From his purpose. — Rather, That He may witharaw man from carrying out his evil actions, and may remove that pride from man which he secretly cherishes. This is the main point of Elihu’s teaching: that the purposes of God are disciplinary, to keep man from the sin which otherwise he would be prone to commit. In this way Job might have been a righteous man, and yet be justly chastened lest he should prove unrighteous.
THAT HE MAY WITHDRAW MAN FROM HIS PURPOSE - Margin, “work.” The sense is plain. God designs to warn him of the consequences of executing a plan of iniquity. He alarms him by showing him that his cours...
CHAPTER 33:8-33 _ 1. Elihu rebukes Job (Job 33:8)_ 2. How God deals with man (Job 33:14) 3. How God in grace recovers (Job 33:23) 4. Mark well, Job, hearken unto me ...
God answers man in two ways. One is by visions of the night, to withhold him from destruction. In Job 33:14 read God speaketh in one way, yea in two if man regardeth it not. With the vision of the nig...
MAN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14. FROM MAN. Hebrew from _geber._ App-4....
To Job's charge Elihu replies that God speaks to man in many ways, as in dreams and visions of the night, by which He instructs men and seeks to turn them away from doing evil that would destroy them....
The object of this intervention of God is the gracious one of anticipating the sinner in the evil which he meditates and hindering it, and withdrawing him from his sinful purpose, Job 33:17; and the e...
When Elihu gives the general answer to Job's charges against God that "God is greater than man" he means that the moral loftiness of God's nature made it impossible that He should act in the arbitrary...
FOR GOD SPEAKETH ONCE, &C.— _When God hath spoken once, verily he will not repeat it._ Houb. Elihu, blaming Job for some intemperate expressions that he had used, and for the manner of his offence, wh...
3. God has answered Job in two waysto discipline him. (Job 33:13-22) a. In dreams, to draw him from the fate of an evil course (Job 33:13-18) TEXT 33:13-18 13 Why dost thou strive against him, Fo...
_THAT HE MAY WITHDRAW MAN FROM HIS PURPOSE, AND HIDE PRIDE FROM MAN._ Purpose - margin, 'work.' So. Job 36:9. So 'business' in a bad sense (1 Samuel 20:19). Elihu alludes to Job's words (Job 17:11)....
33:17 man (d-5) _ Adam_ . see Psalms 8:4 . man. (e-13) _ Geber_ . see Note, ch. 3.3....
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-13. Elihu blames Job for regarding himself as sinless, and complaining that' God is his enemy and will not answer him....
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 33 ELIHU SPEAKS TO JOB V1...
This dream is like Eliphaz’s dream (Job 4:12-21). But there are important differences: • In Elihu’s story, God spoke by the dream. In Eliphaz’s dream, a strange spirit spoke. • In Elihu’s story, the...
‘God speaks in many different ways. But we do not always hear him’ (verse 14). Elihu used two stories to explain this idea. The first story is in verses 15-18. This sounds like Eliphaz’s strange dream...
לְ֭ הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְ גֵוָ֖ה מִ
XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1; Job 33:1; Job 34:1 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends. Elihu, son of Bara...
THE INTERPRETER Job 33:1 It is not wonderful that Elihu has been mistaken for the Mediator Himself, so helpfully does he interpose between Job and his Maker. He dwells especially on his own likeness...
Elihu began his direct appeal to Job by asking his attention, assuring him of sincerity in motive, and finally declaring that he spoke to him as a comrade, not as a judge, or one who would fill him wi...
That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide (i) pride from man. (i) He shows for why God sends afflictions: to beat down man's pride, and to turn from evil....
_Him. Septuagint, "his body from the fall [of iniquity.] " (Grabe) (Haydock)_...
(8) В¶ Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, (9) I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me. (10) Behold, he f...
Elihu's Speeches I. INTRODUCTION A. In our last study of the book of Job (Chapter s 11-14), - Job had just replied to Zophar's speech. 1. Chapter 14 concludes the "first round" of speeches by Job's...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 THROUGH 37. But these spiritual affections of Job did not prevent his turning this consciousness of integrity into a robe of self-righteousness which hid G...
THAT HE MAY WITHDRAW A MAN [FROM HIS] PURPOSE,.... Or "work" m, his wicked work, as the Targum; either which he has begun upon, or which he designed to do. Thus Abimelech and Laban were restrained fro...
That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide pride from man. Ver. 17. _That he may withdraw man from his purpose_] Or, rather, practice. Heb. work, that is, evil work, called a man's own wor...
_Then he openeth the ears of men_ When their minds are free from the business and cares of the day, he secretly whispers instruction upon their ears, and imprints it upon their minds, and that in such...
OF THE TRUE RELATION OF SINFUL MAN TOWARD GOD...
that He may withdraw man from his purpose, from transgression and evildoing, AND HIDE PRIDE FROM MAN, so that he does not see it and therefore has no desire to indulge in self-glorification....
HE SPEAKS AS A MEDIATOR (vv.1-7) Elihu did not take any haughty and unfeeling attitude as did Job's three friends, but speaks with simple humility, entreating Job to hear and consider what he says ...
PURPOSE: _ Heb._ work...
14-18 God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; of all these Elihu discourses. There was not then, that we know of, any Divine revelation in writing, though now it is our prin...
THAT HE, i.e. God, who was expressed JOB 33:14, and designed by this pronoun he both in the foregoing and following verses. FROM HIS PURPOSE, i.e. from the execution of his purpose. Heb. from his _wor...
Job 33:17 turn H5493 (H8687) man H120 deed H4639 conceal H3680 (H8762) pride H1466 man H1397 withdraw -...
This is part of the speech of young Elihu, who had listened with much patience, but also with great indignation, to the harsh speeches of Job's three friends and to Job's self-righteous answers. Job...
This is a speech of young Elihu, who had sat quietly listening to the taunting words of the three «candid friends» of Job, and to the somewhat exasperated replies of the patriarch. At last, the young...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. Affliction is shown to be discipline. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: God often afflicts the body in love and with gracious designs of good to the sou...
Job 33:4. _The Spirit of God hath made me._ See on Genesis 2:7, and Psalms 33:6. The creation of man was known to all the descendants of Noah, much the same as to Moses. Sanchoniatho the Phœnician his...
_In a dream._ A HARD CASE How persevering is Divine love. God has voices which He uses in such a way that men must and shall hear. I. So, then, first, let us begin with what is a very humbling consi...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 33:1 Elihu opens and closes this section with a call for Job to listen to his words and answer if he is able (vv. Job 33:1,...
_ELIHU’S FIRST SPEECH_ Elihu addresses himself to Job on the subject of God’s afflictive dispensations. Afflictions often disciplinary chastisements. I. HE BESPEAKS JOB’S CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ALL TH...
EXPOSITION JOB 33:1 In this chapter Elihu, turning away from the "comforters," proceeds to address Job himself, offering to reason out the matter in dispute with him, in God's stead. After a brief e...
Wherefore, Job, [he said,] I pray thee, now hear my speech, hearken to all my words. Behold, I've opened my mouth, my tongue has spoken in my mouth. My words shall be of uprightness of my heart: and m...
2 Chronicles 32:25; 2 Corinthians 12:7; Acts 9:2; Daniel 4:30;...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3
Pride — And God by this means is said to hide pride from man, because by these glorious representations of his Divine majesty to man, he takes him off from the admiration of his own excellency, and br...