Job 27

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:6

My righteousness I held fast, and will not let it go . Not only will Job never cease to maintain his integrity in the past, but he will hold fast to the same course of blameless life in the future. He will not "curse God, and die." Resolutely he will maintain his faith in God, and his dependence on him. "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him." My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live . This is probably the true meaning, though some suggest "My heart doth not reproach me for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:7

Let mine enemy be as the wicked . The nexus of this passage with what goes before is uncertain. Some suppose Job's full thought to have been, "Ye try to persuade me to act wickedly by making a false representation of my feelings and convictions; but I absolutely refuse to do so. Let that rather be the act of my enemy." Others regard him as simply so vexed by his pretended friends, who are his real enemies, that he is driven to utter an imprecation against them. And he that riseth up against... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained . The hypocrite and liar may get advantage in this life by his lies and his hypocrisy. He may deceive men; he may raise himself in their opinion; he may derive worldly advantage from having secured their approval But what will he have to look forward rein the end, when God taketh away ( i.e. removeth from earth) his soul? Job evidently regards the soul that is "taken away" or removed from earth as still existing, still... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:8-10

An empty hope. The wicked man may have gained much of earthly goods. But all he has is temporal and external. Therefore it is useless to him at death, and in regard to all his spiritual needs. We can see the dark features of his miserable prospect in the picture that Job has drawn. I. HE HAS EARTHLY POSSESSIONS . The foolish man has made gain; but it is useless to him. He is like the rich man in the parable, who was about to build new barns lot his goods when his life was taken... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:8-12

The hope of the hypocrite. Job, the man of integrity, who was determined to hold fast his integrity until death, saw plainly that the hypocrite had no ground of confidence, and he boldly makes the demand," What is the hope of the hypocrite? " It is an appeal that can receive no satisfying answer. There is no hope for him, indeed; whatever he may imagine it to be, it is as a bubble that floats on the water for a short time, then bursts, and no trace is left of it. His confidence is placed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:9

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon Him? Can he expect that in the day of trouble, "when distress and anguish come upon him" ( Proverbs 1:27 ), God will hear his cry, and respond to it, and give him relief? No; conscious hypocrisy—living a lie—cuts off from God, severs between a man and his Maker, makes all prayers for help vain, until it is repented of and put away from us. The man who dies in it is in a desperate case. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:10

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? A further ill result of hypocrisy is noted. Not only does it alienate God from us, but it nile,ares us from God. The hypocrite cannot "delight in the Almighty." He must shriek from him, tear him, dislike to dwell on the thought of his presence and realize it. His natural inclination must be to withdraw his thoughts from God, and give himself up to the worldliness which has been his attraction to assume the hypocrite's part. Will he always call upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:11

I will teach you by (or, concerning) the hand of God . Job is now at last about to deliver his real sentiments respecting God's dealings with men in the world, and prefaces his. remarks with this solemn introduction, to draw special attention to them. He is aware that his previous statements on the subject, especially in Job 24:2-24 , have been overstrained and exaggerated, and wishes, now that he is uttering his last words ( Job 31:40 ), to correct his previous hasty utterances, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:11

Teachings concerning God. I. THE HIGHEST TEACHINGS . Our thoughts am too much chained to the earths and too much centred in self. Even in religion we tend to subjective feelings rather than to worship—the contemplation and the service of God. Now, the chief end of revelation is to make God known to us, and the highest occupation for our minds is to rise to the thought of God. The character of God should make this clear to us. 1 . His greatness. Knowledge should seek a worthy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 27:11-23

It is impossible to deny that this passage directly contradicts Job's former utterances, especially Job 24:2-24 . But the hypotheses which would make Job irresponsible for the present utterance and fix on him, as his steadfast conviction, the opposite theory, are unsatisfactory and have no solid basis. To suppose that Zophar is the real speaker is to imagine the absolute loss and suppression of two entire verses—one between verses 10 and 11, assigning the speech to him, and another at the... read more

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