LORD challenges Job’s knowledgeverses 1-12
Know you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?
or can thou mark when the hinds do calve?
Can you number the months that they fulfill?
or know you the time when they bring forth?
They bow themselves – they bring forth their young ones
they cast out their … Read More
LORD asks who is questioning HIS wisdomverses 1-3
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind
and said
Who is this that darkened counsel by words
without knowledge?
Gird up now your loins like a man
for I will demand of you and answer you ME
LORD states that HE created the worldverses 4-7
Where were … Read More
Elihu believes God speaks through stormsverses 1-5
At this also my heart trembles – and is moved out of HIS place
hear attentively the noise of HIS voice
and the sound that goes out of HIS mouth
HE directs it under the whole heaven
and HIS lightning to the ends of the earth
after it a voice roars
HE… Read More
Elihu believes he is defending Godverses 1-4
Elihu also proceeded
and said
Suffer me a little
and I will show you that
I have yet to speak on God’s behalf
I will fetch my knowledge from afar
and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker
for truly my words shall not be false
he that is perfect in knowledge
is … Read More
Elihu confronts regarding comments of Jobverses 1-3
Elihu spoke moreover
and said
Think you this to be right – that you say
My righteousness is more than God’s?
For you said
What advantage will it be to you?
What profit shall I have – if I be cleansed from my sin?
Elihu comments on Job’s actionsverses 4-8… Read More
Elihu continues to accuse Jobverses 1-6
Furthermore Elihu answered
and said
Hear my words – O you wise men – and give ear to me
you that have knowledge – for the ear tries words
as the mouth tastes meat
Let us choose to us judgment
let us know among ourselves what is good
For Job has said
I … Read More
Elihu identifies himself as a follower of Godverses 1-7
Wherefore – Job – I pray you – hear my speeches
and hearken to all my words
BEHOLD – now I have opened my mouth
my tongue hath spoken in my mouth
my words shall be of the uprightness of my heart
my lips shall utter knowledge clearly
The Spirit … Read More
Job’s three “friends” give upverse 1
So these three men ceased to answer Job
BECAUSE he was righteous in his own eyes
Elihu angry with “friends” and Jobverses 2-5
THEN was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite
of the kindred of Ram – against Job was his wrath kindled
BECAUSE he justified himself … Read More
LORD sees every step we takeverses 1-4
I made a covenant with mine eyes
Why then should I think on a maid?
For what portion of God is there from above?
What inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Is not destruction to the wicked?
A strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
Does not HE see my ways … Read More
Job describes outcasts of societyverses 1-8
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision
whose fathers I would have disdained
to have set with the dogs of my flock
Yea – whereto might the strength of their hands profit me
in whom old age was perished?
For want and famine they were solitary
fleeing into … Read More