Amos 5:11; Genesis 3:6; Jeremiah 3:19; Psalms 107:17; Psalms 107:18
So that his life abhorreth bread - It is a common effect of sickness to take away the appetite. Elihu here regards it as a part of the wholesome...
So that his (k) life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. (k) That is, his painful and miserable life.
There is a second way, when a man is brought near to death, and the destroying angels wait to take his life. Then an angel of mercy instructs man in...
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. His life abhorreth bread - These expressions strongly and naturally point out that genera...
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. Life - i:e., the appetite, which ordinarily sustains, "life" ( Job 38:39 , margin...
The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-13. Elihu blames Job for regarding himself as sinless, and complaining that' God is his enemy and will not ans...
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 Interpreter Job 33:1-33 It is not wonderful that Elihu has been mistaken for the Mediator Himself, so helpfully does he interpose between J...
Elihu began his direct appeal to Job by asking his attention, assuring him of sincerity in motive, and finally declaring that he spoke to him as a co...
(18) He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. (19) В¶ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the mu...
So that his life abhorreth bread ,.... Through the force of pain he loses his appetite for food, and even a nausea of it takes place; he loathes it...
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. Ver. 20. So that his life abhorreth bread ] Which is the staff of man's life, and by t...
He keepeth back his soul from the pit By these gracious admonitions, whereby God leads men to humiliation of soul before him, and to repentance, he...
HE SPEAKS AS A MEDIATOR (vv.1-7) Elihu did not take any haughty and unfeeling attitude as did Job's three friends, but speaks with simple humili...
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and...
His life, i.e. his soul, as the next clause explains it; or his appetite, which is a sign and an act of life. Bread, i.e. common and necessary fo...
ELIHU’S FIRST SPEECH Elihu addresses himself to Job on the subject of God’s afflictive dispensations. Afflictions often disciplinary chastisemen...
This is a speech of young Elihu, who had sat quietly listening to the taunting words of the three «candid friends» of Job, and to the somewhat exaspe...
This is part of the speech of young Elihu, who had listened with much patience, but also with great indignation, to the harsh speeches of Job's three...
Job 33:4 . The Spirit of God hath made me. See on Genesis 2:7 , and Psalms 33:6 . The creation of man was known to all the descendants of Noah,...
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed. Sanctified affliction Two Chapter s in the hook of human life are hard to understand--the prosperi...
EXPOSITION Job 33:1-18 In this chapter Elihu, turning away from the "comforters," proceeds to address Job himself, offering to reason out t...
Of the True Relation of Sinful Man Toward God
so that his life abhorreth bread, the very thought of food excites loathing in him, and his soul dainty meat, the most appetizing dishes only fill...
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...
God's Method of Grace Job 33:18-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In our Scripture today Elihu is addressing Job, and his three supposed friends. Elihu ha...
20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul daintyf meat.