_For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee?_ MAN’S CHARACTER Nothing is so important to man as his character. I. That selfishness is an evil in man’s character.” For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?” Whether... [ Continue Reading ]
_If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him?_ DOES MAN INFLUENCE, GOD Elihu, in these words, brings out his views of God in the form of questions, which views are of an Epicurean character. He looks upon God as a being so far above human concerns and conduct as not to be influenced by them. Ther... [ Continue Reading ]
_But none saith, Where is God my Maker?_ QUESTIONS WHICH OUGHT TO BE ASKED Elihu perceived the great ones of the earth oppressing the needy, and he traced their domineering tyranny to their forgetfulness of God. “None said, Where is God my Maker?” Surely, had they thought of God, they could not ha... [ Continue Reading ]
_Therefore trust thou in Him._ THE COUNSEL OF ELIHU TO THE DESPONDENT There is no word which the worshippers of God need to have whispered to their hearts more frequently than this, “Trust thou in Him.” We are in a world, and under a system of events, wonderfully adapted to try our faith. I. If w... [ Continue Reading ]