God is greater than man. And when we do not think so, it is we who are deceived, it is we who are misjudging; we do not see what he is after. Job Rotation is a management approach where employees are shifted between two or more assignments or jobs at regular intervals of time in order to expose them to all verticals of an organization. For permission to use this content, please review How patient God is! His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen; and his bones which were not seen stick out. What I may say to help has come from what God has taught me. But, in God's wonderful way of answering, I think this is his reply to Job, and he replies in a way that Job did not expect. (Job 33:13-14 RSV). When combined in numerology, 33 reveals the energy of the number 6 (3 + 3 = 6) so the meaning inherent in the 33 also refers to this very nurturing and maternal number. after Buxtorf connects it.). The Chateph instead of the simple Sehev is only in order to give greater importance to the passive u. Behind every act of God is a loving heart. Then, in Chapter 16 he said, "Even now, behold my witness is in heaven, and he who vouches for me is on high." Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. He says, Verse 8: "Surely, you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the sound of your words. for he giveth not account of any of his matters. He says he has to say something; he feels the pressure within: "I also will give my answer; I also will declare my opinion. How then can you raise a challenge against the Creator who sees so much more?" God in love brings these things upon us that he might speak to us, that we will hear what he has to say. Chapter 33. 13 Do not say, 'We have found wisdom; let God refute him, not man.'. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God; he was angry also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. Elihu offers to reason with Job. 46a) the diaphragm, or rather the little net (omentum minus). You say, 'I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me. Job had not said … 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. (Job 33:26-28 RSV). So Elihu is right here. But I would like to differ somewhat with these and agree with those commentators who see Elihu as a very important part in this book. to grow green, become fresh (perhaps from tarufa, as in the signification to blink, from tarafa). Elihu was one according to his wish, a man like himself. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. after the manner of a jussive, for ישׁוּר; and perhaps it is a dialectic form, for the Kal שׁוּר equals שׁיר occurs only besides in 1 Samuel 18:6 as Chethb. Cancel. He says God does speak, but in ways sometimes we do not understand. Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. In Chapter 19 he comes out clearly and cries, "I know that my redeemer lives, and on the earth shall stand. (Job 33:15-18 RSV), Notice how clearly he states that God's objective with man is always to stop him from destroying himself. 28 "He hath delivered my soul from going down into the pit. 8 But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. Those last words seem to describe the experience that we would call today being born again, a return to the freshness and vitality of youth. And he will sometimes bring us back to them again and again -- till we understand. Elihu says, "It is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand." Poesie, S. 189 [History of Jewish Poetry;] the reference of ויּרא, as Hiph., to God, which is preferred by most expositors, is consequently unnecessary. On mediator in Job 33:23: “Or interpreter: i.e., one who can interpret and reveal the truth concerning God and His ways.” (Bullinger) ii. Now pain did that, and so Elihu exhorts Job, Verse 29: "Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man." raḍiya, with ב, Arab. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, Read verse in New International Version When Elihu finishes, God himself begins to speak, as we shall see. 1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. 15 "They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world. It has nothing to do with τράπεζα (an old name for a part of the liver), with which Ges. The מן or מנּער is chiefly regarded as comparative: more than youth, i.e., leaving this behind, or exceeding it, Ew. ישׂר is a poetically contracted fut. 4 # (Gen. 2:7); Job 32:8 The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 33. Elihu Contradicts Job. 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. (Job 33:4-7 RSV), What a difference that is from the way the friends came on Job! 12 "But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than man. NIV: New International Version . 2 Now, I open my mouth; My tongue speaks in my mouth. Job 33:14. Why, you're nothing but a creature with a very limited experience with very limited understanding. 12 I gave you my full attention. 25 then his flesh is renewed like a child's; it is restored as in the days of his youth. We thank you for the Lord Jesus who came as the great Mediator, who found a ransom for us in his own life's blood poured out on our behalf; who has found a way to set aside the daily contamination of our sins and helps us to face every day fresh and vital, forgiven, alive, without guilt, without a sense of rejection, having found an adequate power by which to live, by which to do the things we ought to do. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men as they slumber in their beds. Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was formed from a piece of clay. So he winds up saying to Job, \"Is not your wickedness great!\" (22:5). He begins where the friends began, and he ends with words very similar to the voice of God when God appears on the scene. 2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. We try to narrow God down to our way of thinking and what this book teaches us, more than anything else, is to see that God is always beyond man. : His flesh had been weakened (אתחלישׁ), or made thin (אתקלישׁ), more than the flesh of a child; Raschi: it had become burst (French אשקושא, in connection with which only פשׁ appears to have been in his mind, in the sense of springing up, prendre son escousse) from the shaking (of disease). So now in this introduction, in Verses 11 and on, he speaks of his patience that is now rather exhausted: "Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say. And third, he always speaks with courtesy and sensitiveness to Job, despite the strong feelings which he admits he has. And through the love of God shed abroad in our hearts we can realize that God's love is training us, steadying us, and teaching us through the time of stress," (Romans 5:3-4). It opens with an invitation to dialogue: "But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. 9 'I am pure and without sin; I am clean and free from guilt. 21 His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his bones, once hidden, now stick out. 28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light. Oftentimes they do take the form of warnings in which we see ourselves doing things that we are ashamed of or horrified by, and it is a warning that the tendency, the possibility of doing that, is deep within us all. (Job 33:8-11 RSV). Contradicting Job himself (33) 3. The Spirit of God hath made me As a man; so every man is made by God, and not by himself; Father, Son, and Spirit, are his Makers or Creators, as we read of them in the plural number, ( Psalms 149:2) ( Ecclesiastes 12:1) ; and this is a proof of the deity of the Spirit, who was not only concerned in the creation of all things, garnishing the heavens, and moving upon the face of the waters on the earth; … And this is a very important point. Moreover, the interpretation: He causes his (the favoured one's) countenance to behold joy (Umbr., Ew. It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right. His message occupies the next five chapters, and he is allowed to give one of the major discourses of this book. His soul draws near the Pit, and his life to those who bring death." Therefore there must be a mediator, Elihu says. ), without any evident reason whatever, gets rid of the 1 pers. Have you ever had God shout at you through pain? 22 His soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the messengers of death. 18 For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me; 19 inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst. In Chapter 32 we come to a rather sudden and unexpected turn in the development of the book of Job. 4 The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Version. His range of understanding is so much greater than ours. 6 I am just like you before God; I too have been taken from clay. טרפּשׁ, (Note: The Talmud. Well, as Elihu says, it is the presence in our pains of a mediator, one of the thousand, who declares to man what is right and provides a ransom for him. That is the problem all through this book. JOB’S DELIVERANCE (38-42) A. It is not the accumulation of the years of experience that makes people wise; it is what God has taught them through the years. Job acknowledges his inability to understand (42:1-6) B. By the reference to psalmody which follows in Job 33:27 (comp. 17 I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know. In this description of the renovation which the man experiences, it is everywhere assumed that he has taken the right way announced to him by the mediating angel. This can deliver the following key benefits: 16 he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings. That is what we read in Verses 8-9. Job 33 niv - “But now, Job, listen to my words; - Bible Gateway. Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you." Who is this fellow? Then he reassures Job and the friends, Verse 21: "I will not show partiality to any person or use flattery toward any man. Change Language {{#items}} {{local_title}} We all tend to deceive ourselves. Now Elihu goes on to bring out a second thing, Verse 23: "If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him; and he is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down into the Pit, I have found a ransom; let his flesh become fresh with youth; let him return to the days of his youthful vigor.'" Proclaiming God’s justice, goodness, and majesty (34-37) III. (Job 33:23-25 RSV). Do you need to develop new skills or find the time for a new expressive outlet? 2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God. C. S. Lewis says this about pain: We can rest contentedly in our sins and in our stupidities, and anyone who has watched gluttons shoveling down the most exquisite foods as if they did not know what they were eating, will admit that we can ignore even pleasure. In previous chapters he has proclaimed his innocence, insisting that he has done nothing for which God might be punishing him. But pain insists upon being attended to. If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom." He recognizes the depth of Job's suffering, and he always speaks with understanding. 10 "Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know. and fut. And then in Chapter 23 he has learned, as he cries, "He knows the way that I take. What did Job mean when he said “my redeemer lives” in Job 19:25? (Job 33:31-33 RSV). I will answer you." A man said to me the other day, "I lived for a long time thinking that business was the most important thing in life, but then I had a heart attack and, believe me, God got my attention." We thank you for the ministry that has mediated on our behalf before you. Now follows the psalm of the favoured one in outline; Job 33:28 also belongs to it, where the Keri (Targ. Website © 2021 by Ray Stedman Ministries. Now viewing scripture range from the book of Job chapter 33:14 through chapter 33:15... Job Chapter 33. Man is too ignorant, too limited, too easily deceived (his history proves it), to ever lay a charge of capriciousness against God. God sends afflictions for good. GOD HUMBLES JOB (38:1-42:6) 1. Therefore I say, 'Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.'" Things that we do not like we put away, we shove down into the subconscious, and so they appear in our dreams. But I'm just like you are, and I'm not going to accuse you or come on heavy against you. First, God speaks in dreams, Verse 15: "In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds, then he opens the ears of men, and terrifies them with warnings, that he may turn man aside from his deed, and cut off pride from man; he keeps back his soul from the Pit, his life from perishing by the sword." 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; … In a remarkable manner one and the same idea is attained by all these ways: whether we regard וטפשׁ as a mixed form from רטב and טפשׁ, or as an extended root-form from one or other of these verbs, it is always according to the idea: a superabundance of fresh healthfulness. 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not. Job 33:14 - 33:15. 11 I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words. Job 33:4 Context. God restores his wealth (42:11-17) REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE … He recounts to men his salvation, and he sings before men, and says, 'I sinned, and perverted what was right, and it was not requited to me. For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it." Let me point out certain things about this young man as we are introduced to him: First, when you come to the end of the book and you read the rebuke that God gives to the three friends of Job, you will note that Elihu is not included. 1 So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us Or "one that reproves" F17; who upon hearing a cause reproves him that is found guilty, or is blameworthy, or has done injury to another; but there is no such person to be found, among angels or men, capable of this, supposing, as if Job should say, I should appear to be the injured person; or there is no "umpire" or "arbitrator" F18, to whom the … Misled by the change of the perf. 2 I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue. And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he became angry. For I am full of words, the spirit within me constrains me. He says, "Who are you O man, that replies against God? In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings, to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride, to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword. 17 to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride. It is unreasonable for weak, sinful creatures, to strive with a God of infinite wisdom, power, and goodness. I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue. only because the passive quadriliteral would not so easily accommodate itself to inflexion (by which all those asserted significations, which suit only the perf. 32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want you to be cleared. 10 Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy. (Job 33:29 RSV). Although he doth not give men an account of his matters, yet he doth that for them which is much better, and more necessary and important: though he be so high, yet he condescends to teach and admonish them in various ways, … 1 "But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say. But Elihu helps us here with this. 13 Why do you complain to him that he answers none of man's words. This is the continual argument of the Bible from beginning to end. 5 Answer me then, if you can; prepare yourself and confront me. Remember Paul argues this in Romans 5. Heavenly Father, we thank you for your loving care of us. (Job 32:15-16 RSV). Possible pseudonymity of the character. Where did he come from, and why does he speak at this moment? His words will be honest and without partiality. It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right; it is the spirit of the Almighty that teaches us wisdom. 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