God has given to men a higher wisdom than to the beasts, and communicates to them a continuous instruction through His fellowship and ways. Their appeal to heaven should not be the mere instinctive cry of suffering, but the voice of trust and submission.
Verse Job 35:11. _WHO TEACHETH US MORE THAN THE BEASTS_] "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know me, my people do not consider; " Isaiah 1:3. _Beasts, bards...
WHO TEACHETH US MORE THAN THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH - Who is able to teach us mere than the irrational creation; that is, in regard to the nature and design of affliction. They suffer without knowing wh...
CHAPTER 35 _ 1. Remember the greatness of God (Job 35:1)_ 2. Why God is silent and does not answer (Job 35:9) Job 35:1. Job having kept silence Elihu continues and asks him if this is sound judgment...
Men cry out by reason of oppression, but do not inquire after God, who gives songs in the night and makes us wiser than the animals. They cry because of the pride of evil men, but God does not answer,...
3. Pride will keep men from God. (Job 35:9-13) TEXT 35:9-13 9 BY REASON OF THE MULTITUDE OF OPPRESSIONS THEY CRY OUT; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith, Where...
_BUT NONE SAITH, WHERE IS GOD MY MAKER, WHO GIVETH SONGS IN THE NIGHT;_ But the reason is, that the innocent sufferers often do not humbly seek God for succour; so to their "pride" is to be laid the b...
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-8. Elihu (Job 34:9) had charged Job with saying that there was no advantage in being righteous. He now deals with this assertion....
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 35 ELIHU CONTINUES TO DISCU...
In Job 24:1-12, Job spoke about the poor people who were suffering because of their cruel rulers. And Job complained that God was not helping these people. Elihu’s answer to Job was in two parts: • P...
WHO TEACHETH US. — Or it may be, _Who teacheth us by, and maketh us wise by, &c._ Then the sense will be that the oppression is so severe that the victims of it forget that God can give songs in the n...
מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ מִ בַּהֲמֹ֣ות אָ֑רֶץ וּ מֵ עֹ֖וף
XXVI. THE DIVINE PREROGATIVE Job 35:1; Job 36:1; Job 37:1 AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself...
SONGS IN THE NIGHT Job 35:1 God is so exalted above man in His nature that He is altogether independent of him. When men sin against Him, they hurt not Him but themselves. There is no motive, therefo...
Turning to the second quotation, Elihu suggested that when Job questioned the advantage of serving God, he set up his righteousness as being "more than God's." He then laid bare the very foundations o...
_Air: and yet the wicked make not use of their understanding, to have recourse to God under distress. (Calmet)_...
(9) В¶ By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. (10) But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the ni...
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...
WHO TEACHETH US MORE THAN THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH?.... Who are taught and know much, especially some of them; but not so much as man, see Isaiah 1:3; AND MAKETH US WISER THAN THE FOWLS OF HEAVEN? who...
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? Ver. 11. _Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth_] This many wretched people never consider...
_Who teacheth us more than the beasts_ This is mentioned as a further aggravation of men's neglect of God in their misery. God hath given to men those gifts which he hath denied to beasts, reason and...
The Reasons For God's Delay in Helping Suffering...
who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, setting men high above the brutes in wisdom, honor, and blessing, AND MAKETH US WISER THAN THE FOWLS OF HEAVEN? Man's relation toward God should be t...
Elihu had spoken of God's testing Job (ch.34:36), and in this chapter provides what is true of God's test of mankind. It is clearly connected with chapter 34, but is distinct also, for chapter 34 deal...
9-13 Job complained that God did not regard the cries of the oppressed against their oppressors. This he knew not how to reconcile the justice of God and his government. Elihu solves the difficulty....
This is mentioned as a further aggravation of men's neglect of God in their misery. God hath given to men those gifts which he hath denied to beasts, reason and religion, wisdom to know God and themse...
Job 35:11 teaches H502 (H8764) beasts H929 earth H776 wiser H2449 (H8762) birds H5775 heaven H8064...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. Job's rash talk reproved. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: It is vain to appeal to God to remove affliction, or to try to acquit ourselves, if we have...
Job 35:2. _My righteousness is more than God's._ The LXX react as the Hebrew, “Thou saidest, I am righteous before God.” Elihu makes too strong an inference from Job's words, when he said, Job 33:9, “...
_But none saith, Where is God my Maker?_ QUESTIONS WHICH OUGHT TO BE ASKED Elihu perceived the great ones of the earth oppressing the needy, and he traced their domineering tyranny to their forgetful...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 35:1 Elihu thinks Job believes that his righteousness entitles him to God’s blessing, but Elihu believes that neither faithfulness nor wickedness influences God (vv. Job 35:1). Job had...
_ELIHU’S THIRD SPEECH_ After a second pause, and no reply, Elihu again resumes. Renews his reproof of Job, and attempts to answer some of his cavils. Job 35:1.—“Elihu spake moreover,” &c. I. REPROVES...
EXPOSITION JOB 35:1 In this short chapter, once more Elihu addresses himself to Job, first (verses 1-8) answering his complaint that a life of righteousness has brought him no correspondent blessings...
Elihu continues to speak, he said, Do you think this to be right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God's? (Job 35:1-2) Now Job didn't actually say that, but he is taking Job's words and s...
Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:7; Job 32:8; Psalms 94:12...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3
Who — This is an aggravation of mens neglect of God in their misery. God hath given men, what he hath denied to beasts, wisdom to know God and themselves. Therefore they are inexcusable, for not using...