“ Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. ”
Men do therefore fear him - There is reason why they should fear him, or why they should treat him with reverence. He respecteth not any that are wise of heart - He pursues his own plans, and...
How can he, whose mind is dark, address God? Shall I invite Him to converse and court destruction? ( Job 37:19 f.). In Job 37:21 follow mg. And now men cannot look on the light when it is bright...
Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. Men do therefore - Therefore men, אנשים anashim, wretched, miserable, ignorant, sinful men, should fear him. He respecteth...
Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. Do - rather, ought. Wise - in their own conceits. Remarks: (1) None of the operations in nature are haphazard-the...
The Speeches of Elihu (concluded) 2. The thunder is frequently called the voice of God: cp. Psalms 29 . Sound] RM 'muttering.'
Men do therefore fear him. — Or, “Therefore men may fear Him; but as for the wise in heart, no one even of them shall see Him.” This may be, and probably is, the meaning, though the literal renderi...
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...
the Light in the Clouds Job 37:1-24 As Elihu spoke a thunder-storm was gathering, and much of the imagery of this chapter is suggested by that fact. The little group listened to the sound of Go...
The description of the storm commenced in the previous chapter and is here completed. There is first the drawing up of the water into the clouds, their spreading over the sky, the strange mutterings...
(14) В¶ Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. (15) Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? (16) Dost thou know the...
Men do therefore fear him ,.... Or should, because of his greatness in power, judgment, and justice; and because of his goodness, in not afflicting for his pleasure's sake, but for the profit of men...
Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any [that are] wise of heart. Ver. 24. Men do therefore fear him ] They do, or should do, for his excellent greatness and goodness, Psa 130:4 Matthew...
Fair weather cometh out of the north From the northern winds, which scatter the clouds and clear the sky. Elihu concludes with some short, but great sayings, concerning the glory of God. He speaks...
MAN'S IMPOTENCE IN THE STORM (vv.1-5) As the storm breaks upon them, Elihu himself trembles (v.1). The thunder of God's voice calls for man's close attention and His lightning spreads over the w...
21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. 23...
Men do therefore fear him; for this cause, to wit, because of God's infinite and excellent perfections, and especially those mentioned in the foregoing verse, men do or should (for the future ten...
ELIHU’S FOURTH SPEECH CONTINUED Elihu continues his discourse, apparently in the midst of loud thunder-claps, suddenly issuing from the storm-cloud out of which the Almighty was about to speak,...
Job 37:5 . God thundereth marvellously with his voice. See on Psalms 29 . This chapter is divided from the former, in the midst of a sublime description of a storm. Job 37:22 . The golden splen...
Teach us what we shall say unto Him. Man and God I. Suggestions concerning man. 1. The sublimest act, speaking to God. “Teach us what we shall say unto Him; for we cannot order our speech by...
EXPOSITION Job 37:1-18 It has been already remarked that there is no natural division between Job 36:1-18 and Job 37:1-18 .—the description of the thunderstorm and its effects runs on. F...
Final Admonition Addressed to Job
1 Corinthians 1:26 ; 1 Corinthians 3:19 ; Ecclesiastes 9:11 ; Hosea 3:5 ; Isaiah 5:21 ; Jeremiah 32:39 ; Jeremiah 33:9 ; Job 5:13 ; Luke 10:21 ; Luke 12:4 ; Luke 12:5 ; Matthew 10:28 ; M...
Fear — Fear or reverence him, and humbly submit to him, and not presume to quarrel or dispute with him. Wise of heart — Wise in their own eyes.