Job had finished his speech. And his friends were silent. But a young man called Elihu wanted to speak. People have different opinions about Elihu. Some people say that Elihu was foolish. And, they say that his words merely repeat ideas from the speeches of Job’s friends. We do not agree. We think... [ Continue Reading ]
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 SPEECH ELIHU’S REACTION TO THE OTHER SPEECHES V1 So, these three men did not continue to answer Job. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
Job protested that he was innocent. And he blamed God for his troubles. In fact, Job was a good man. His behaviour was right. But nobody should accuse God. Job should have insisted that God is good. We do not need to prove that we are right. Instead, we should trust God. God is a fair judge. And i... [ Continue Reading ]
The three friends blamed Job for his own troubles. They were being cruel to Job. They had no evidence. But they still accused Job. Jesus warned that we should not act like judges. Of course, there must be real judges in the courts. And the Bible gives great honour to these judges. But many people w... [ Continue Reading ]
Elihu was polite. He respected the older men. He did not interrupt them. ELIHU THOUGHT THAT THE OTHER MEN SHOULD BE WISE V6 So, Elihu (son of Barakel, who belonged to the people called Buzites) spoke. He said: I am young. You are old. So, I was afraid to tell you what I know. V7 I thought that an... [ Continue Reading ]
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 1:18-19; 1 Corinthians 1:27). So we need God’s Holy Spirit to teach us about God (1 Corinthians 2:9-1... [ Continue Reading ]
Elihu spoke like a lawyer. He had listened to the other speeches. He thought carefully about them. But the three friends’ arguments did not impress him. He saw that they had no evidence to accuse Job. He believed that Job’s speeches were better than theirs. The three friends had failed to prove tha... [ Continue Reading ]
In Job 2:13, the three friends were silent because Job’s words upset them. But now they had argued with Job. And so nobody wanted to speak, except Elihu. He had waited patiently during their long speeches. And he was desperate to speak.... [ Continue Reading ]
In the Bible, many holy men are called prophets. These men did not merely speak their own ideas. Rather, they spoke by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21). They described their experience in different ways. Sometimes the Spirit felt like a wind that was blowing through them (John 3:8). In fact, in the... [ Continue Reading ]
Elihu spoke like a lawyer. He promised to be fair to everyone. So he realised his own responsibilities. Elihu would not lie to try to prove his ideas. His words would be sincere. He knew that God was listening to his words. And God was not merely Job’s judge. God was Elihu’s judge too.... [ Continue Reading ]