JOB—NOTE ON JOB 23:1 Job is tired of arguing his case before his friends. In this reply, he ignores most of Eliphaz’s most recent response. Instead, he expresses his desire to stand personally before the Lord. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length,... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 23:2 The opening phrase of Job’s response is probably directed at his friends more than at God. TODAY ALSO. Job is implying that his friends have neither comforted him well nor persuaded him of his guilt. MY HAND IS HEAVY describes discouragement (compare “our hands fall helpless,” J... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 23:3 The last time Job used this kind of legal language, he was convinced that God would both ignore and condemn him (see Job 9:3, Job 9:16, Job 9:19). Here, his convictions are just the opposite: if Job were granted an audience, God would PAY ATTENTION (Job 23:6), and Job would be A... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 23:13 Although he has carefully considered his way (vv. Job 23:10), Job knows his future depends on what the Lord APPOINTS to happen (vv. Job 23:13; compare Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:9; Proverbs 20:24; Jeremiah 10:23). There [ Continue Reading ]