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In Job, chapter thirty-five, verse six, Elihu believed that God is so detached from us, as in verse five, that our sins or righteousness do not affect Him. Elihu’s perception is wrong.Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God and calls his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is […]

In Job, chapter thirty-four, verse thirty-seven, Elihu believed that Job’s questioning of and complaints against God, as in chapter nineteen, verse six, and twenty-seven, verse two, demonstrated outright rebellion against God. Though it may be true that Job seriously erred in his complaints against God, his heart held steadfastly to Him as his Lord, as

In Job, chapter thirty-three, verse nine, Elihu falsely stated that the servant of God was claiming moral perfection: that he was “without transgression” all his life. Job never insisted that he was sinless, as in chapter thirteen, verse twenty-six, “For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my

In Job, chapter thirty-two, verse eight, despite Elihu’s claim to spiritual insight from God, as in chapter thirty-three, verse four, his statements and theology are not thereby dependable. Some are full of insight, and others fall short of Biblical revelation. Elihu is declaring his opinion here, which starts at the beginning of chapter thirty-two of

In Job, chapter thirty-two, verse two, a new counselor, Elihu, is introduced here into the narrative. He refrained from expressing his opinion earlier because of his youth than the others, as in verse four. He believed, however, that he had an insight into Job’s suffering and could instruct him in the correct attitude he should

In Job, chapter thirty-one, verse thirteen, Job’s treatment of his servants exemplifies how employers should care for their employees. He treated his workers with fairness, kindness, and equality. Job listened to them and responded to any just complaint, as in Leviticus twenty-five, verses forty-two to forty-three, verse fifty-five, Deuteronomy fifteen, verses twelve through fifteen, and

In Job, chapter thirty-one, verse one, the servant of God was committed to the standard of inner holiness that Christ later articulated in the Sermon on the Mount, as in Matthew five, verse twenty-eight. Job had made a covenant with his eyes to avoid stimulating lustful desires from gazing at a young woman, as in

In Job, chapter thirty-one, verses one through thirty-four, Job reviewed his firm spiritual integrity, adherence to God and His ways, and goodness to others. Job’s declarations about God’s redemptive work in him embraced every aspect of life. He spoke of his innocence in the sins of the heart, including sexual lust and impure thoughts in

In Job, chapter thirty, verse twenty, all God’s people have this experience at some point in their walk with God, a time in which they cry out to God for help, and He does not seem to answer. Even the Lord Jesus experienced this in Matthew twenty-seven, verse forty-six. Through this experience, faith will be

In Job, chapter twenty-nine, verse two, the servant of God persevered in his desire for the communion with God that he had once known. Job longed for God’s special care and protection, as in Numbers six, verses twenty-four through twenty-six, Psalms ninety-one, verse eleven, and chapter one-hundred and twenty-one, verses seven to eight, respectively. God’s