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Verse Job 34:37. _HE ADDETH REBELLION UNTO HIS SIN_] An ill-natured,
cruel, and unfounded assertion, borne out by nothing which Job had
ever said or intended; and indeed, more severe than the most
inv...
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FOR HE ADDETH REBELLION UNTO HIS SIN - To the sin which he has
formerly committed and which bas brought these trials upon him, he now
adds the sin of complaining and rebellion against God. Of Job, thi...
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CHAPTER 34
_ 1. Hear my words ye wise men (Job 34:1)_
2. The refutation of Job's accusation of God (Job 34:5)
3. Job needs testing to the end (Job 34:31)...
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If God does not intervene, who can condemn Him, even if He set up the
wicked to rule? If only man penitently confesses his sin, is Job to
presume to fix his punishment? Wise men will say that Job has...
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REBELLION. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44.
SIN. Hebrew. _chata'._ App-44....
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The verdict regarding Job's demeanour which all men of understanding
and those who listen to Elihu will give,
34. Men of understanding will say unto me,
And the wise man who heareth me:
35. Job spe...
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Job's _sin_is that of his former life, for which he has been cast into
afflictions; his _rebellion_is his unsubmissive, defiant demeanour
against God in his speeches. This "rebellion" is further descr...
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4. Job is rebellious in multiplying wicked words against God. (Job
34:31-37)
TEXT 34:31-37
31 FOR HATH ANY SAID UNTO GOD,
I have borne _chastisement__,_ I WILL NOT OFFEND _ANY MORE:_
32 That which...
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_FOR HE ADDETH REBELLION UNTO HIS SIN, HE CLAPPETH HIS HANDS AMONG US,
AND MULTIPLIETH HIS WORDS AGAINST GOD._
Clappeth ... hands - in scorn (Job 27:23; Ezekiel 21:17).
MULTIPLIETH ... WORDS - (Job...
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34:37 rebellion (b-4) Elsewhere 'transgression,' see ch. 7.21, but
distinct from 'transgress,' 1 Samuel 2:24 ....
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THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED)
1-9. Elihu appeals to his hearers to judge the matter. He protests
against the complaints of Job that he was treated unjustly by God, and
that it was no profit to be...
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If Elihu asked wise men for their advice about Job, they would all
agree. Job’s behaviour was good. But his speeches were not always
wise. He spoke about subjects that he did not understand (Job 42:3)...
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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 34
ELIHU DISCUSSES THE SPEE...
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HE CLAPPETH HIS HANDS AMONG US. — As though he were confident of
victory in argument....
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כִּ֥י יֹ֘סִ֤יף עַֽל ־חַטָּאתֹ֣ו
פֶ֭שַׁע בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ...
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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...
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THE ALMIGHTY MUST BE JUST
Job 34:1
Elihu stands in Job 34:10 as God's apologist. God's absolute and
impartial justice is at all times a matter of untold comfort. There
will be no cause of ultimate co...
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Job gave no answer to the challenge, and Elihu proceeded. He first
appealed to the wise men, asked that they would listen in order to try
his words. He then made two quotations from the things Job had...
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For he (e) addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands]
among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
(e) He stands stubbornly to the maintenance of his cause....
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Fast, and pressed by arguments. (Menochius) (Calmet) --- Hebrew,
"since he adds crime (Calmet; Protestants, rebellion) to his sin, and
clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against th...
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(29) When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he
hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a
nation, or against a man only: (30) That the hypocrite reig...
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REFLECTIONS
READER, let not this interesting discourse of Elihu pass away from us
without leaving behind it upon our minds the many precious
instructions it is so eminently calculated to impart; nor,...
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3. NOW ON TO CHAPTER 34
H. Job 34:1-9 (NKJV) Elihu further answered and said:
2 "Hear my words, you wise [men]; Give ear to me, you who have
knowledge.
3 For the ear tests words As the palate taste...
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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...
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FOR HE ADDETH REBELLION UNTO HIS SIN,.... Or he "may" or "will" add u,
if he is suffered to go on at this rate, and is not stopped; as yet he
has only committed, it may be charitably hoped, some sins...
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_He addeth rebellion unto his sin_ He sinned before by impatience
under his afflictions, but now he is grown obstinate, and, instead of
humbling himself for his sins, he justifies himself, and accuses...
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JOB CHARGED WITH INCONSISTENCY...
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For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, namely, by his bold and accusing
speeches against God, HE CLAPPETH HIS HANDS AMONG US, in mockery and
derision, AND MULTIPLIETH HIS WORDS AGAINST GOD. Such a beha...
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HIS APPEAL AS TO WISE MEN
(vv.1-4)
Since Job had wisely refrained from speaking, Elihu makes an appeal to
all his hearers, as to wise men (v.2). This reminds us of1 Corinthians
10:15, "I speak as to...
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"Job clapped his hands in their presence; that is, he treated their
counsel with contempt (clapping the hands was sometimes used to
silence others)" _(Zuck p. 152)._...
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31-37 When we reprove for what is amiss, we must direct to what is
good. Job's friends would have had him own himself a wicked man. Let
will only oblige him to own that he spoke unadvisedly with his...
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He sinned before, as other ways, so by impatience under his
afflictions, which may be ascribed to human infirmity; but now he is
grown obstinate and incorrigible, and instead of repenting and
humbling...
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Job 34:37 adds H3254 (H8686) rebellion H6588 sin H2403 claps H5606
(H8799) multiplies H7235 (H8686) words...
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Job 34:1. _Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye
wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear
trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat._
I wish that verse was...
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CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. He magnifies God's holiness.
CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job, friends.
CONCLUSION: It is absurd and unreasonable to multiply words in
complaint against God's ways....
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Job 34:5. _Job hath said God hath taken away my judgment._ See on Job
27:2. Elihu, in every accusation, takes or turns Job's words in a
wrong sense. Job meant that God had varied, in regard of him, th...
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_Surely it is meet to be said unto God._
THE SECOND SPEECH OF ELIHU
I. A good counsel. Elihu recommends Job to do two things.
1. To resolve on an improved life. This includes--
(1) Moral reform....
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 34:1 Elihu calls on “wise men” to hear Job’s
contention that he is in the right (vv. Job 34:2) and “men of
understanding” to hear Elihu’s argument against this claim (vv....
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 34:34 Elihu says that any who are truly MEN OF
UNDERSTANDING or WISE would agree with him, and that Job speaks like a
fool who is WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE or...
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_ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH_
Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being
forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1.—“Furthermore Elihu answered
(took up speech), and said”. Job’s silence probabl...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 34:1
In this chapter Elihu turns from Job to those whom he addresses as
"wise men" (verse 2), or "men of understanding" (verse 10). Whether
these are Job's three special friends, or ot...
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Furthermore Elihu went on then [Job didn't answer], he said, Hear my
words, O ye wise men; give ear unto me, that have knowledge. For the
ear tries words, as the mouth tastes meat (Job 34:1-3).
That'...
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1 Samuel 15:23; Isaiah 1:19; Isaiah 1:20; Job 11:2; Job 11:3;...
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HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB
Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3
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Addeth — He sinned before, by impatience under his afflictions, now
he is grown obstinate, and instead of humbling himself for his sins,
justifies himself, and accuses the blessed God. Clapped — Insul...