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Verse Job 5:16. _SO THE POOR_] דל _dal_, he who is made _thin_, who
is _wasted, extenuated; hath hope _- he sees what God is accustomed to
do, and he expects a repetition of gracious dealings in his o...
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SO THE POOR HATH HOPE - From the interposition of God. They are not
left in a sad and comfortless condition. They are permitted to regard
God as their protector and friend, and to look forward to anot...
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CHAPTER S 4-5 THE FIRST ADDRESS OF ELIPHAZ
_ 1. He rebukes Job (Job 4:1)_
2. The righteous are not cast off (Job 4:6)
3. An awe-inspiring vision (Job 4:12)
4. Experience and exhortation ...
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Eliphaz advises Job to accept the Divine discipline so that God may
again show Himself gracious. As for me, instead of being impatient
like a fool, I would seek unto God (_cf._ Job 1:21; Job 2:10).
Jo...
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Job 5:10-11 describe how the stream of God's goodness acts when it
moves directly, bearing up upon it the humble and those that mourn
towards safety or salvation. These verses describe how the stream...
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The end contemplated and reached by the all-embracing sweep of God's
benevolent purpose and providence....
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Eliphaz, in Job's place, would seek unto God, all whose ways are
marked by one purpose, to do good, and whose chastisements, therefore,
but open the way to a richer blessing
The passage attaches itse...
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4. My advicea) Return to God who rewards the righteous. (Job 5:8-16)
TEXT 5:8-16
8 BUT AS FOR ME, I WOULD SEEK UNTO GOD,
And unto God would I commit my cause;
9 Who doeth great things and unsearch...
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_SO THE POOR HATH HOPE, AND INIQUITY STOPPETH HER MOUTH._
The poor hath hope - of the interposition of God.
INIQUITY STOPPETH HER MOUTH - (Psalms 107:42, which seems a quotation
and inspired confirm...
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THE FIRST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ (CONCLUDED)
1-5. Eliphaz warns Job that to show a resentful temper at God's
dispensations is folly, and that fools never prosper....
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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 5
ELIPHAZ CONTINUES HIS FIR...
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God cares about poor people. Rich people might be cruel to poor
people. But God defends poor people. And Christians should help poor
people too (Proverbs 22:22-23; Galatians 2:10; Matthew 11:5).
Eliph...
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INIQUITY STOPPETH HER MOUTH. — See Psalms 107:42, where the same
phrase occurs....
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וַ תְּהִ֣י לַ † דַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝...
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VII.
THE THINGS ELIPHAZ HAD SEEN
Job 4:1; Job 5:1
ELIPHAZ SPEAKS
THE ideas of sin and suffering against which the poem of Job was
written come now dramatically into view. The belief of the three
fr...
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THE BENEFITS OF CHASTISEMENT
Job 5:1
In this chapter Eliphaz closes his first speech. He had already
suggested that Job's sufferings were the result of some secret sin. It
could not be otherwise acco...
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Proceeding, Eliphaz asked Job to whom he would appeal, to which of the
holy ones, that is, as against the truth which he had declared, or in
defense of himself. In the light of evident guilt, all vexa...
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So the poor hath hope, and iniquity (r) stoppeth her mouth.
(r) If the wicked are compelled by God's works to shut their mouths,
how much more they who profess God....
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(9) Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things
without number: (10) Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth
waters upon the fields: (11) To set up on high those that be low; that...
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Eliphaz Relying on Experience
I. INTRODUCTION
F. Job 5:1-3 (NKJV) "Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer
you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 For wrath kills a foolish man, A...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31.
As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks.
They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure
and...
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SO THE POOR HATH HOPE,.... Who observing this and that and the other
poor man crying to the Lord and saved, hopes that he may be saved by
him also; and having had experience of salvation out of one tr...
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So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Ver. 16. _So the poor hath hope_] How should it be otherwise?
experience will breed confidence. Thou hast, thou wilt, is an ordinary
Scriptural...
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_So the poor_, &c. Hebrews ותהי לדל, _vatehi ladal, even to the
poor there is hope: Dal_ signifies one who is deprived of his strength
or power, either by poverty or sickness: in Arabic, He who is
sub...
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ANSWERING A POSSIBLE OBJECTION ON JOB'S PART...
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So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. Believers may
at all times and in all circumstances place their full confidence in
Jehovah, knowing that He will always work deliverance from ev...
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FURTHER OBSERVATIONS BY ELIPHAZ
(vv.1-27)
Eliphaz suggests to Job that he call out to creatures for help, even
to holy ones - holy men or angels, - and see if anyone will answer him
(v.1). He is imp...
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6-16 Eliphaz reminds Job, that no affliction comes by chance, nor is
to be placed to second causes. The difference between prosperity and
adversity is not so exactly observed, as that between day and...
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So this poor man obtaineth what he in some measure hoped or expected
from God, to whom he committed his cause; and other poor men will be
encouraged by his example to place their hope in God. INIQUITY...
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Job 5:16 poor H1800 hope H8615 injustice H5766 shuts H7092 (H8804)
mouth H6310
the poor - 1 Samue
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CONTENTS: Eliphaz's discourse continued.
CHARACTERS: God, Eliphaz, Job.
CONCLUSION: Even Satan may be God's servant to make better saints of
us, the blow at the outward man proving the greatest bles...
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Job 5:1. _To which of the saints wilt thou turn?_ Men in anguish look
every way for help, but how can either angel or departed spirit of the
just help us, without a special command from heaven. Men sh...
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_So the poor hath hope._
THE EXPEDIENCY OF PREVENTIVE WISDOM
By God’s different treatment of men, according to their different
characters, the afflicted receive comfort, and the unrighteous are
sile...
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_THE FIRST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ.—CONTINUED_
I. Application of the Vision (Job 5:1). “Call now, if there be any
that will answer thee; and to which of the saints (‘holy
ones’—probably _angels_, as Job 15:...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 5:1
Eliphaz, having narrated his vision, and rehearsed the words which the
spirit spoke in his ear, continues in his own person, first (Job 5:1)
covertly reproaching Job, and then (ver...
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Call now (Job 5:1),
Eliphaz is saying to Job.
if there be any that will answer you; and to which of the saints will
thou turn? (Job 5:1)
Now it would seem that maybe in those days there were those...
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1 Samuel 2:8; 1 Samuel 2:9; Exodus 11:7; Isaiah 14:32; Psalms 107:42;...
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So — So he obtains what he hoped for from God, to whom he committed
his cause. Iniquity — Wicked men. Stoppeth — They are silenced and
confounded, finding that not only the poor are got out of their
s...