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Job 36:22-24

Many people advise their friends about God. And perhaps such people speak well. But their words are only ideas. They never guide their friends to have a real experience of God.

Elihu did not want to make this mistake. So he did not continue to speak about Job. Instead, Elihu spoke about God. He told Job and his friends that God would teach them. God is the best teacher (verse 22). Elihu warned them not to try to control God. God is always right. So they should trust him completely (verse 23). Elihu reminded them to praise God. God deserves our honour (verse 24).

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See also Job 36:22-24 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 36:22. _GOD EXALTETH BY HIS POWER_] He has brought thee low, but he can raise thee up. Thou art not yet out of the reach of his mercy. Thy affliction is a proof that he acts towards thee as...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BEHOLD, GOD EXALTETH BY HIS POWER - The object of Elihu is now to direct the attention of Job to God, and to show him that he has evinced such power and wisdom in his works, that we ought not to presu...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER S 36:22--37:24 _ 1. God's power and presence in nature (Job 36:22)_ 2. The thunderstorm (Job 37:1) 3. The snow and the rain (Job 37:6) 4. Elihu's concluding remarks ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    God is great who can teach like Him? Can man command or criticise Him? Man's part is to magnify his work in psalms, though only beholding it from afar, and unable to comprehend it....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _exalteth by his power_ Rather, GOD DOETH LOFTILY IN HIS POWER. _who teacheth_ Or, WHO IS A TEACHER....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Instead of murmuring Job should bow under the mighty hand of God, who through the operations of His providence is a great teacher of men (Job 36:22); who is supreme (Job 36:23); and whose work all men...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Elihu's doctrine is in a word: God is great and despiseth not, He is great in strength of heart. His greatness is that of understanding, which enables Him to estimate all rightly, to see through all r...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Application to Job of the principles in regard to affliction just enunciated by Elihu. Job 36:16 are difficult and have been understood in a great variety of ways. The general sense expressed by the...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    3. God knows what he is doing and his work should be magnified. (Job 36:22-33) TEXT 36:22-33 22 BEHOLD, GOD DOETH LOFTILY IN HIS POWER: Who is a teacher like onto him? 23 Who hath enjoined him his...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BEHOLD, GOD EXALTETH BY HIS POWER: WHO TEACHETH LIKE HIM?_ God is not to be impiously arraigned, but to be praised for His might, shown in His works. EXALTETH - rather х_ YASGIYB_ (H7682)], doeth...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    EXALTETH BY] RV 'doeth loftily in.' WHO TEACHETH LIKE HIM] This is Elihu's great point, that afflictions are intended to teach, to discipline, and to purify even the good....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-15. Elihu maintains the wisdom and impartial justice of the rule of God. His purpose is to discipline and improve men, even by their afflictions....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE WORK BEGUN. THE LIBERALITY OF THE PEOPLE Cp. 1 Chronicles 29:6; Ezra 2:68; Nehemiah 7:70. 8-38. The construction of the Tabernacle: see...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BEHOLD, GOD EXALTETH BY HIS POWER. — The rest of Elihu’s speech is splendidly eloquent. He dilates on the power and majesty of God, and appears to be speaking in contemplation of some magnificent natu...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הֶן ־אֵ֭ל יַשְׂגִּ֣יב בְּ כֹחֹ֑ו מִ֖י כָמֹ֣הו

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    HE DESPISETH NOT ANY Job 36:1 God is mighty, but He does not despise thee, though thou be the least of saints. His eyes are upon thee for good, and He will set thee before His throne forever. He will...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    After answering the arguments of Job, as expressed in the quotations, there would seem to have been a pause. Then Elihu commenced his last address. He first appealed to Job to hear him, as he was abou...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Lawgivers. Hebrew more, "a master." In Chaldean, "a sovereign." (Grotius) Septuagint, "what potentate is against him?" (Haydock) --- What art thou, to dare thus to resist him? (Calmet) --- St. Gregor...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (22) Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? (23) Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? (24) В¶ Remember that thou magnify his work, which men be...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BEHOLD, GOD EXALTETH BY HIS POWER,.... He exalts himself, or causes himself to be exalted, and even above all the blessing and praise of his creatures; by his power, in the works of creation and provi...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? Ver. 22. _Behold, God exalteth by his power_] Vulgate - God is high in his strength. He both exalteth himself and others whensoever he please...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Behold, God exalteth by his power_, &c. God is omnipotent; and therefore can either punish thee far worse, or deliver thee, if thou dost repent. He is also infinitely wise; and as none can work like...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE DIVINE JUSTICE AS SUPREME POWER AND WISDOM...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Behold, God exalteth by His power, He works loftily in His might, in all the acts of His creative power; WHO TEACHETH LIKE HIM, since He is the great Master of the universe?...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    SPEAKING ON GOD'S BEHALF (vv.1-4) Elihu continues in the same strain, for as he says, there is much more to be said on God's behalf. Where did Elihu find his knowledge? He fetched it "from afar" (v....

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    God is exalted and acts majestically, He is also an unsurpassed Teacher, and "is an independent Sovereign, answerable to no one, and always does right, and therefore cannot be rightfully challenged by...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-23 Elihu shows that Job caused the continuance of his own trouble. He cautions him not to persist in frowardness. Even good men need to be kept to their duty by the fear of God's wrath; the wisest...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    GOD EXALTETH; or, _is high_, or exalted; the active verb being taken intransitively; which is not unusual in the Hebrew tongue. This is a proper argument to force the foregoing counsels. God is omnipo...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 36:22 God H410 exalted H7682 (H8686) power H3581 teaches H3384 (H8688) God -...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. God's justice defended. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: God does all things well. Though it may seem sometimes that we are neglected and forgotten and...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Job 36:3. _I will fetch my knowledge from afar;_ from the expanse of heaven, and from the remotest traditions of the sires. Natural theology is very instructive to man, to acquaint us with the perfect...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Who teacheth like Him?_ --Like whom? you ask. Like Him who is the great Teacher and Enlightener of the Church--even God, the Holy Spirit. This question is a sort of challenge to us to point out any...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 36:1 Elihu concludes his lengthy speech. ⇐ ⇔...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _ELIHU’S FOURTH SPEECH_ No reply being made to Elihu’s preceding address, he resumes. Job 36:1.—“Elihu also proceded and said”. His object to bring Job to a more becoming state of mind in reference t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JOB 36:1 The two chapters, Job 36:1; Job 37:1, form a single discourse, and ought not to have been separated; or, at any rate, not so unskilfully as they are, in the middle of a descriptio...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Elihu continued (Job 36:1), He's really taking him on. Just allow me a little more, and I'm going to show you what I have to speak on God's behalf. I'm going to fetch my knowledge from far off, I'm g...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 2:7; 1 Samuel 2:8; Daniel 4:25; Daniel 4:32; Daniel 5:18;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Behold — God is omnipotent; and therefore can, either punish thee far worse, or deliver thee, if thou dost repent. He is also infinitely wise; and as none can work like him, so none can teach like him...

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