“ He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.b ”
He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment which the three friends of Job had done, that the dealings of God in this life are in accordance w...
He (d) preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. (d) Therefore he will not preserve the wicked, but to the humble and afflicted heart he will show grace.
God is mighty, yet despises none. He destroys the wicked, but watches over the righteous, exalting them to honour. If He afflicts them it is to bring home to them their sin. Thus God instructs them a...
wicked . lawless. Hebrew rasha'. App-44. poor . wretched. Hebrew. 'ani . See note on Proverbs 6:11 .
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. He preserveth not the life - He will not give life to the wicked; all such forfeit life by their transgressions. But giveth ri...
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. Right ... poor - he espouses the cause of the afflicted.
The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-15. Elihu maintains the wisdom and impartial justice of the rule of God. His purpose is to discipline and improve men, even by their afflictions.
XXVI. THE DIVINE PREROGATIVE Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 ; Job 37:1-24 AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he shou...
He Despiseth not Any Job 36:1-33 God is mighty, but He does not despise thee, though thou be the least of saints. His eyes are upon thee for good, and He will set thee before His throne forever...
After answering the arguments of Job, as expressed in the quotations, there would seem to have been a pause. Then Elihu commenced his last address. He first appealed to Job to hear him, as he was ab...
(4) For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. (5) В¶ Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. (6) He preserveth no...
He preserveth not the life of the wicked ,.... He makes a difference between wicked and righteous men, which shows him to be a holy and righteous God; though he preserves the life of all men so long...
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. Ver. 6. He preserveth not the life of the wicked ] He is no such friend to them; though he be good to the godly, be greatl...
He preserveth not the life of the wicked Namely, for ever: but will in due time forsake them, and give them up to the destroyer. Ab. Ezra interprets it, The years of the wicked shall be shortened....
SPEAKING ON GOD'S BEHALF (vv.1-4) Elihu continues in the same strain, for as he says, there is much more to be said on God's behalf. Where did Elihu find his knowledge? He fetched it "from afar"...
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not h...
He preserveth not the life of the wicked, to wit, for ever; but will in his due time forsake them, and give them up to the destroyer. Or, he doth not or will not preserve , is put for he will cer...
ELIHU’S FOURTH SPEECH No reply being made to Elihu’s preceding address, he resumes. Job 36:1 .—“Elihu also proceded and said”. His object to bring Job to a more becoming state of mind in refere...
Job 36:3 . I will fetch my knowledge from afar; from the expanse of heaven, and from the remotest traditions of the sires. Natural theology is very instructive to man, to acquaint us with the perf...
EXPOSITION Job 36:1-18 The two chapters, Job 36:1-18 ; Job 37:1-18 , form a single discourse, and ought not to have been separated; or, at any rate, not so unskilfully as they are, in the...
The Benevolent Purposes of Divine Justice
2 Peter 2:9 ; Exodus 22:22-24 ; Isaiah 11:4 ; Jeremiah 12:1 ; Jeremiah 12:2 ; Job 21:30 ; Job 21:7-9 ; Job 29:12-17 ; Proverbs 22:22 ; Proverbs 22:23 ; Psalms 10:14 ; Psalms 10:15 ; Psal...
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...
But — He will certainly in his time deliver his oppressed ones.