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Texts -- Job 36:1-13 (NET)

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Elihu’s Fourth Speech
36:1 Elihu said further: 36:2 “Be patient with me a little longer and I will instruct you, for I still have words to speak on God’s behalf. 36:3 With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively , and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness . 36:4 For in truth , my words are not false ; it is one complete in knowledge who is with you. 36:5 Indeed , God is mighty ; and he does not despise people, he is mighty , and firm in his intent . 36:6 He does not allow the wicked to live , but he gives justice to the poor . 36:7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous ; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever . 36:8 But if they are bound in chains , and held captive by the cords of affliction , 36:9 then he reveals to them what they have done , and their transgressions , that they were behaving proudly . 36:10 And he reveals this for correction , and says that they must turn from evil . 36:11 If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness . 36:12 But if they refuse to listen , they pass over the river of death , and expire without knowledge . 36:13 The godless at heart nourish anger , they do not cry out even when he binds them.

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  • [Job 36:7] God Of Might, God Of Right

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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 ...
  • Because the speech in this chapter is more soliloquy than dialogue some scholars have concluded that someone other than Job spoke it: Zophar, Bildad, or God. One writer argued for its being a speech by none of the characters,...
  • Many critical scholars believe that a later editor inserted chapters 32-37 in the text of Job.135Most conservatives believe there is ample external and internal evidence indicating that this section of chapters fits into the ...
  • 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...
  • Elihu made two responses to what he inferred was Job's attitude. First, he claimed that God is under no obligation to react to people's actions be they good or bad. He is free to respond or not respond as He chooses. God is a...
  • Of all Elihu's discourses this one is the most impressive because of his lofty descriptions of God."This concluding statement contains Elihu's best and most distinctive ideas. Up until now he has been treading on familiar and...
  • The first four verses of chapter 36 introduce this speech. In them Elihu again urged Job to pay attention to what he would say. He claimed that his words were true and that he himself was "perfect in knowledge"(v. 4)."In his ...
  • Andersen, Francis I. Job. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries series. Leicester, Eng. and Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1976.Archer, Gleason L., Jr. A Survey of Old Testament Introduction. Revised ed. Chicago: Moody...
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