‘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 (Job 4:12-21). The second story sounds rather like Job’s life.
In both stories, the man was not expecting God to speak. But God had an important message for each man. Each man’s life or death depended on his reaction to God’s message.
Verse Job 33:15. I. _IN A DREAM - WHEN DEEP SLEEP FALLETH UPON MEN_] Many, by such means, have had the most salutary warnings; and to decry all such, because there are many _vain dreams_, would be ne...
IN A DREAM - This was one of the methods by which the will of God was made known in the early periods of the world; see the notes at Job 4:12. And for a fuller account of this method of communicating...
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...
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...
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 language recalls the vision of Eliphaz, ch. Job 4:13 _seq_....
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...
_IN A DREAM, IN A VISION OF THE NIGHT, WHEN DEEP SLEEP FALLETH UPON MEN, IN SLUMBERINGS UPON THE BED;_ Slumberings - light, as opposed to 'deep sleep.' Elihu has in view Eliphaz (Job 4:13), and also...
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....
Cp. the vision of Eliphaz in Job 4....
בַּ חֲלֹ֤ום ׀ חֶזְיֹ֬ון לַ֗יְלָה בִּ נְפֹ֣ל ת
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...
In a dream, in a (g) vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; (g) God, he says, speaks commonly, either by visions to teach us the cause of his judgments, o...
_Beds. It seems prophetic dreams were not then uncommon._...
(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...
IN A DREAM, IN A VISION OF THE NIGHT,.... That is, God speaks to men in this way, and which in those times was his most usual way; see Job 4:12; sometimes he spake to a prophet, a person in public off...
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Ver. 15. _In a dream, in a vision of the night_] At sundry times and in various manners. God deliv...
Job 33:14-16. "For God speaketh once, yea, twice - In a dream, in a vision of the night." Also, chap. Job 4:12; Job 4:13, etc. It was a common thing, before there was any written revelation, for God t...
_In a dream, in a vision_, or, _in a vision of the night_ This he mentions as one usual way of God's revealing his mind and will to men in those days, before God's word was committed to writing; (Gene...
OF THE TRUE RELATION OF SINFUL MAN TOWARD GOD...
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed, through all of which the Lord tries to communicate with men,...
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 ...
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...
IN A DREAM: this he mentions, as the usual way of God's revealing his mind and will to men in those days, before God's word was committed to writing, as GENESIS 20:6, GENESIS 41:1,28. IN A VISION OF T...
Job 33:15 dream H2472 vision H2384 night H3915 deep H8639 falls H5307 (H8800) men H582 slumbering H8572 beds...
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...
Daniel 4:5; Daniel 8:18; Genesis 15:12; Genesis 20:3; Genesis 31:24;...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3