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Verse Job 15:25. _HE STRETCHETH OUT HIS HAND AGAINST GOD_] While in
_power_ he thought himself _supreme_. He not only did not acknowledge
God, by whom kings reign, but _stretched out his hand_-used hi...
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FOR HE STRETCHETH OUT HIS HAND AGAINST GOD - The hand is stretched out
for battle. It wields the spear or the sword against an enemy. The
idea here is, that the wicked man makes God an adversary. He d...
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THE SECOND SERIES OF CONTROVERSIES
CHAPTER 15 Eliphaz's Second Address
_ 1. Tells Job that he is self-condemned (Job 15:1)_
2. Charges him with pride (Job 15:7)
3. The wicked and their lot (Job 15...
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THE ALMIGHTY. Hebrew El Shaddai. App-4....
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Reason of these terrors of conscience and presentiments of evil his
defiance of heaven and sensual life....
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_he stretcheth out_ Rather, STRETCHED. The tenses in the following
verses would all be better put in the past, as they describe either
distinct or continued past actions. So STRENGTHENED, or EMBOLDENE...
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Eliphaz instructs Job regarding the troubled conscience And the
Disastrous Fate of the Wicked Man
Having sufficiently rebuked Job's presumption and irreverence Eliphaz
proceeds to take up his princip...
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This doctrine itself. The passage gives a picture of the conscience of
the wicked man filled with presentiments of evil, in opposition to
such statements as that of Job, ch. Job 12:6, and to his whole...
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2. The destiny of the ungodly shows the retributive justice of God.
(Job 15:17-35)
TEXT 15:17-35
17 I WILL SHOW THEE, HEAR THOU ME;
And that which I have seen I will declare
18 (Which wise men hav...
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THE SECOND SERIES OF SPEECHES (JOB 15-21)
The rejection by Job of the opinions and advice of the friends, his
sturdy maintenance of his innocence, and the fearlessness with which
in his anguish he has...
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FOR] RV 'Because.'...
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible.
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CHAPTER 15
ELIPHAZ’S SECOND SPEECH...
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Eliphaz warned Job here. Job should not accuse God. Nobody can oppose
God. So Job should not argue. Job should agree that he is guilty, like
everybody else.
A WICKED MAN CANNOT AVOID GOD’S PUNISHMENT...
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FOR HE STRETCHETH OUT HIS HAND. — It is instructive to note the
difference in time indicated here. “Because he _hath stretched_ out
his hand against God. and _behaveth_ himself proudly against the
Alm...
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כִּֽי ־נָטָ֣ה אֶל ־אֵ֣ל יָדֹ֑ו וְ אֶל
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XIII.
THE TRADITION OF A PURE RACE
Job 15:1
ELIPHAZ SPEAKS
THE first colloquy has made clear severance between the old Theology
and the facts of human life. No positive reconciliation is effected a...
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“THE HEAVENS ARE NOT CLEAN”
Job 15:1
The second colloquy, like the first, is commenced by Eliphaz. He
begins by _rebuking_ Job, Job 15:1. He complains that the words of Job
proved him to be unwise, J...
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Here the second cycle of argument begins, and again Eliphaz is the
first speaker. It is at once evident that Job's answers had wounded
him.
He first criticized Job's manner, charging him with using me...
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(17) В¶ I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will
declare; (18) Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have
not hid it: (19) Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no st...
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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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FOR HE STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND AGAINST GOD,.... Being an hater of him,
an enemy to him, yea, enmity itself against him; an enemy in his mind,
which appears by his wicked works, which are so many acts o...
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For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself
against the Almighty.
Ver. 25. _For he stretcheth out his hand against God_] Worthy
therefore to have a dead palsy transfused int...
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_For he stretcheth out his hand against God_ He sinned against him
with a high and outstretched hand; that is, boldly and presumptuously,
as one that neither desired his favour, nor feared his anger....
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For he, the wicked one, STRETCHETH OUT HIS HAND AGAINST GOD, in a bold
show of rebellion, AND STRENGTHENETH HIMSELF AGAINST THE ALMIGHTY,
boasting himself in proud insolence....
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ELIPHAZ ACCUSES JOB OF IMPIETY...
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ELIPHAZ CLAIMS JOB CONDEMNS HIMSELF
(vv.1-6)
This response of Eliphaz lacks the measure of self-restraint he had
shown in his first address. He had first at least spoken with a
measure of considerat...
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Here is what happens to the man who conducts himself arrogantly
against God, these are the agonizing tortures and pain that he will
experience. Eliphaz is basically trying to scare Job into repentance...
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17-35 Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable:
whence he would infer, that the miserable are certainly wicked, and
therefore Job was so. But because many of God's people have prospe...
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Now he gives the reason of all the forementioned calamities which
befell him, which was his great wickedness in the time of his peace
and prosperity. HE STRETCHETH OUT HIS HAND AGAINST GOD, i.e. he
co...
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Job 15:25 out H5186 (H8804) hand H3027 God H410 defiantly H1396
(H8691) Almighty H7706
he stretcheth -...
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CONTENTS: Eliphaz's theory about Job, charging him with foolishly
justifying himself.
CHARACTERS: God, Job, Eliphaz.
CONCLUSION: Those speeches which do no good, being of no service
either to God, o...
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Job 15:2. _Fill his belly with the east wind;_ a hot dry wind, the
least favourable to vegetation. This is an angry figure of speech,
equivalent to a declaration that Job's defence was a mere storm of...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 15:1 Second Cycle. The arguments of each participant
harden in the second round of speeches. Once again the three friends
say that Job is suffering because of his sin. Job refuses to a...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 15:20 Eliphaz describes the WICKED MAN. He hopes
that Job will see himself in the descriptions and will repent.
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_SECOND COURSE OF DIALOGUES.—SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ_
Eliphaz less gentle and courteous than in his former speech. Probably
irritated at his little success with Job, who rejected his friend’s
counse...
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EXPOSITION
The second colloquy between Job and his friends is, like the first
(ch. 3-14.), one in which all of them take part, and the same order of
speakers is maintained. Job answers each speaker in...
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Now at this point, Eliphaz, who was the first friend of Job's to
speak, speaks for the second time. And he claims that he is older than
Job, more experienced than Job, and thus Job ought to listen to...
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1 Samuel 4:7; 1 Samuel 6:6; Acts 12:1; Acts 12:23; Acts 9:5;...
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For — Now he gives the reason of all the fore — mentioned
calamities, which was his great wickedness. Against God — He sinned
against God with an high hand. The Almighty — Which aggravates the
madness...