Job 5:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

Seeking unto God. As usual, the advice of Eliphaz is excellent in the abstract. The error is in the particular way of applying it to Job. Here is the sting of it. But its general truth is always instructive. This is certainly the case with the recommendation to "seek unto God." I. INQUIRE WHAT IT IS TO SEEK UNTO GOD . 1 . It begins with remoteness from God. We have lost God if we have to seek him, as we need not think of finding what we already possess and enjoy.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-27

Refuge from trouble in the thought of God. Conclusion of Eliphaz's address. His language suddenly changes into a gentler strain. It is like the clearing of a dark sky, revealing once more the deep blue; or the bend of a stream which has been flowing through a stern gorge, now broadening out into a sunlit lake. I. THE GREATNESS AND BENEFICENCE OF GOD . ( Job 5:8-16 .) Let men turn to him for comfort and for strength. It is a bright gem of description. 1 . God is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:9

Which doeth great things and unsearchable . These are reasons why Job should "seek unto God." "Great things are those which he has done." There is none like unto him. His ways are "unsearchable;'' no one may think fully to search them and seek them out (comp. Job 9:10 ; Job 37:5 ; Psalms 145:3 : Romans 11:33 ). It may be that, if Job will appeal to him, a result will follow that at present seems impossible. For he doeth marvellous things without number (comp. Psalms 40:5 ; Psalms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:9

The great works of God. I. THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE . A signal display of Divine power and wisdom. II. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD . A striking evidence of the Divine omniscience and omnipresence. III. THE REDEMPTION OF THE RACE . A sublime revelation of Divine grace and compassion. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 5:8

I would seek unto God - Our translators have omitted here the adversative particle אוּלם 'ûlâm but, yet, nevertheless, and have thus marred the connection. The meaning of Eliphaz, I take to be, “that since affliction is ordered by an intelligent Being, and does not spring out of the ground, therefore he would commit his cause to God, and look to him.” Jerome has well expressed it, Quam ob rem ego deprecabor Dominum. Some have understood this as meaning that Eliphaz himself was in the habit of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 5:9

Which doeth great things - The object of this is, to show why Job should commit his cause to God. The reason suggested is, that he had showed himself qualified to govern the world by the great and wonderful acts which he performed. Eliphaz, therefore, proceeds to expatiate on what God had done, and thus states the ancient belief in regard to his sovereignty over the world. This strain of reasoning continues to the end of the chapter. There is great beauty and force in it; and though we have,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 5:8

Job 5:8. I would seek unto God, &c. If I were in thy condition, instead of accusing the dispensations of Divine Providence, and repining under them, I would apply to God, by a full and free confession of those sins which have drawn this sad calamity upon me, and by sincere repentance, humiliation, and submission to his will: to God, who is able to do wonders, (as he presently adds,) and who can and will restore thee to thy former happy state, if he sees that thou art penitent for thy... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 5:9

Job 5:9. Which doth great things and unsearchable Here Eliphaz enters upon a discourse of the infinite perfection of God’s nature and works; which he does as an argument to enforce the exhortation to seek and commit his cause to God, Job 5:8, because God was infinitely able either to punish him yet far worse, if he continued to provoke him, or to raise him from the dust, if he humbly addressed himself to him: and that, by a representation of God’s excellence and glory, and of that vast... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 5:1-27

Eliphaz speaks (4:1-5:27)The first of the three friends to speak is Eliphaz, who is probably the oldest of the three. He is also the least severe in the accusations brought against Job (4:1-2). He begins by noting that in the past Job comforted others in their troubles, but now that he has troubles himself, his faith has failed. If Job truly honoured God and was upright in his ways, there would be no need for this despondency (3-6). The person who is innocent, argues Eliphaz, need not fear... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 5:8

I would seek. The pronoun "I" is emphatic, and stands in contrast with "thou" in Job 5:1 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 5:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 5:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 5:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 5:9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 5:1-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 5:8

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