and he burned with anger against Job's three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him. Sermons
I. A YOUNG MAN. The elders have spoken; now is the time for youth. Wisdom does not wholly reside with age. In the present day an American freedom is doing away with old-fashioned restraints upon youth, and young people are enjoying a prominence which was once regarded as not becoming. Whether the change is wholly profitable may be gravely questioned. But most assuredly it is not without some advantages. There is an elan, a freshness, and a vivacity which only the young can contribute to life; all the world should be thankful for the breezy vigour that accompanies youthful activity, for all the world is the better for it. II. A CONFIDENT MAN. Elihu waited in modesty while the old men were speaking; yet there is a touch of satire in his tone of humility. For, in fact, he has a supreme contempt for the droning commonplaces of the elder advisers. Even Job comes under his lash. He hits out all round. It is exceedingly difficult for young people to believe that they are not infallible. The confidence that is natural to youth tends to develop into censoriousness. III. A KEEN-SIGHTED MAN. Elihu had some ground for his confidence. He could see that the three friends had blundered most outrageously. Job, too, was in error. Elihu comes forward with a new truth. The friends should not accuse Job; Job should not accuse God. The sufferings of Job were not penal at all; they were medicinal. Thus this young man lifts the question on to a new stage. He it is who introduces the great thought of the disciplinary character of suffering. IV. AN INSPIRED MAN. Elihu claimed a direct inspiration - not one that is peculiar to seers like Eliphaz, and that comes in startling vision, but one that is vouchsafed to man as man. He claims to have a share in this inspiration himself. Thus he too would speak for God; and to a certain extent he is right. Hence the truth and value of his words. We can only reach truth when we touch God. We must be free from worldly maxims and selfish prejudices, and open to the voice of Heaven, if we would possess Divine truth. - W.F.A.
For I am full of matter. Sainte-Beuve remarks that the great art in speech, as in military service, is to gather, maintain, and bring to bear at once the greatest number of forces. Some generals can manage but few men and some speakers can handle but one or two ideas. "There are writers who resemble Marshal Soubise: when he had all his troops gathered at his disposal he knew not what to do with them, and he dispersed them again that he might fight to better advantage. So I know of writers who, before writing, dismiss half their ideas because they can express them only one by one: it is pitiful. It shows that one is embarrassed by his very resources.".People Barachel, Elihu, JobPlaces UzTopics Although, Anger, Angry, Burned, Clear, Condemn, Condemned, Declared, Friends, Job, Job's, Kindled, Refute, Sin, Unable, Wrath, Wrong, YetOutline 1. Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends6. Because wisdom comes not from age, he excuses the boldness of his youth 11. He reproves them for not satisfying Job 16. His zeal to speak Dictionary of Bible Themes Job 32:3Library "For they that are after the Flesh do Mind,"Rom. viii. s 5, 6.--"For they that are after the flesh do mind," &c. "For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace." There are many differences among men in this world, that, as to outward appearance, are great and wide, and indeed they are so eagerly pursued, and seriously minded by men, as if they were great and momentous. You see what a strife and contention there is among men, how to be extracted out of the dregs of the multitude, and set a little higher … Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Whether Prophecy Pertains to Knowledge? The Sinner Arraigned and Convicted. Its Meaning Concerning Salutations and Recreations, &C. Tit. 2:06 Thoughts for Young Men Job Links Job 32:3 NIVJob 32:3 NLT Job 32:3 ESV Job 32:3 NASB Job 32:3 KJV Job 32:3 Bible Apps Job 32:3 Parallel Job 32:3 Biblia Paralela Job 32:3 Chinese Bible Job 32:3 French Bible Job 32:3 German Bible Job 32:3 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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