“ If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. ”
If thou canst answer me - The meaning of this verse is this: “The controversy between you and me, if you choose to reply, shall be conducted in the most equitable manner, and on the most equal te...
Elihu turns to Job and bids him answer him, if he can. He will not terrify him into silence, as Job said God would ( Job 9:34 ; Job 13:21 ). Job 33:4 should follow Job 33:6 and thus Job 33:...
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
Set thy words in order before me, &c.— Set thy arguments in array against me; stand thy ground. This is a metaphor taken from the drawing up of an army with the purpose of giving battle.
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. Images from a court of justice. Stand up - alluding to Job's words ( Job 30:20 ).
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...
(4) The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. (5) If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. There is another great strength Elihu...
If thou canst answer me ,.... That is, when he had done speaking, after he had heard him out; if he thought he could make a reply to him, he gave him full liberty so to do, and tacitly suggests that...
If thou canst answer me, set [thy words] in order before me, stand up. Ver. 5. If thou canst answer me ] Or, If thou canst, do thou answer me. This bold challenge, and the like confident expressio...
The Spirit of God hath made me , &c. First of all, consider that I am thy fellow-creature, made by God's Spirit, ( Genesis 1:2 ,) and quickened by a soul of the same nature with that which God a...
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...
The Address of Elihu. B. C. 1520. 1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and h...
I shall allow thee all freedom of discourse; I cannot terrify thee, as God would: I shall not reproach thee, nor cavil at thee, as thy friends have done. Stand up, to contend with me as thing adver...
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...
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches. Personal applications of truth Here is the great failure in the case of the three friends and Elihu: they speak broad generalities; they are sure...
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...
Elihu Challenges Job and Questions his Innocence
Acts 10:26 ; Job 23:4 ; Job 23:5 ; Job 32:1 ; Job 32:12 ; Job 32:14 ; Job 33:32 ; Job 33:33 ; Psalms 50:21
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...