Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Job 36:7
He — Never ceases to care for and watch over them. Exalted — They continue to be exalted; they are not cast down from their dignity, as the wicked commonly are.
He — Never ceases to care for and watch over them. Exalted — They continue to be exalted; they are not cast down from their dignity, as the wicked commonly are.
Verse Job 36:7. _HE WITHDRAWETH NOT HIS EYES_] Exactly similar to those words of David, Psalms 34:15: "The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous." _BUT WITH KINGS_ ARE THEY _ON THE THRONE_] I thin...
HE WITHDRAWETH NOT HIS EYES FROM THE RIGHTEOUS - That is, he constantly observes them, whether they are in the more elevated or humble ranks of life. Even though he afflicts them, his eye is upon them...
CHAPTER 36:1-21 _ 1. God's care over the godly (Job 36:1)_ 2. The purposes of affliction (Job 36:8) 3. Job to consider this (Job 36:19) Job 36
God is mighty, yet despises none. He destroys the wicked, but watches over the righteous, exalting them to honour. If He afflicts them it is to bring home to them their sin. Thus God instructs them an...
The second half of the verse reads, But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. God's careful providence especially keeps the righteous, whom He exalts to the lof...
Elihu's doctrine is in a word: God is great and despiseth not, He is great in strength of heart. His greatness is that of understanding, which enables Him to estimate all rightly, to see through all r...
E. GODPERSON, PROMISE, PURPOSE, AND PEOPLE (Job 36:1-33) 1. God deals with men according to their deeds; the penitent he restores, others perish. (Job 36:1-16) TEXT 36:1-16 1 ELIHU ALSO PROCEEDED...
_HE WITHDRAWETH NOT HIS EYES FROM THE RIGHTEOUS: BUT WITH KINGS ARE THEY ON THE THRONE; YEA, HE DOTH ESTABLISH THEM FOR EVER, AND THEY ARE EXALTED._ (1 Peter 3:12.) God does not forsake the godly, as...
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-15. Elihu maintains the wisdom and impartial justice of the rule of God. His purpose is to discipline and improve men, even by their afflictions....
THE WORK BEGUN. THE LIBERALITY OF THE PEOPLE Cp. 1 Chronicles 29:6; Ezra 2:68; Nehemiah 7:70. 8-38. The construction of the Tabernacle: see...
Although God is powerful, he is not like an evil ruler. An evil ruler uses his power to cause trouble for people. But God uses his great power to do good things. He is a fair judge. He punishes evil p...
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 36 ELIHU TEACHES ABOUT GOD...
FROM THE RIGHTEOUS — _i.e._, the righteous man. (Comp. Psalms 113:5.)...
לֹֽא ־יִגְרַ֥ע מִ צַּדִּ֗יק עֵ֫ינָ֥יו וְ אֶת
XXVI. THE DIVINE PREROGATIVE Job 35:1; Job 36:1; Job 37:1 AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself...
HE DESPISETH NOT ANY Job 36:1 God is mighty, but He does not despise thee, though thou be the least of saints. His eyes are upon thee for good, and He will set thee before His throne forever. He will...
After answering the arguments of Job, as expressed in the quotations, there would seem to have been a pause. Then Elihu commenced his last address. He first appealed to Job to hear him, as he was abou...
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with (e) kings [are they] on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. (e) He prefers the godly to honour....
_Just. Hebrew, Syriac, &c., "the just man, he will place him with kings on the throne." (Calmet) --- Exalted, or "extolled" for ever, if they have done well. (Worthington) --- He always disposes of ki...
(4) For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. (5) В¶ Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. (6) He preserveth not...
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...
HE WITHDRAWETH NOT HIS EYES FROM THE RIGHTEOUS,.... His eyes of providence are upon them to supply their temporal wants, and to protect and defend them from their enemies, and they are never off of th...
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings [are they] on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. Ver. 7. _He withdraweth not his eyes from the righ...
_He preserveth not the life of the wicked_ Namely, for ever: but will in due time forsake them, and give them up to the destroyer. Ab. Ezra interprets it, _The years of the wicked shall be shortened....
He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous, watching over them, rather, with tender solicitude; BUT WITH KINGS ARE THEY ON THE THRONE; YEA, HE DOTH ESTABLISH THEM FOREVER, AND THEY ARE EXALTED, Lu...
THE BENEVOLENT PURPOSES OF DIVINE JUSTICE...
SPEAKING ON GOD'S BEHALF (vv.1-4) Elihu continues in the same strain, for as he says, there is much more to be said on God's behalf. Where did Elihu find his knowledge? He fetched it "from afar" (v....
God does not hide from righteous men, rather He treats them like royalty....
14-26 As in prosperity we are ready to think our mountain will never be brought low; so when in adversity, we are ready to think our valley will never be filled up. But to conclude that to-morrow mus...
He never ceaseth to care for and watch over THE RIGHTEOUS, no, not when they are afflicted or persecuted, when he may seem to neglect them. Though they may be oppressed for a time, yet ofttimes he not...
Job 36:7 withdraw H1639 (H8799) eyes H5869 righteous H6662 throne H3678 kings H4428 seated H3427 (H8686) forever...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. God's justice defended. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: God does all things well. Though it may seem sometimes that we are neglected and forgotten and...
Job 36:3. _I will fetch my knowledge from afar;_ from the expanse of heaven, and from the remotest traditions of the sires. Natural theology is very instructive to man, to acquaint us with the perfect...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 36:1 Elihu concludes his lengthy speech. ⇐ ⇔...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 36:5 Elihu implies that Job’s situation is an example of God using affliction to deliver the righteous from their sin—if they are willing to accept his correction. ⇐
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 36:6 The heart of Elihu’s argument is that the afflicted are treated justly by God; they reveal the state of their heart by how they respond to affliction. ⇐...
_ELIHU’S FOURTH SPEECH_ No reply being made to Elihu’s preceding address, he resumes. Job 36:1.—“Elihu also proceded and said”. His object to bring Job to a more becoming state of mind in reference t...
EXPOSITION JOB 36:1 The two chapters, Job 36:1; Job 37:1, form a single discourse, and ought not to have been separated; or, at any rate, not so unskilfully as they are, in the middle of a descriptio...
Elihu continued (Job 36:1), He's really taking him on. Just allow me a little more, and I'm going to show you what I have to speak on God's behalf. I'm going to fetch my knowledge from far off, I'm g...
1 Peter 3:12; 1 Samuel 2:8; 2 Chronicles 16:9; 2 Samuel 7:13;...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3