Earlier Elihu had quoted Job as having said that. righteous life seemingly does. person no good (Job 34:9) (Job 9:30-31). "How could Job ever hope to be vindicated by God as being innocent while at the same time he insisted that his innocence was of no value before God? Such. position was inconsistent" (Bible Knowledge Comm. p. 761).
CHAPTER XXXV _Elihu accuses Job of impious speeches_, 1-4. _No man can affect God by his iniquity, nor profit him by his_ _righteousness_, 5-8. _Many are afflicted and oppressed, but few cry to Go...
ELIHU SPAKE - Hebrew, ויען _vaya‛an_ “And he answered”; the word “answer” being used, as it is often in the Scriptures, to denote the commencement of a discourse. We may suppose that Elihu had paused...
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...
Elihu inquires whether it is Job's righteousness which finds expression in his question as to the profitableness of religion. Let him look to the heavens and see how far God is above him. Man's sin or...
_COMPARISON IS NOT TO BE MADE WITH GOD, BECAUSE OUR GOOD OR EVIL CANNOT EXTEND UNTO HIM. MANY CRY IN THEIR AFFLICTIONS; BUT ARE NOT HEARD, FOR WANT OF FAITH._ _Before Christ 1645._ _JOB 35:1. ELIHU...
D. THE ACTS OF GOD AND THE ACTS OF MAN (Job 35:1-16) 1. Job has said he has seen no profit in righteousness. (Job 35:1-3) TEXT 35:1-3 1 MOREOVER ELIHU ANSWERED AND SAID, _2_ Thinkest thou this to...
_ELIHU SPAKE MOREOVER, AND SAID,_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE....
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....
In other words, Job was saying, ‘God does not care whether a man is innocent or not. I thought that God would help me because of my good deeds. But in fact, I am suffering as an evil person deserves t...
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...
וַ יַּ֥עַן אֱלִיה֗וּ וַ יֹּאמַֽר׃...
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...
(1) В¶ Elihu spake moreover, and said, (2) Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? (3) For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What pr...
CONTENTS We have a continuation of the speech of Elihu in this chapter. He is still prosecuting the same theme, in holding forth to Job's view the perfectness and glory of the Lord, in all his dispen...
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...
ELIHU SPAKE MOREOVER, AND SAID. Elihu very probably paused awhile, and waited to observe whether any of the company would rise up, and either contradict and refute what he had said, or declare their a...
Elihu spake moreover, and said, Ver. 1. _Elihu spake moreover, and said_] His speech was for God, as before; and therefore he spake moreover. For, as Austin saith of the feast of Pentecost, _Gaudet p...
_Elihu spake moreover_ Job still keeping silence, perhaps because he was convinced that although Elihu had made a very harsh construction of his words, he was influenced by a good motive in what he ha...
JOB'S STANDPOINT OF THE FUTILITY OF PIETY FALSE...
Elihu spake moreover, since Job made no move to answer him, AND SAID,...
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...
1-8 Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God, and called his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is far above them; how much then is he out of the reach, either of...
JOB CHAPTER 35 Our good or evil extendeth not to God, JOB 35:1, but to men on earth, who are hereby oppressed, and cry out, but not unto God, nor are delivered, JOB 35:8. He exhorteth to hope in God,...
Job 35:1 Elihu H453 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799)...
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, “...
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...
Job 35:1...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3