“ If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. ”
If not, hearken unto me ... - If nothing has been said from which you dissent, then listen to me, and I will explain further the perplexing subject which has excited so much discussion. These rem...
Let Job listen in silence to Elihu, who, however, will gladly hear if Job has any reply.
hearken . hearken thou.
If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. If not - Then I will proceed: listen carefully, keep silence, and I will teach thee what true wisdom is. Job was silent; none o...
The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-13. Elihu blames Job for regarding himself as sinless, and complaining that' God is his enemy and will not answer him.
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....
the Interpreter Job 33:1-33 It is not wonderful that Elihu has been mistaken for the Mediator Himself, so helpfully does he interpose between Job and his Maker. He dwells especially on his own...
Elihu began his direct appeal to Job by asking his attention, assuring him of sincerity in motive, and finally declaring that he spoke to him as a comrade, not as a judge, or one who would fill him w...
(18) He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. (19) В¶ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: (20) So tha...
If not, hearken to me ,.... If he had no objection to make, nor answer to return, then he desires he would attend and listen to what he had further to lay before him: hold thy peace, and I shall t...
If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. Ver. 33. If not, hearken unto me ] Elihu is much in calling for attention; so are all the prophets, and Christ the arch prop...
Mark well, O Job Consider what I have already said, for it very much concerns thee; hearken unto me; hold thy peace Attend to what I have further to say to thee with patience and silence. If tho...
HE SPEAKS AS A MEDIATOR (vv.1-7) Elihu did not take any haughty and unfeeling attitude as did Job's three friends, but speaks with simple humility, entreating Job to hear and consider what he sa...
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: ho...
i.e. What thy wisdom and duty is in thy circumstances.
ELIHU’S FIRST SPEECH Elihu addresses himself to Job on the subject of God’s afflictive dispensations. Afflictions often disciplinary chastisements. I. He bespeaks Job’s careful attention to al...
This is a speech of young Elihu, who had sat quietly listening to the taunting words of the three «candid friends» of Job, and to the somewhat exasperated replies of the patriarch. At last, the young...
Job 33:4 . The Spirit of God hath made me. See on Genesis 2:7 , and Psalms 33:6 . The creation of man was known to all the descendants of Noah, much the same as to Moses. Sanchoniatho the Phœnic...
EXPOSITION Job 33:1-18 In this chapter Elihu, turning away from the "comforters," proceeds to address Job himself, offering to reason out the matter in dispute with him, in God's stead. Aft...
Of the True Relation of Sinful Man Toward God
Job 33:3 ; Proverbs 4:1 ; Proverbs 4:2 ; Proverbs 5:1 ; Proverbs 5:2 ; Proverbs 8:5 ; Psalms 34:11 ; Psalms 49:3
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...