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Verse Job 32:2. _THEN WAS KINDLED THE WRATH_] This means no more than
that Elihu was _greatly excited_, and felt a _strong_ and _zealous_
_desire_ to vindicate the justice and providence of God, again...
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THEN WAS KINDLED THE WRATH - Wrath or anger is commonly represented as
kindled, or as burning.
OF ELIHU - The name Elihu (אליהוא _'ĕlı̂yhû'_) means,
“God is he;” or, since the word He (הוא _hû'_) i...
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CHAPTER S 32--33:7
_ 1. Elihu introduced (Job 32:1)_
2. I waited, but now must speak (Job 32:6)
3. His address to Job (Job 33:1)
Job 32:1. As
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Prose introduction, explaining the intervention of Elihu. Observe that
whereas Job and his friends are introduced without genealogy it is not
so with Elihu. His name means He is my God, that of Barach...
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ELIHU. God is Jehovah; or, my God is He. Not named before. His
addresses occupy six Chapter s, His two counts of indictment (verses:
Job 32:2; Job 32:3) are based upon what precedes, and lead up to "t...
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ELIHU, THE SON OF BARACHEL, &C.— Elihu, a new personage, here makes
his appearance. Attentive all the time to the debate between Job and
his friends, he utters not a word till both sides have done spe...
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TEXT 32:1-6a
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in
his own eyes. (2) Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of
Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Jo...
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_SO THESE THREE MEN CEASED TO ANSWER JOB, BECAUSE HE WAS RIGHTEOUS IN
HIS OWN EYES._
Prose (poetry begins with "I am young," Job 32:6).
Verse 1. BECAUSE ... - and because they could not proves to hi...
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THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU
It is the view of almost all scholars that the speeches of Elihu are a
later addition. The grounds for this view are the following. His
presence comes upon the reader with surpri...
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ELIHU] Heb. 'He is my God.' BUZITE] In Genesis 22:21; Buz is closely
connected with Uz (RV), which was Job's country. To the Assyrians Huz
and Buz ('Haza' and 'Baza') were known as places not far from...
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Job protested that he was innocent. And he blamed God for his
troubles.
In fact, Job was a good man. His behaviour was right. But nobody
should accuse God. Job should have insisted that God is good....
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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 32
ELIHU PREPARES HIS SPEEC...
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BECAUSE HE JUSTIFIED HIMSELF RATHER THAN GOD. — See Job 19:6. Job
maintained his innocence, and could not understand how his affliction
could be reconciled with the justice of God. Yet, at the same ti...
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וַ יִּ֤חַר אַ֨ף ׀ אֱלִיה֣וּא בֶן
־בַּרַכְאֵ֣ל...
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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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ELIHU ENTERS
Job 32:1
The controversy between Job and his counselors is now at an end. They
have failed in making out their case; but before God Himself takes up
the argument there is another side of...
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The last voice in the earthly controversy is now heard. It is a new
voice, and opportunity never comes to Job to answer. Moreover, God in
the final movements takes no notice other than that of interru...
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Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the (a)
Buzite, of the kindred of (b) Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled,
because he justified himself (c) rather than God.
(a) Which came...
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Buzite, a descendant of Buz, the son of Nachor, Genesis xxii. 21.
(Calmet) --- Of, &c. Septuagint, "of the country of Hus." --- Ram.
Chaldean, "Abraham;" (Menochius) or rather (Haydock) this is put fo...
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(2) Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the
Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled,
because he justified himself rather than God.
The wrath of man worketh...
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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...
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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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THEN WAS KINDLED THE WRATH OF ELIHU THE SON OF BARACHEL THE
BUZITE,.... Both against Job and his three friends, for reasons after
given; who this person was is not easy to say; they debase him too
muc...
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Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of
the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he
justified himself rather than God.
Ver. 2. _Then was kindled t...
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_Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu_ Elihu, a new personage, here
makes his appearance. Attentive, all the while, to the debate between
Job and his friends, he utters not a word till both sides have...
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THE PAUSE AFTER JOB'S SPEECH...
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Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite,
a descendant of Nahor, whose tribe also lived a nomadic life in the
Arabian Desert, OF THE KINDRED OF RAM, that being the name of...
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Since his three friends have been silenced by Job's strong declaration
of self-righteousness, our attention is drawn to a young man who has
been a silent observer of this interesting drama. There appe...
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HIMSELF:
_ Heb._ his soul...
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"ELIHU": (eh LIE hew). "THE SON OF BARACHEL": (BAR ah kell). "THE
BUZITE OF THE FAMILY OF RAM": "His genealogy is longer than that of
any other character in the book" _(Zuck p. 142)._ As. "Buzite" he...
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1-5 Job's friends were silenced, but not convinced. Others had been
present. Elihu was justly displeased with Job, as more anxious to
clear his own character than the justice and goodness of God. Eli...
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THE BUZITE; of the posterity of Buz, Nahor's son, GENESIS 22:21. OF
THE KINDRED OF RAM, or _of Aram_; for _Ram_ and _Aram_ are used
promiscuously: compare 2 KINGS 8:28, with 2 Chronicles 2
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Job 32:2 wrath H639 Elihu H453 son H1121 Barachel H1292 Buzite H940
family H4940 Ram H7410 aroused H2734 ...
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ELIHU
Elihu has a far juster and more spiritual conception of the problem
than Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar because he has an infinitely higher
conception of God. The God of Eliphaz and the others, gr...
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CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse, stating his reasons for interfering.
CHARACTERS: God, Job, Elihu, friends.
CONCLUSION: One who is jealous of the honor of God cannot be grieved
when injury is plainly do...
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Job 32:2. _Elihu._ The Greek copies read Elihuz, the same as they
write Elijah. The critics refer us for his genealogy to Huz the son of
Nahor; for Ram is thought to be Abraham; but a similarity of na...
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_Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu._
ANALYSIS OF ELIHU’S SPEECH
After the introduction Elihu reproves Job, because he had claimed too
much for himself, and had indulged in a spirit of complaining a...
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JOB 32:1 Elihu: Suffering as a Discipline. A new speaker, Elihu, is
introduced (Job 32:1), followed by an uninterrupted record of his
speeches (Job 32:6). Th
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NOTES
Job 32:2. “_Elihu_” אֱלִיהוּא “my God is He;” or,
according to some: “My God is Jehovab.” Various opinions
concerning him, both as to his personality, speeches, and character.
He has been consid...
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EXPOSITION
A new personage is now introduced upon the scene, who speaks in a new
style and almost in a new language. No previous mention has been made
of him; no subsequent notice is taken of his argu...
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So sitting nearby was a young man whose name was Elihu.
So these three men [Bildad, Zophar, and Eliphaz] cease to answer Job,
because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then was kindled the wrath
of E...
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Ephesians 4:26; Genesis 22:21; Job 10:3; Job 27:2; Job 34:17;...
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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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The Buzite — Of the posterity of Buz, Nahor's son, Genesis 22:21.
Ram — Or, of Aram; for Ram and Aram are used promiscuously; compare
2 Kings 8:28; 2 Chronicles 22:5. His pedigree is thus particularly...