Elihu was bold when he spoke these words. But we do not think that he was proud. Elihu was speaking by God’s Holy Spirit (Job 32:8). In other words, Elihu’s knowledge came from God (Job 36:22). Elihu was not merely explaining his own ideas. Whenever someone explains their own ideas, that person wil... [ 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 36 ELIHU TEACHES ABOUT GOD V1 Elihu continued: V2 Listen further! And on behalf of God, I will teach you more. V3 My knowledg... [ Continue Reading ]
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 people who hate him. But he helps good people who trust him. He gives to them the honour that they de... [ Continue Reading ]
God is kind. He is even kind to people who are proud and evil. Elihu described a man whose attitudes were terrible. This man was both proud and evil. Job’s friends thought that God would kill such a man as a punishment. Job agreed that God should punish that man. But Job thought that God would not... [ Continue Reading ]
God gives an opportunity for people to confess their evil deeds to him. God wants them to trust him. But God does not force anybody to change. In the end, God will be the judge of everybody. GOD PUNISHES WICKED PEOPLE BUT HE CARES ABOUT POOR PEOPLE V13 Wicked people are angry. When God punishes th... [ Continue Reading ]
Some people refuse to listen when God warns them. These people are wicked. We can be confident that God will punish them. In verse 14, Elihu mentioned men whom other people hand over for an evil life. These men belonged to a cruel religion. During a ceremony, they had to have sex with other men. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
God helps good people who suffer. He was teaching Job, even while Job was suffering. Job was learning about heaven (Job 19:25-27) and hell (Job 26:5-6). Job was learning about wisdom (chapter 28). Job was learning to trust God (Job 12:4). And Job was even learning about Jesus (Job 16:19-21). GOD CA... [ Continue Reading ]
Job thought that he was merely waiting to die. But God had wonderful plans for Job.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job did not deserve these troubles. But while Job was suffering, God was making Job into a better person (1 Peter 1:6-7; Job 23:10). Soon God would rescue Job (chapter 42). Soon God would answer Job, and Job’s troubles would end. But at this time, Job had to be patient (James 5:10-11). This does not... [ Continue Reading ]
Elihu had almost finished his advice for Job. But in these verses, Elihu warned Job about three dangerous ideas: • In verses 18-19, Elihu spoke about money. Many people fail to obey God because of money (Matthew 6:24; 2 Timothy 4:10). Job’s friends thought that God gives money to good people. And t... [ Continue Reading ]
Many people advise their friends about God. And perhaps such people speak well. But their words are only ideas. They never guide their friends to have a real experience of God. Elihu did not want to make this mistake. So he did not continue to speak about Job. Instead, Elihu spoke about God. He tol... [ Continue Reading ]
Soon, the men would have an experience of God’s greatness. They would watch a powerful storm. Afterwards, God would speak. A STORM APPROACHES V27 God gathers the water to make the rain. V28 He causes the rain to fall from the clouds. So, he provides enough water for all people. V29 We do not know... [ Continue Reading ]
In Job 26:14, Job said that man’s experience of God was like a whisper. But God’s greatness was like the thunder. (Thunder is the loud noise that follows lightning.) But Job and his friends would soon have a greater experience of God. A storm was approaching. Elihu described the storm. The men were... [ Continue Reading ]