Elihu heard the other men’s arguments. They all insisted that they were wise. If they really were wise, then they should be ready to listen to other people’s opinions. When they had heard Elihu’s opinions, they could think about his words. Then they could decide what was right. GOD IS ALWAYS FAIR... [ 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 34 ELIHU DISCUSSES THE SPEECHES ELIHU SPEAKS TO JOB AND HIS FRIENDS V1 Then Elihu said: V2 You are wise men. So, hear my wor... [ Continue Reading ]
Job said such things in his speeches. Job always argued that he was innocent. And that God was not fair to him. Elihu did not agree with these ideas.... [ Continue Reading ]
Elihu was saying that Job’s words sounded like the words of a wicked man. Elihu was not saying that Job was evil. But evil men do say things like those that we read in verses 5-6. Job seemed to copy an evil man’s ideas. Job was a holy man. But he was actually arguing that it is better to be evil tha... [ Continue Reading ]
These are important verses. The Bible clearly teaches such things. • God is not evil. It was the devil, not God, who caused Job’s troubles. We should never blame God when evil things happen. • God is fair. Job thought that God was unfair (verse 5). But Job was wrong. Later Job realised that his wo... [ Continue Reading ]
God created our lives. And God could suddenly end our lives. But God is kind. He loves us. So he allows people to live so that we may choose to know him (Acts 17:27-28). Peter wrote that God is patient. Today, God is waiting so that people have the opportunity to trust him. But in the end, God will... [ Continue Reading ]
The Bible teaches that God is the ruler of the world. • Pilate thought that he had power over Jesus. But Jesus replied that Pilate’s power came from God – John 19:10-11. • When King Nebuchadnezzar did not give honour to God, his mind became ill. For 7 years, he behaved like an animal. Other men ru... [ Continue Reading ]
We cannot hide from God (Psalms 139:11-12).... [ Continue Reading ]
In Job’s country, a judge would select a day when he would act as judge. Everyone who needed the judge’s help would wait for that day. But on that day, they could go to his court. On that day, the judge would help them. Job knew that God was a judge. But Job thought that God’s servants were waiting... [ Continue Reading ]
Job spoke about poor people who cried to God. Job thought that God would not help them (Job 24:10-12). Elihu did not agree. God heard those poor people. And God will act to help them at the time when he decides. He will punish their cruel rulers. And he will appoint new rulers.... [ Continue Reading ]
But God does not always stop the rule of evil men immediately. Sometimes he allows evil men to rule nations. We should pray (1 Timothy 2:1-2). But we should not complain that God allows such men to rule. Instead, we should trust God. We should obey God rather than men (Acts 4:19). There are many ev... [ Continue Reading ]
Job and his friends agreed that God should punish evil people. In fact, God prefers to forgive people. However, God will not forgive everyone, whatever their attitude may be. People must confess their evil deeds to God. They must want to change their behaviour. And they must invite God into their li... [ Continue Reading ]
If Elihu asked wise men for their advice about Job, they would all agree. Job’s behaviour was good. But his speeches were not always wise. He spoke about subjects that he did not understand (Job 42:3). Job accused God (Job 33:9-13). And Job said that he himself was right, rather than God (Job 32:2)... [ Continue Reading ]