For many Chapter s, Job and his friends had talked about God. Some things that they said were correct. But other things were wrong. Job and his friends were talking about things that they did not know (Job 38:2). Soon, the men would have an experience of God’s greatness. God himself would speak to... [ 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 37 ELIHU INTRODUCES GOD TO JOB AND HIS FRIENDS THE STORM SOUNDS LIKE THE VOICE OF GOD V1 This storm excites me. My heart beat... [ Continue Reading ]
God does all these wonderful things. No person can do such things. Even today, people cannot control the weather. So we should learn that God deserves honour. He is greater than anybody else. We must respect him. This was Job’s greatest error. In his speeches, Job concentrated on his own life (ch... [ Continue Reading ]
We have no right to speak to God, except the right that God has given to us. We do not deserve God’s help. Everybody has done evil things. God will only forgive us because of the things that he himself has done. God himself sent Jesus to suffer the punishment for our evil deeds. If God wanted, we w... [ Continue Reading ]
Perhaps Elihu realised that God would speak soon. So Elihu told the other men clearly that they must respect God. In verse 23, Elihu reminded the men about the main ideas in his speech. The men had argued about who was the wisest. But God is wiser than any man. In fact, even if God were foolish, hi... [ Continue Reading ]