約伯記 33:14-17 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:14

For God speaketh once, yea twice . God has his own ways of speaking to man, which are not those that Job has been expecting. He speaks silently and secretly, not in thunders and lightnings, as at Sinai ( Exodus 19:16-20 ), not by extraordinary theophanies, but nevertheless quite as effectually. Yet man perceiveth it not. Man often does net recognize God's action in this silent teaching of his. Man wants something more startling, more sensational. In our Lord's time, the Jews demanded "a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:14-17

Divine voices. I. THE ADVENT OF THE DIVINE VOICES . Elihu reminds us of Eliphaz, yet with a difference. Both men believe in superhuman influences, in God-sent messages, But Eliphaz tells of a stately vision, an awful and overwhelming apparition; Elihu, on the other hand, is satisfied with dream-voices. God approaches man in various ways. The most awe-inspiring is not necessarily the most instructive. Dreams have been continually recognized among the channels of Divine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:14-33

Elihu's first address to Job: 2. The philosophy of Divine instruction. I. THE METHODS OF DIVINE INSTRUCTION . 1 . Through the medium of dreams. The dreams, or visions, referred to were supernatural revelations in early times imparted to men, when the spirit, probably wrapt in meditation on Divine things, was cast into a deep sleep, such as fell on Adam at the creation of Eve ( Genesis 2:21 ). That nocturnal dreams usually find their psychological basis in the mental... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:15

In a dream, in a vision of the sight . So God spoke to Abimelech ( Genesis 20:3-7 ), to Jacob ( Genesis 31:11 ), to Laban ( Genesis 31:24 ), to Joseph ( Genesis 38:5 , Genesis 38:9 ), to the Pharaoh whom Joseph served ( Genesis 41:1-7 ), to Solomon ( 1 Kings 3:5 ), to Daniel ( Daniel 2:19 ), to Nebuchadnezzar ( Daniel 2:28 ; Daniel 4:5-18 ), and to many others. Sometimes men recognized such visions as Divine communications; but sometimes, probably quite as often, they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:16

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction . At such times, Elihu holds, God gives men spiritual wisdom, instructs them, makes them understand his dealings with them and his purposes with respect to them. If Job is perplexed concerning the Almighty's ways with himself, and desires explanations, let him have his ear open to the Divine teaching on such occasions, and seriously lay it to heart. He will thus, it may be, find his perplexity diminished. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:17

That he ( i.e. God) may withdraw man from his purpose ; literally, from his work, assumed to be a wrongful work. Elihu regards the Divine teaching through visions as intended to elevate and purify men. Sometimes God so works upon them as to make them abandon an evil course on which they had entered. Sometimes his object is to save them from indulgence in an evil temper into which, without his help, they might have fallen. In this latter case he may occasionally hide pride from man. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:14

For God speaketh once - The object of what is here said is, to show the reason why God brings affliction upon people, or to explain the principles of his government which Elihu supposed had been sadly misunder stood by Job and his friends. The reason why he brings affliction, Elihu says, is because all other means of reclaiming and restraining people fail. He communicates his will to them; he speaks to them again and again in dreams and visions; he warns them of the error of their course Job... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:15

In a dream - This was one of the methods by which the will of God was made known in the early periods of the world; see the notes at Job 4:12-17. And for a fuller account of this method of communicating the divine will, see the introduction to Isaiah, Section 7 (2).In a vision of the night - Notes, Job 4:13; compare the introduction to Isaiah, Section 7 (4).When deep sleep falleth upon men - This may be designed to intimate more distinctly that it was from God. It was not the effect of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:16

Then he openeth the ears of men - Margin, as in Hebrew “revealeth,” or “uncovereth.” The idea is, that he then reveals to the ear of man important admonitions or counsels. He communicates valuable truth. We are not to understand this as saying that the sleeper actually hears God speak, but as the ear is the organ of hearing, it is employed here to denote that God then communicates His will to human beinigs. In what way he had access to the souls of people by dreams, it is impossible to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:17

That he may withdraw man from his purpose - Margin, “work.” The sense is plain. God designs to warn him of the consequences of executing a plan of iniquity. He alarms him by showing him that his course will lead to punishment, and by representing to him in the night visions, the dreadful woes of the future world into which he is about to plunge. The object is to deter him from committing the deed of guilt which he had contemplated, and to turn him to the paths of righteousness. Is it... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:14-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:14-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:17

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