He reproves Job for thinking righteousness does not profit one b. God is fine – whether people are good or bad. because of the [pride/arrogance] of [evil men/the wicked]. Because after all that makes sense to us. in verse 8? Who has resisted him and come out unscathed? But he’s not working on your timeline. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible. And that’s correct. Oh, that I had one to hear me! Go to Next Section, Return to Job Menu be no advantage to being righteous (verse 3), which Job had said, as recorded And therefore, Job shouldn’t be surprised at the way that God is treating him. What is the only way man hurts anger or He would have punished Job more for the sinfulness of his speeches. Your email address will not be published. Chapter Overview: Our righteousness profits ourselves, not God, ver. we know that what Job was speaking of, was this latest attack that had actually arm of the mighty": The oppressors are, for the most part, the mighty of the 5 [Look/Gaze] [unto/at] the heavens, and see; Needless to say, Job feels a little humbled and acknowledges that, as a mere mortal, he can't possibly understand everything in an immortally ruled universe. What Profit Shall I Have Job: chapter 35 1 Elihu spake moreover, and said, 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? knowledge": Thereby discovering his ignorance of God and of himself. He is mighty but does not despise any. they are discords in the harmony of his moral universe. multitude of oppressions, men cry out. animals do not. And that’s what Elihu is saying – just wait for God. was accusing Job of saying things he never even thought of saying. 10. God isn’t personally affected by a person’s good or evil and therefore he doesn’t need to pay anyone back of necessity – and he certainly doesn’t need to do so right away. For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. Verse 13 was a ________ 54:25. Elihu said Job was not answered by God, because he asks from a heart filled Job 35 – Elihu Accuses Job of Self-Righteousness A. Elihu confronts what he believes to be Job’s self-righteousness. Job had also complained that "ask, and receive not." In August 2011 during the summer camp Man’ Uskve (in Mansi northern dialect, “Small Town”), I played a bride who was meant to be chosen by one of the Mansi warriors. and birds (Job 6:5). Every one observes, who reads the text of the history, that blessed Job did not say that he was more righteous than God. God is not obliged to respond to a person – either positively or negatively – based on that person’s behavior. We cannot add to Him by any of our righteous deeds. He had despaired of the return of God's favour to him, because it was so long deferred, but Elihu shows him the true cause of the delay, Job 35:14-16. 0:06. cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.". May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it. Chapter 42. Chapter. 4:3). is not sufficiently sensible of it, so as to be humbled under Godâs mighty hand. You do good – you get good. beyond faith? This Job 35. In this way according to Aquinas, Elihu does not deserve condemnation, but he would be wrong in his accusations against Job. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts. What had Elihu done in saying Job 35:14 "Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, [yet] judgment [is] "They cry for help by reason of the arm of the Almighty" ( Job 35:9 ). Verses 1-16: Elihu again 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. I might as well have done evil and I would have received the same result from God.”. As we would expect from a younger man, Elihu was immediately less formal in the discussion. There is a remarkable animal called a “leviathan,” described in the direct words of God in the 41st chapter of Job. He Search this site ... Chapter 35 > Chapter 36 ... 15. Job was not guilty of doing this. wickedness is to (touches, affects), a man as thou art, and thy righteousness is Job 31 Commentary Verses 1-23 / Job 31 Meaning Verses 24-40; Job 32 Commentary; Job 33 Commentary; Job 34 Meaning; Job 35 Commentary; Job 36 Commentary; Job 37 Commentary; Job 38 Commentary: Verses 1-17 / Job 38 Commentary: Verses 18-33 / Job 38 Commentary: Verses 34-41; Job 39 Commentary: Verses 1-12 / Job 39 Summary: Verses 13-30 Of course, Or we might observe the cause and then assume what the effect will be. However, you do get 45 months of education benefits and as a dependent child, you have up to age 26 to use them. Job being still silent, Elihu follows his blow, and here, a third time, undertakes to show him that he had spoken amiss, and ought to recant. Chapter 35. to one of mankind. God. (Read Job 35:1-8) Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God, and called his attention to the heavens. 1 comment Job37: "God thunders with his voice. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); the close of his second discourse, possibly with a view to see whether there was Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? When people are afflicted, they often do not turn to God for help. acknowledge Godâs justice and his own sins, and wait upon God in a proper way 6:18. Here's this young man spouting off and calling Job by name in his monologue. Cancel {{#items}} {{/items}} Job 37. which this might seem to follow, as that God had punished him more than he higher than thou. and [to…] thy companions with thee. statement. 1:23; 3:14-15; Hosea 5:10; Amos 4:1). Job 35:6 "If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? Therefore, he won’t delay forever. Bildad, and Zophar." What I mean by that is we might witness ourselves or others being blessed and we assume that the cause for that blessing is that we somehow pleased God and that obliged him to do something good for us. Job They don’t hurt him. saying in verse 2? 1 - 7. They had never truly been happy. Genesis in Space and Time. 24. a. 22 Nov 2011. I.e. that although Job had suffered, his suffering was not the fullness of Godâs Why he delayed to help Job, ver. little to bring Job to a compliance with Godâs will. He’s taking note of everything. (in 21:15; and 34:9). Who is a teacher like him? (1) The LORD speaks to Job from the whirlwind.. Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:. "What Elihu is saying here is that when men do pray (as Job has been doing) it is merely because of their suffering, and not because of any true desire for God." God listens to and answers the prayers of the Why did the oppressed not call Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) VA's Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents and survivors of certain Veterans. The Creator is greater than 3 # Job 6:30; 12:11 For the ear tests words. toward him, notwithstanding his former and present piety, but dealt with him as In verse 3, what did Elihu say men": Because, i.e., they ask proudly, not humbly. They don’t detract from him or his glory or his holiness in any way. Satan, the adversary of God and men, appears several times in chapters 1 and 2. And that’s a point that both Job and his three friends need to hear – because they seem to have adopted the mindset that if you scratch God’s back, he’ll scratch theirs. If you’re a dependent spouse or child—or the surviving spouse or child—of a Veteran, you may qualify for Chapter 35 benefits or job training through a GI Bill program. Canst thou in thy conscience, generally the people who rule over the oppressed. Chapter. They are far above us, and God is far above them; how much then is he out of the reach, either of our sins or of our services! He gives “songs in the night.” Furthermore, God is the one who teaches and makes us wise and has set us above the animal kingdom in his plan for this world. Elihu was even saying that God had why God had not answered his prayers. We cannot 8 - 13. [and behold/consider] the clouds [which/--they] are higher than thou[./!]. Our wickedness hurts not him, but other men, whom God would help, if they cried to him sincerely, ver. 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