Job 36

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 36:32

With clouds he covereth the light - This is all extraordinary saying, אור כמה כפים על al cappayim kissah or , which Mr. Good translates, "He brandisheth the blaze athwart the concave." The Vulgate, with which all the other versions less or more agree, has, In manibus abscondit lucem , "In his hands he hideth the light;" or, more literally, "By the hollow of his hands ( כפים cappayim ) he concealeth the light, ( אור or ,") the fountain of light, i.e., the Sun. And commandeth... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 36:33

The noise thereof showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapor - I think this translation very unhappy. I shall give each hemistich in the original: - רעו עליו יגיד Yaggid alaiv reo עולה על אף מקנה Mikneh aph al oleh . I think this may be translated without any violence to any word in the text: - Its loud noise (or his thunder) shall proclaim concerning him; A magazine of wrath against iniquity. This is literal, and gives, in my opinion, a proper... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36

Elihu's fourth speech: God the Loving, the Just, and the Holy. In the preceding discourses of Elihu, be has dwelt chiefly upon the moral relations of man to God, and the view presented of God has been chiefly that obtained through the medium of human feelings and analogies. His present discourse rises to a sublime view of him as the infinitely mighty One, the wise and just Father of mankind. If we suppose that during this address the storm is brewing out of which Jehovah presently speaks,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-2

Elihu also proceeded, and said, Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf ; literally, that there are yet words for God. The controversy, i.e; is not exhausted; there is yet much that may be urged on God's behalf, in respect of the charges thou hast made against him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-21

Elihu to Job: 3. A sermon on the Divine administration. I. THE PREACHER INTRODUCES HIMSELF . 1 . As having something further to say. A man who has nothing to communicate should not emerge from the safe regions of obscurity which Providence designs he should adorn. But alas! of preachers, orators, lecturers, talkers, who babble on without contributing anything to elucidate their themes or enlighten their hearers, however much to gratify themselves, the number is legion.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-33

The two chapters, Job 36:1-33 ; Job 37:1-24 , form a single discourse, and ought not to have been separated; or, at any rate, not so unskilfully as they are, in the middle of a description of a thunderstorm. They constitute a final appeal to Job, who is exhorted to submission, resignation, and patience, in consideration of God's inscrutability, and of his perfect justice, wisdom, and strength. Job 36:1-33 begins with a short preface ( Job 36:1-4 ), in which Elihu seeks to prove his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:2

Speaking on God's behalf. Elihu is not a little held in roundly asserting that he is speaking on God's behalf. He may be fight, but his assertion needs testing. Not all who claim to speak for God can be accredited as his ambassadors. We must examine the credentials of those who say that they speak on behalf of God. I. THE FALSE CLAIM TO SPEAK ON GOD 'S BEHALF . This claim is put forth repeatedly. 1 . By officialism. Because certain people hold a high office, they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:3

I will fetch my knowledge from afar . In neither case does the performance justify the pretentious character of the preface. Elihu's arguments are, for the most part, trite and commonplace. And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker . I will show, i.e; that God is righteous and just (comp. Job 34:10 , Job 34:12 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:3

Knowledge fetched from afar. I. KNOWLEDGE MUST BE FETCHED FROM AFAR . True to his character, the brilliant but pretentious young Elihu makes an ostentatious claim to having gone far for the knowledge that he is now about to declare. It might be said that many precious truths lie at our feet ready for us if only we would have the humility to stoop for them. Diamonds sparkle in the dust; we need not be for ever straining after the stars. Still, there is a knowledge that can only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:4

For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee . The words sound arrogant; but perhaps Elihu does not mean any more than W pledge himself to speak truthfully, and to say only what he has perfect knowledge of. It is clear that he speaks of himself, net of God (Stanley Loathes). in the second clause of the verse, as in the first. read more

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