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Verse Job 32:8. _BUT_ THERE IS _A SPIRIT IN MAN_] Mr. _Good_
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"But surely there is an afflation in mankind,
And the inspiration of the Almighty actuateth them."
Coverdale, thus: -
Ev...
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BUT THERE IS A SPIRIT IN MAN - This evidently refers to a spirit
imparted from above; a spirit from the Almighty. The parallelism seems
to require this, for it responds to the phrase “the inspiration...
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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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Elihu had remained silent because of his youth. However wisdom is not
a matter of age, but of Divine inspiration. Where the friends have
failed, Elihu will succeed: there is no need to call in God.
J...
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SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.
INSPIRATION. Hebrew. _neshamah._ App-16.
THE ALMIGHTY. Hebrew Shaddai. App-4....
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Elihu, being a youth, shrank from interfering in a dispute in which
aged men were engaged; but he perceived that wisdom did not always
accompany grey hairs; it is a gift of God, and, conscious of
poss...
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_the inspiration of the Almighty_ lit. _the breath_of the Almighty, as
ch. Job 33:4. Both "spirit" and "breath" refer to God's spirit of life
breathed into man when he is brought into existence (Genes...
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_BUT THERE IS A SPIRIT IN MAN: AND THE INSPIRATION OF THE ALMIGHTY
GIVETH THEM UNDERSTANDING._
Elihu claims inspiration, as a divinely commissioned messenger to Job
(Job 33:6; Job 33:23); and that cla...
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32:8 man; (d-9) _ Enosh_ ....
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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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A SPIRIT] a divine impulse which moved him to speak....
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Older people are usually wiser than young people. Older people have
learned many valuable lessons in their long lives.
But there is a difference between human wisdom and God’s wisdom (1
Corinthians 1...
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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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BUT THERE IS A SPIRIT IN MAN. — Rather, _But it is the spirit in
man._
AND THE INSPIRATION OF THE ALMIGHTY. — Rather, _And the breath of
the Almighty that giveth them understanding._ It is the express...
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אָ֭כֵן רֽוּחַ ־הִ֣יא בֶ אֱנֹ֑ושׁ וְ
נִשְׁמַ֖ת
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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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But [there is] a spirit in man: (f) and the inspiration of the
Almighty giveth them understanding.
(f) It is a special gift of God that man has understanding and comes
neither from nature nor by age....
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_Spirit, which is communicated to the young, as well as to the old.
(Menochius)_...
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(6) В¶ And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I
am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not
shew you mine opinion. (7) I said, Days should speak, and mult...
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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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BUT [THERE IS] A SPIRIT IN MAN,.... This seems to be a correction of
his former sentiment; the consideration of which gave him
encouragement, though young, to declare his opinion, since there is a
spi...
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But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty
giveth them understanding.
Ver. 8. But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the
Almighty] Or, Surely there is a spirit...
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_When Elihu saw, &c., then his wrath was kindled_ When he saw that
none of these three offered to reply, but sat as men that knew not
what to say, he was not able to hold his peace any longer. With th...
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But there is a spirit in man, or, "for all that the spirit is in
mortal man"; AND THE INSPIRATION OF THE ALMIGHTY GIVETH THEM
UNDERSTANDING, the divine creative breath has given all men reason,
and al...
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ELIHU GIVES THE REASON FOR HIS SPEAKING...
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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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Yet real wisdom does not inherently come with age, and God is the true
source of wisdom (James 1:5). Some feel that the expression "it is.
spirit in man" refers to God inspiring men to speak by the Ho...
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6-14 Elihu professes to speak by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
and corrects both parties. He allowed that those who had the longest
experience should speak first. But God gives wisdom as he plea...
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BUT; or, _surely_; it must be confessed. A SPIRIT, to wit, which gives
him understanding, as is easily and fitly gathered out of the last
words of the verse. And this is to be understood either,
1. Of...
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Job 32:8
Genius the gift of God.
I. The intellect of man, in all the gradations of its power, and all
the variety of its faculties, comes from God. He gave to every orator
his eloquence, to every st...
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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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_But there is a spirit in man._
THE SPIRIT IN MAN
We can define “spirit” only by negations, but the negations are
positive, inasmuch as it is the limitations and imperfections of
matter that they den...
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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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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 32:6 Elihu’s opening speech repeats what the
introductory section has described (vv. Job 32:1). Elihu directs his
remarks primarily at the three friends....
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 32:8 Elihu plays on the words SPIRIT and BREATH in
his early speeches (see also Job 33:4;...
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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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1 Corinthians 12:8; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Kings 3:28;...
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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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Spirit — The spirit of God. Giveth — To whom he pleaseth....