Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Job 32:6
To wit, of discovering my weakness and folly, and of being thought forward and presumptuous.
To wit, of discovering my weakness and folly, and of being thought forward and presumptuous.
Verse Job 32:6. _I_ AM _YOUNG_] How _young_ he was, or how _old_ they were, we cannot tell; but there was no doubt a great disparity in their ages; and among the Asiatics the _youth_ never spoke in th...
And Elihu - “said, I am young” Margin, few of days. The Hebrew is, “I am small (צעיר _tsâ‛ı̂yr_) of days;” that is, I am inexperienced. We have no means of ascertaining his exact age, though it is ev...
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 had remained silent because of his youth. However wisdom is not a matter of age, but of Divine inspiration. Where the friends have failed, Elihu will succeed: there is no need to call in God. J...
Elihu, being a youth, shrank from interfering in a dispute in which aged men were engaged; but he perceived that wisdom did not always accompany grey hairs; it is a gift of God, and, conscious of poss...
TEXT 32:1-6a So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. (2) Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Jo...
_SO THESE THREE MEN CEASED TO ANSWER JOB, BECAUSE HE WAS RIGHTEOUS IN HIS OWN EYES._ Prose (poetry begins with "I am young," Job 32:6). Verse 1. BECAUSE ... - and because they could not proves to hi...
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU It is the view of almost all scholars that the speeches of Elihu are a later addition. The grounds for this view are the following. His presence comes upon the reader with surpri...
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 32 ELIHU PREPARES HIS SPEEC...
Older people are usually wiser than young people. Older people have learned many valuable lessons in their long lives. But there is a difference between human wisdom and God’s wisdom (1 Corinthians 1...
I AM YOUNG. — The way in which Elihu comes forward is very interesting, and full of character. It gives us also a picture of the times and habits....
וַ יַּ֤עַן ׀ אֱלִיה֖וּא בֶן ־בַּֽרַכְאֵ֥ל הַ...
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...
ELIHU ENTERS Job 32:1 The controversy between Job and his counselors is now at an end. They have failed in making out their case; but before God Himself takes up the argument there is another side of...
The last voice in the earthly controversy is now heard. It is a new voice, and opportunity never comes to Job to answer. Moreover, God in the final movements takes no notice other than that of interru...
_Hanging. Hebrew, "I fest a reverential awe, (Septuagint, I was silent) and durst not shew," &c. (Haydock)_...
(6) В¶ And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. (7) I said, Days should speak, and mult...
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...
AND ELIHU THE SON OF BARACHEL THE BUZITE ANSWERED AND SAID,.... Since there was no answer in them, he takes upon him to give one himself; but first makes an apology on account of his youth: I [AM] YO...
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. Ver. 6. _I am young, and ye are very old_...
_When Elihu saw, &c., then his wrath was kindled_ When he saw that none of these three offered to reply, but sat as men that knew not what to say, he was not able to hold his peace any longer. With th...
ELIHU GIVES THE REASON FOR HIS SPEAKING...
And Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, answered and said, opening his discourse with statements calculated to win the good will of all former speakers, I AM YOUNG, AND YE ARE VERY OLD, hoary with...
Since his three friends have been silenced by Job's strong declaration of self-righteousness, our attention is drawn to a young man who has been a silent observer of this interesting drama. There appe...
YOUNG: _ Heb._ few of days DURST: _ Heb._ I feared...
He had not spoken because, being younger, he was shy and believed that age and experience should speak. Instead of just rushing in, Elihu is going to take some time and explain why he has not spoken t...
6-14 Elihu professes to speak by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and corrects both parties. He allowed that those who had the longest experience should speak first. But God gives wisdom as he plea...
Job 32:6 Elihu H453 son H1121 Barachel H1292 Buzite H940 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) young...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse, stating his reasons for interfering. CHARACTERS: God, Job, Elihu, friends. CONCLUSION: One who is jealous of the honor of God cannot be grieved when injury is plainly do...
Job 32:2. _Elihu._ The Greek copies read Elihuz, the same as they write Elijah. The critics refer us for his genealogy to Huz the son of Nahor; for Ram is thought to be Abraham; but a similarity of na...
_Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu._ ANALYSIS OF ELIHU’S SPEECH After the introduction Elihu reproves Job, because he had claimed too much for himself, and had indulged in a spirit of complaining a...
JOB 32:1 Elihu: Suffering as a Discipline. A new speaker, Elihu, is introduced (Job 32:1), followed by an uninterrupted record of his speeches (Job 32:6). Th
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 32:6 Elihu’s opening speech repeats what the introductory section has described (vv. Job 32:1). Elihu directs his remarks primarily at the three friends....
NOTES Job 32:2. “_Elihu_” אֱלִיהוּא “my God is He;” or, according to some: “My God is Jehovab.” Various opinions concerning him, both as to his personality, speeches, and character. He has been consid...
EXPOSITION A new personage is now introduced upon the scene, who speaks in a new style and almost in a new language. No previous mention has been made of him; no subsequent notice is taken of his argu...
So sitting nearby was a young man whose name was Elihu. So these three men [Bildad, Zophar, and Eliphaz] cease to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then was kindled the wrath of E...
1 Peter 5:5; 1 Samuel 17:28; 1 Timothy 5:1; Job 15:10; Job 15:7;...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3
Afraid — Of being thought forward and presumptuous....