from. from after.
Because they turned back from him - Margin, “from after him.” That is, they receded, or went away from God. And would not consider any of his...
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 s...
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: Because they turned back - This is the reason why he has dealt with them i...
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: The grounds of their punishment in Job 34:26 ; Job 34:28 states...
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 tre...
Because they turned back from him. — Elihu, therefore, as well as Job’s other friends, believed in the direct execution of God’s judgments.
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 plac...
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 ma...
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....
(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 h...
Because they turned back from him ,.... Became apostates from the ways and worship of God, as the posterity of Cain before the flood, and the poster...
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: Ver. 27. Because they have turned back from him ] To pursue after lying...
Because they turned back from him From God, whom they or their progenitors had owned; and from his laws, which God had written on their minds, Rom...
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)....
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...
From him; from the God, whom they or their progenitors had owned; and his laws, which God hath written in the minds of all men, Romans 2:14,15 ;...
ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1 .—“Furthermore Elihu ans...
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 wo...
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 sen...
If now thou hast understanding, hear this. Elihu’s remonstrance I. Founded on the supremacy of God. Where there is absolute supremacy, there ca...
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" (...
Proof of the Divine Righteousness
because they turned back from Him, or, "for that reason they turn away from Him," and would not consider any of His ways,
1 Samuel 15:11 ; 2 Timothy 4:10 ; Acts 15:38 ; Haggai 2:15-19 ; Hebrews 10:39 ; Isaiah 1:3 ; Isaiah 5:12 ; Luke 17:31 ; Luke 17:32 ; Prover...
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...
27 Because they turned back from him,j and would not consider any of his ways: