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Texts -- Job 22:26-30 (NET)

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22:26 Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty , and will lift up your face toward God . 22:27 You will pray to him and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him. 22:28 Whatever you decide on a matter , it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways . 22:29 When people are brought low and you say ‘Lift them up !’ then he will save the downcast ; 22:30 he will deliver even someone who is not innocent , who will escape through the cleanness of your hands .”

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • What this book is all about has been the subject of considerable debate. Many people think God gave it to us to provide His answer to the age-old problem of suffering. In particular, many believe it is in the Bible to help us...
  • I. Prologue chs. 1-2A. Job's character 1:1-5B. Job's calamities 1:6-2:101. The first test 1:6-222. The second test 2:1-10C. Job's comforters 2:11-13II. The dialogue concerning the basis of the divine-human relationship 3:1-42...
  • The writer composed the prologue and epilogue of this book in prose narrative and the main body (3:1-42:6) in poetry. The prologue and epilogue form a frame around the main emphasis of the revelation, the poetic section, and ...
  • Elihu began by voicing his respect for Job's three friends (vv. 6-10). They were older than he, and for this reason he said he had refrained from speaking until now. However he had become convinced that advancing age does not...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and ...
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