“ Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:e ”
Who giveth rain upon the earth - In the previous verse, Eliphaz had said, in general, that God did wonderful things - things which are fitted to lead us to put our trust in him. In this and the s...
Who (m) giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: (m) He shows by particular examples what the works of God are.
Eliphaz advises Job to accept the Divine discipline so that God may again show Himself gracious. As for me, instead of being impatient like a fool, I would seek unto God ( cf. Job 1:21 ; Job 2:10...
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Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: Who giveth rain upon the earth - The Chaldee gives this verse a fine turn: "Who gives rain on the face of the land of Israel, and s...
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: God's great power displayed in nature, and in His dealings with men, is a ground for hope to Job ( Job 5:16 ), if he will hu...
The First Speech of Eliphaz (concluded) 1-5. Eliphaz warns Job that to show a resentful temper at God's dispensations is folly, and that fools never prosper.
VII. THE THINGS ELIPHAZ HAD SEEN Job 4:1-21 ; Job 5:1-27 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE ideas of sin and suffering against which the poem of Job was written come now dramatically into view. The belief o...
the Benefits of Chastisement Job 5:1-27 In this chapter Eliphaz closes his first speech. He had already suggested that Job's sufferings were the result of some secret sin. It could not be other...
Proceeding, Eliphaz asked Job to whom he would appeal, to which of the holy ones, that is, as against the truth which he had declared, or in defense of himself. In the light of evident guilt, all vex...
(9) Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: (10) Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: (11) To set up on high those that be low; tha...
Who giveth rain upon the earth ,.... Not upon the land of Israel only, as the Targum and Jarchi, see Deuteronomy 11:11 ; but upon the whole earth; this is particularly mentioned as being of God, an...
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: Ver. 10. Who giveth rain upon the earth ] This is reckoned, and rightly, among the marvellous works of God. See Job 28:26 Jerem...
Who giveth rain upon the earth He begins with this ordinary work of God, in which he implies that there is something wonderful, as indeed there is, in the rise of it from the earth, in the strange...
FURTHER OBSERVATIONS BY ELIPHAZ (vv.1-27) Eliphaz suggests to Job that he call out to creatures for help, even to holy ones - holy men or angels, - and see if anyone will answer him (v.1). He is...
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and u...
He beginneth with this ordinary and obvious work of God, in which he implies that there is something unsearchable and wonderful, as indeed there is in the rise of it from the earth, in the strange ha...
THE FIRST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ.—CONTINUED I. Application of the Vision ( Job 5:1 ). “Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints (‘holy ones’—probably angels , as...
Job 5:1 . To which of the saints wilt thou turn? Men in anguish look every way for help, but how can either angel or departed spirit of the just help us, without a special command from heaven. Men...
EXPOSITION Job 5:1-18 Eliphaz, having narrated his vision, and rehearsed the words which the spirit spoke in his ear, continues in his own person, first ( Job 5:1-18 ) covertly reproaching...
Answering A Possible Objection On Job's Part
Acts 14:17 ; Amos 4:7 ; Jeremiah 10:13 ; Jeremiah 14:22 ; Jeremiah 5:24 ; Job 28:26 ; Job 38:26-28 ; Psalms 147:8 ; Psalms 65:9-11
Rain — He begins with this ordinary work of God, in which he implies that there is something wonderful, as indeed there is in the rise of it from the earth, in the strange hanging of that heavy bod...