Job 32 “Moderator”

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Elihu arrives with proper baggage (the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram:) and well mannered. For he is aware of his youth while he condescendingly waited for the ancients to run out of their breath. (He was in no way different than the young on whom is the intimation as to ‘most likely to be famous’ and who knows the price of everything and as to value, we shall come to it anon,) and he is the moderator.

“Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

⁵When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

⁶ And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion”.

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Job 31 ” No Ifs and buts”

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How shall we justify ourselves? What standard shall we produce with out truth? Jesus Christ is the truth so our assurance is nothing of ourselves but the righteousness that comes by faith. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit(Ro.8:1).

Job in this chapter sets down several ifs.

“ If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;(v.5)”

“If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;(v.7)”

“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman (v.9)”

In the world of flesh men are not equal by circumstances so one serves and the other is served. Even so who made them both? Is it not God. Job admits pomp and circumstance of…

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Job 30 “Job’s Lament”

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From ch.29 and ch.30 Job is summing up several phases of his existence as known to his conscious mind and to God. God called him out before the worlds began and He is eternal while Job at one level undergoes changes. Ageing of his body is as certain as he was of his youth;’When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness(29:3)’ and now he rues that ‘ When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness(30:26)’. Old age is an affliction that makes you forget but God is faithful and His promises are not yea and nay but yea in the Son. “And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry…

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