約伯記 22:10-13 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:2-11

The impartiality of the Divine judgment. Eliphaz knows of no tense for suffering but sin. Doubtless sin—transgression of Divine laws—does lie deeply buried in the causes of human suffering. This is the fruitful seed from which widespread harvests of suffering grow. But it is not within the power of man to fix on the actual offender. Suffering occurs in a thousand instances where not the sufferer but another is the offender. To charge home, therefore, upon every sufferer the cause of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:5-20

Eliphaz to Job: 2. A false accusation. I. A CHARGE OF FLAGRANT IMMORALITY . 1 . Generally preferred. (Verse 5.) All sin may be justly characterized as great, being committed against a great God, a great Law, great light, great love, great obligations, and great penalties; and every man's iniquities may be styled "without an end," i.e. numberless, since David says of his, "They are more than the hairs of mine head" ( Psalms 40:12 ); but Eliphaz designs to represent Job's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:10

Therefore snares are round about thee . As Bildad had threatened ( Job 18:8-10 ), and as Job himself had acknowledged ( Job 19:6 ). And sudden fear troubleth thee (comp. Job 3:25 ; Job 7:14 ; Job 13:21 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:11

Or darkness, that thou canst not see . Job had complained of the "darkness" that was "set in his paths" ( Job 19:8 ), meaning probably his inability to discover the cause of his afflictions. And abundance of waters cover thee. The comparison of severe affliction to an overwhelming flood is very common in Scripture (see Psalms 42:7 ; Psalms 69:1-3 , Psalms 69:14 , Psalms 69:15 ; Psalms 124:4 , Psalms 124:5 ; Lamentations 3:54 , etc.). So Shakespeare speaks of "a sea of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:12

Is not God in the height of heaven? From taxing Job with definite open sins, Eliphaz proceeds to accuse him of impious thoughts and principles. He does not acknowledge, Eliphaz says, either the majesty or the omniscience of God. Here he has, at any rate, some tangible ground for his reproaches. Job's words have been over-bold, over-venturesome. He has seemed to forget the distance between God and man ( Job 9:30-33 ; Job 10:2 , Job 10:3 ; Job 13:3 , etc.), and to call in question... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:13

And thou sayest, How doth God know? Job had not said this in so many words, but, by equalizing the godly and the wicked ( Job 9:22 ; Job 21:23-26 ), he might be supposed to mean that God took no note of men's conduct, and therefore had not a perfect knowledge of all things. The psalmist implies that many men so thought ( Psalms 10:11 ; Psalms 73:11 ; Psalms 94:7 ). Can he judge through the dark cloud? rather, through the thick darkness. God was supposed to dwell remote from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:13

God's knowledge. I. THE APPARENT DIFFICULTY OF IT . It may not be asserted that God does not know all, and yet people act as though they could hide from God. In distress and loneliness it sometimes seems as though God could not know whet were the troubles of his children, or he would not permit them to be so grievously tried. The vastness of the universe raises the same difficulty. Many things are covered up, and it is not easy for us to believe that he can "judge through the thick... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:13-14

The unseen eye. God is exalted; he is "in the height of heaven." He is unseen by man, and therefore often forgotten. He is above, beyond; and the frail judgment perverts this great truth into— I. A SUPPOSITION OF THE DIVINE IGNORANCE OF HUMAN AFFAIRS . "How doth God know?" "Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not." Thus ignorance or folly perverts the right and the good. Either the judgment or the moral character is at fault. Men sin in forgetfulness that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:10

Therefore snares are round about thee - “Snares” were used for catching wild animals and birds, and the word then came to denote any sudden calamity; see Job 18:8-10. Eliphaz here says, that it “must be” that these calamities came upon Job in consequence of such sins as he had specified. About that he took it for granted there could be no dispute.And sudden fear - The calamities of Job came upon him suddenly Job 1:0. It was to this, doubtless, that Eliphaz alluded. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:11

Or darkness - Darkness and night in the Scriptures are emblems of calamity.That thou canst not see - Deep and fearful darkness; total night, so that nothing is visible. That is, the heaviest calamities had overwhelmed him.And abundance of waters - An emblem, also, of calamities; Job 27:20; Psalms 69:1-2; Psalms 73:10. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:2-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:5-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:13-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:11

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