Job 34:31-37

Surely it is meet to be said unto God.

The second speech of Elihu

I. A good counsel. Elihu recommends Job to do two things.

1. To resolve on an improved life. This includes--

(1) Moral reform.

(2) Increased light.

2. To submit to the eternal will. God’s mind is the standard--all knowing, all loving, all righteous, immutable. .. Should the method of redemption be according to thy mind? Two facts convince us that the human mind is utterly incompetent to form a scheme for spiritual restoration. The mistakes it has made on the subject in interpreting Scripture. And the mistakes it has made on the subject in interpreting Christianity.

II. A bad example. Four things (verses 34-37) exhibit Elihu in no very virtuous or amiable light.

1. There is vanity.

2. Arrogance.

3. Heartlessness.

4. Calumny.

In these things Elihu is a warning to young advocates of religious opinions. (Homilist.)