longer disturb society. But may not God afflict the just, though he have nothing to fear? (Calmet)
Fear. Thus malefactors are condemned, that they may no longer disturb society. But may not God afflict the just, though he have nothing to fear? (Calmet)
Verse Job 22:4. _FOR FEAR OF THEE?_] Is it because he is afraid that thou wilt do him some _injury_, that he has stripped thee of thy power and wealth?...
WILL HE REPROVE THEE FOR FEAR OF THEE? - Or, rather, will he come into trial, and argue his cause before a tribunal, because he is afraid that his character will suffer, or because he feels himself bo...
THE THIRD SERIES OF CONTROVERSIES CHAPTER 22 The Third Address of Eliphaz _ 1. Is not thy wickedness great? (Job 22:1)_ 2. In what Job had sinned (Job 22:6) 3. The omniscience of God and the ways...
JOB 22. THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ. The only new thing that Eliphaz has to say, is definitely to describe the sin of Job! Yet his mildness makes him end with bright promises. JOB 22:1. Is it not to Job'...
God's treatment of men being for their sakes and according to what they are, it is inconceivable that He should chastise them for their piety. _for fear of thee_ Rather, FOR THY (godly) FEAR, thy piet...
The Third Circle of Speeches In the first round of speeches the three friends exhausted the argument from the general conception of God. In the second they exhausted the argument from the operation o...
God's treatment of men cannot be due to any respect which He has to Himself, for He is too lofty to be affected by anything human. He deals with men according to their ways, and Job's afflictions can...
WILL HE REPROVE THEE— _Will he dispute with thee concerning thy religion?_ Houbigant....
III. FALLACIES, FOLLIES, AND LOGOTHERAPYTHIRD TIME'S A CHARM (Job 22:1, Job 26:14) A. ELIPHAZ ON THE FUNCTIONAL VALUE OF MAN (Job 22:1-30) 1. God, needing nothing, is not self-seeking in punishing...
_WILL HE REPROVE THEE FOR FEAR OF THEE? WILL HE ENTER WITH THEE INTO JUDGMENT?_ Is the punishment inflicted on thee from fear of thee, in order to disarm thee? as Job had implied (notes, Job 7:12; Jo...
THE LAST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ 1-11. Eliphaz ignoring Job's last speech, perhaps because he could not answer it, argues that God's treatment of man must be impartial, since He has nothing to gain or lose...
RV 'Is it for thy fear _of him_ that he reproveth thee, that he entereth with thee into judgment? 'Is it likely you are suffering as you do for your goodness? 5-9. The sins with which Eliphaz now def...
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 22 ELIPHAZ’S LAST SPEECH G...
At last, Eliphaz accused Job clearly. He said that God was punishing Job for his evil deeds. But Eliphaz was wrong. Job was a good, honest man (Job 1:1)....
WILL HE REPROVE THEE. — That is, _Because He standeth in awe of thee. Will He justify his dealings with thee? _...
הֲֽ֭ מִ יִּרְאָ֣תְךָ יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ יָבֹ֥וא עִ֝מְּךָ֗...
XIX. DOGMATIC AND MORAL ERROR Job 22:1 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE second colloquy has practically exhausted the subject of debate between Job and his friends. The three have really nothing more to say in t...
“ACQUAINT THYSELF WITH GOD” Job 22:1 Eliphaz opens the third cycle of the discussion with a speech altogether too hard and cruel. He begins with an _enumeration of Job's fancied misdeeds,_ Job 22:1....
Here begins the third cycle in the controversy, and again EIiphaz is the first speaker. His address consisted of two movements. First, he made a definite charge against Job (1-20); and, second, he mad...
Will he reprove thee for fear (b) of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? (b) Lest you should reprove or hurt him?...
(1) В¶ Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, (2) Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? (3) Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art right...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
WILL HE REPROVE THEE FOR FEAR OF THEE?.... That is, chastise, correct, and afflict, for fear that hurt should be done unto him; no, he will not; for as the goodness of men does not profit him, the sin...
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? Ver. 4. _Will he reprove thee for fear of thee?_] Doth he plague and punish thee thus, for fear that in time thou mayest...
_Will he reprove thee_ That is, rebuke, chastise, or punish thee; _for fear of thee?_ Because he is afraid lest, if he should let thee alone, thou wouldst grow too great and powerful for him: surely n...
Will He reprove thee for fear of thee? Will He enter with thee into judgment? It must not enter one's mind that God was sending this punishment upon Job on account of his godliness, since God never ac...
ELIPHAZ CHARGES JOB WITH WICKEDNESS...
JOB'S SIN EXPOSED BEFORE GOD (vv.1-8) Eliphaz considered that he was representing God in speaking, and exposing what he imagined were the sins of Job. He first asks a question that it is well worth...
The assumption is that God would not intervene is. man were righteous, God would simply send His blessings, that God would only intervene if. man were wicked....
1-4 Eliphaz considers that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but Job was far from thinking so. What Eliphaz says, is unjustly applied to...
WILL, or _doth_, or WOULD HE REPROVE THEE, i.e. punish thee? For this word is frequently used of real rebukes or chastisements, as hath been oft noted. FOR FEAR OF THEE; because he is afraid, lest if...
Job 22:4 fear H3374 corrects H3198 (H8686) enters H935 (H8799) judgment H4941 reprove - Psalms 39:11
CONTENTS: Eliphaz's third discourse, accusing Job again of hypocrisy. CHARACTERS: God, Eliphaz, Job. CONCLUSION: It is the duty of those especially who are in affliction to keep up a perfect acquain...
Job 22:5. _Is not thy wickedness great?_ This speech of Eliphaz is cruel, and very much embittered; for it was mere suspicion that Job had robbed the widow, and stripped the naked. Job replies to it m...
_Can a man be profitable unto God?_ THE THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ Two general truths. I. That the great God is perfectly independent of man’s character, whether right or wrong. “Can a man be profitab...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 22:1 Third Cycle. The consistent pattern of the first two cycles unravels in this last dialogue. Eliphaz describes Job’s life as a constant stream of wicked activity (ch. Job
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 22:2 Eliphaz argues that there could be no purpose for suffering other than to indicate judgment and a need to repent (v. Job 22:4)....
_THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ THE TEMANITE_ Remonstrates with Job on his self-righteousness, and plainly charges him with grievous transgressions as the cause of his present sufferings; concludes with pro...
EXPOSITION JOB 22:1 Eliphaz returns to the attack, but with observations that are at first strangely pointless and irrelevant, _e.g._ on the unprofitableness of man to God (verses l, 2), and on the s...
So Eliphaz takes up the argument now. And the same old story: he accuses Job of being wicked and he actually makes many bad accusations. He said, Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise m...
Ecclesiastes 12:14; Isaiah 3:14; Isaiah 3:15; Job 14:3; Job 16:21;...
Reprove — Punish thee. Because he is afraid, lest if he should let thee alone, thou wouldst grow too great and powerful for him: surely no. As thy righteousness cannot profit him, so thy wickedness ca...