Job 35:7-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:7

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? - The same sentiment substantially as in the previous verses. It is, that God is supreme and independent. He does not desire such benefits from the services of his friends and is not so dependent on them; as to be induced to interpose in their favor, in any way beyond what is strictly proper. It is to be presumed, therefore, that he will deal with them according to what is right, and as it is right that they should experience proofs of his favor, it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:8

Thy wickedness may hurt a Man as thou art - That is, it may injure him, but not God. He is too far exalted above man, and too independent of man in his sources of happiness, to be affected by what he can do. The object of the whole passage Job 35:6-8 is, to show that God is independent of people, and is not governed in his dealings with them on the principles which regulate their conduct with each other. One man may be greatly benefited by the conduct of another, and may feel under obligation... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 35:4-8

Job 35:4-8. I will answer thee, and thy companions That is, those who are of thy opinion. Look unto the heavens, &c. Cast up thine eyes to the heavens; look upon the clouds and the sky; and consider that, high as they are, they are not so much above thee, as God is above them. If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? Thy sins do him no hurt, and therefore thy righteousness brings him no benefit, as it follows. What receiveth he of thy hand? He gaineth nothing by it, nor can... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 35:1-16

The justice of God (34:1-35:16)When Job does not reply to Elihu’s challenge, Elihu turns to the onlookers and repeats some of Job’s rash statements about the injustice of God (34:1-6). Let them judge for themselves. Surely such words prove Job’s wickedness (7-9).God is not unjust, says Elihu, and no one can tell him what to do. He is the governor of the universe (10-13). He is the source of all life and, if he wished, he could bring all life to an end (14-15). God governs perfectly and shows no... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 35:7

7. (Psalms 16:2; Proverbs 9:12; Luke 17:10). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 35:8

5-8. Elihu like Eliphaz (Job 22:2; Job 22:3; Job 22:12) shows that God is too exalted in nature to be susceptible of benefit or hurt from the righteousness or sin of men respectively; it is themselves that they benefit by righteousness, or hurt by sin. behold the clouds, which are higher than thou—spoken with irony. Not only are they higher than thou, but thou canst not even reach them clearly with the eye. Yet these are not as high as God's seat. God is therefore too exalted to be dependent on... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 35:1-16

4. Elihu’s third speech ch. 35We could chart the differences in Elihu’s first three speeches this way.Elihu’s SpeechJob’s question that Elihu answeredJob’s charge that Elihu refutedFirstWhy doesn’t God respond to me?God is insensitive (ch. 33).SecondWhy doesn’t God relieve me?God is unjust (ch. 34).ThirdWhy doesn’t God reward me?Holiness is unprofitable (ch. 35).Job felt that God should have rewarded him for his innocence, rather than subjecting him to suffering. Elihu replied that man’s sin or... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 35:4-16

Elihu’s defense of God’s freedom 35:4-16Elihu made two responses to what he inferred was Job’s attitude. First, he claimed that God is under no obligation to react to people’s actions be they good or bad. He is free to respond or not respond as He chooses. God is above the human sphere of life and only reacts to people when He chooses to do so. This is a thought Eliphaz had expressed earlier (Job 22:2-3; Job 22:12). However, Elihu went further by pointing out that people’s actions do affect... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:1-16

The Speeches of Elihu (continued)1-8. Elihu (Job 34:9) had charged Job with saying that there was no advantage in being righteous. He now deals with this assertion.2. Right] RV ’thy right,’ thy just cause.3. If I he cleansed from my sin] RV ’more than if I had sinned.’4. Thy companions] those who held the same views.5-8. Elihu points to the infinite distance between God and man, and shows that He cannot be injured by the evil or benefited by the good which we do. But a man’s conduct is most... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Job 35:1-16

Job 35:10 Do we not fail to accord to our nights their true value? We are ever giving our days the credit and blame of all we do and misdo, forgetting those silent, glimmering hours when plans and sometimes plots are laid; when resolutions are formed or changed; when heaven, and sometimes heaven's enemies, are invoked; when anger and evil thoughts are recalled, and sometimes hate made to inflame and fester; when problems are solved, riddles guessed, and things made apparent in the dark, which... read more

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