“ Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion. ”
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....
Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion. Rather, I say. Opinion - rather, knowledge х dee`iy ( H1843 )].
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 su...
Therefore I said. — Equivalent to, Therefore I say. It is what he says now, as the result of former convictions.
XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1-22 ; Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends....
Elihu Enters Job 32:1-22 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 anothe...
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 interr...
(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 mul...
A NEW DISPUTANT ‘Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.’ Job 32:10 I. The last voice in the earthly controversy is now heard. —It is a new voice, and opportunity never comes to Job t...
Therefore I said, hearken to me ,.... Thou O Job, and every one of you his friends, for the word is singular; though I am but a young man, yet if I have the Spirit of God, and am under the inspirati...
Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion. Ver. 10. Therefore I said, Heaken to me ] This he speaks by way of apostrophe to Job, with whom he would fain ingratiate, that he...
Great men are not always wise That is, men of eminence for age, or learning, or dignity and power, such as Job's three friends seem to have been; neither do the aged (always) understand judgment...
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 app...
6 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 show you mine opinion. 7 I said, Days should speak,...
I said within myself, and now I say it with my mouth. Hearken to me ; thou, Job, especially, who art more nearly concerned, (to whom therefore he speaketh in the singular number,) and thy friends...
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...
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...
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 hi...
Elihu Gives the Reason for his Speaking
1 Corinthians 7:25 ; 1 Corinthians 7:40
High Altitudes in Elihu's Answer to Job Job 32:1-22 , Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 ; Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We now come to that part of the Book of Job which present...