Job 22:1-28:28

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Job 22:1-30

The Third Series of Controversies CHAPTER 22 The Third Address of Eliphaz 1. Is not thy wickedness great? (Job 22:1-5 ) 2. In what Job had sinned (Job 22:6-11 ) 3. The omniscience of God and the ways of the wicked (Job 22:12-20 ) 4. Eliphaz’s exhortation and promise (Job 22:21-30 ) Job 22:1-5 . The third cycle of addresses begins again with Eliphaz, the wise man from Teman. He tries to maintain his dignity and lofty conception, but he proves too well that Job’s accusation of... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Job 22:1-30

JOB'S SIN EXPOSED BEFORE GOD (vv.1-8) Eliphaz considered that he was representing God in speaking, and exposing what he imagined were the sins of Job. He first asks a question that it is well worth considering, "Can a man be profitable to God, though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?" (v.2). Certainly it is folly for anyone to think that he is doing God a favour by his righteousness, for to be perfectly right is nothing more than he should be. But in Eliphaz speaking to Job, this... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Job 22:1-30

THIRD SERIES OF THE DEBATE 1. With Eliphaz (chaps. 22-24) a. Speech of Eliphaz (chap. 22) b. Reply of Job (chaps. 23-24) 2. With Bildad (chaps. 25-26) a. Speech of Bildad (chap. 25) b. Reply of Job (chap. 26) 3. With Zophar (chaps. 27-31) a. Continuation of the reply of Job (chaps. 27-31) The last speech Eliphaz makes, chapter 22, is a grand effort to refute Job based upon the latter’s appeal to facts. There is more severity in it than he has shown before. He charges Job with cruelty,... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Job 22:1-30

The Last Speech of Eliphaz Job 22:0 There are two interpretations of Scripture. One is the critical and literal, dealing searchingly and usefully with the grammar of the text, seeking to know exactly what each speaker and each writer meant at the very time of his utterance and at the very time of his authorship. That must always be a work of high utility. We cannot, indeed, proceed legitimately until we have settled the grammar of the text. But we should not rest there. There is a second... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Job 22:1

CONTENTS In this Chapter Eliphaz brings a new charge against Job, which is the third he brought against him. He perverts Job's reasoning, it should seem, to a very different meaning to what he intended, in delivering his sentiments in the preceding chapter. Eliphaz very severely reproves the Man of Uz in, this: though, towards the conclusion, he gives some sweet counsel. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Job 22:1-4

(1) ¶ Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, (2) Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? (3) Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? (4) Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? Nothing can be more true than this; though, in respect to Job, it is most falsely applied. How can man be profitable to GOD? is a question which never can... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Job 22:1-4

1-4 Eliphaz considers that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but Job was far from thinking so. What Eliphaz says, is unjustly applied to Job, but it is very true, that when God does us good it is not because he is indebted to us. Man's piety is no profit to God, no gain. The gains of religion to men are infinitely greater than the losses of it. God is a Sovereign, who gives no account of his conduct; but he is perfectly wise, just,... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Job 22:1-99

Job 22-31 The outspoken way in which Job had told his friends, that the comfort they had offered was untrue and valueless, rather naturally moved Eliphaz to begin his third speech on a still more bitter note. Job certainly had been defending his own character, but did he confer any profit or benefit on the Almighty by the righteousness and perfection that he claimed? And would God enter into judgment with him as though he were His equal? There could be but one answer to these questions, and it... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Job 22:1-11

Eliphaz Charges Job with Wickedness v. 1. Then Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said, ignoring Job's argument concerning the prosperity of the ungodly, v. 2. Can a man be profitable unto God, no matter how good or how great he may be in this world, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? This is really the answer to the first part of the verse: God, being absolutely wise, is not influenced by the wisdom of any man. v. 3. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, a gain or advantage... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Job 22:1-30

THIRD SERIES OF CONTROVERSIAL DISCOURSESTHE ENTANGLEMENT REACHING ITS EXTREME POINTJob 22-28I. Eliphaz and Job: Chapter 22–24A.—Eliphaz: Reiterated accusation of Job, from whose severe sufferings it must of necessity be inferred that he had sinned grievously, and needed to repent:Job 22:1-201. The charge made openly that Job is a great sinnerJob 22:1-101 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:2 Can a man be profitable unto God,as he that is wise may be profitable unto... read more

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