“ For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. ”
For his eyes are upon the ways of man - None can escape from his notice; compare Psalms 139:2-3 .
Injustice is incompatible with rule. How does Job condemn God, before whom even kings and princes are vile, and who regards rich and poor alike? He sees the oppressor and suddenly destroys him. In...
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. God's omniscience and omnipotence enable Him to execute immediate justice. He needs not to be long on the "watch," as Job th...
The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-9. Elihu appeals to his hearers to judge the matter. He protests against the complaints of Job that he was treated unjustly by God, and that it was no profit to...
His eyes are upon the ways of man . — He is not only just and mighty, but He is also all-wise; He cannot therefore err.
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 Almighty Must Be Just Job 34:1-37 Elihu stands in Job 34:10 as God's apologist. God's absolute and impartial justice is at all times a matter of untold comfort. There will be no cause of...
Job gave no answer to the challenge, and Elihu proceeded. He first appealed to the wise men, asked that they would listen in order to try his words. He then made two quotations from the things Job ha...
(13) Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? (14) If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; (15) All flesh shall per...
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man ,.... Which denotes the omniscience of God, which reaches to every man, to every individual, and to all men in general; and to their ways, to every step taken...
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. Ver. 21. For his eyes are upon the ways of man ] God's providence (like a well drawn picture, that eyeth each one in the room)...
In a moment shall they die Whensoever God doth but give the word, and send his summons for them. The rich and the prince, no less than the poor, must submit to the law of death, which God hath impo...
HIS APPEAL AS TO WISE MEN (vv.1-4) Since Job had wisely refrained from speaking, Elihu makes an appeal to all his hearers, as to wise men (v.2). This reminds us of 1 Corinthians 10:15 , "I speak...
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to...
This is added as the reason of the judgments mentioned in the foregoing verse, God doth not afflict nor destroy either princes or people unjustly, no, nor out of his mere pleasure and absolute sovere...
ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1 .—“Furthermore Elihu answered (took up speech), and said”. Job’s silence p...
Job 34:1-3 . Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. I wish that vers...
Job 34:5 . Job hath said God hath taken away my judgment. See on Job 27:2 . Elihu, in every accusation, takes or turns Job's words in a wrong sense. Job meant that God had varied, in regard of hi...
If now thou hast understanding, hear this. Elihu’s remonstrance I. Founded on the supremacy of God. Where there is absolute supremacy, there can be no injustice. There are some who speak of the...
EXPOSITION Job 34:1-18 In this chapter Elihu turns from Job to those whom he addresses as "wise men" (verse 2), or "men of understanding" (verse 10). Whether these are Job's three special f...
Proof of the Divine Righteousness
2 Chronicles 16:9 ; Amos 9:8 ; Genesis 16:13 ; Jeremiah 16:17 ; Jeremiah 17:10 ; Jeremiah 32:19 ; Job 31:4 ; Proverbs 15:3 ; Proverbs 5:21 ; Psalms 139:23 ; Psalms 34:15
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...
For — God doth not destroy either prince or people unjustly, no nor out of his mere pleasure, but for their sins, which he sees exactly, although they use all possible arts to hide them.