Job 22:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:21-30

Eliphaz to Job: 3. An uncalled for exhortation. I. THE PATHWAY OF PENITENCE . 1 . Acquaintance with God . The word points to such an intimate knowledge of God as might be secured by dwelling with him on familiar terms in the same house. The meaning is that Job required, as a first step towards temporal and spiritual recovery, to disabuse his mind of the obviously false impressions of the Divine character which he entertained, and to get to know God as he really was in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:21-30

Peace with God. In clear words reconciliation with God is urged. "Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace." Ignorance of God casts men off from the highest good—from the fellowship of their truest and best Friend. Deep in the heart of the wicked enmity against God reigns. This is sin's utmost folly. Men are to be judged by their relation to a pure and true standard. The utmost condetonation lies buried in a repudiation of the highest goodness, the supreme righteousness, the purest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:22

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth ; or, receive now instruction from his mouth. The supposition of some commentators, that the "Law of Moses" is intended, is negatived by the entire absence from the Book of any allusion to the details of the Mosaic legislation, as well as by the primitive character of the life depicted in the book, and the certainty that no one of the interlocutors is an Israelite. The Hebrew תּוֹרה , without the article prefixed, is properly "instruction,"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:22

Heart-treasures. God's words are here regarded as heart-treasures, to be received with eagerness and laid up with care. The ignoring of the "Torah," the ancient Law of Israel, by the author of Job is one of the striking features of the poem. It would seem that the poet wished to set the scene of his great drama of providence in the open field of nature, free from the disturbing influences of a special system of religion. But now he does just refer to the word "law," or "instruction." There... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:21

Acquaint now thyself with him - Margin, that is, “with God.” Eliphaz takes it for granted now, that Job was a sinner wholly unreconciled to God, and unacquainted with him. This fact, he supposes, was the source of all his calamities. As long as he remained thus unreconciled to God, he must be miserable. He proceeds, therefore, in a most beautiful manner, to exhort him to be at peace with God, and portrays the benefits which would result from such a reconciliation. There are few passages in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:22

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth - Listen to his commands, and obey his precepts.And lay up his words in thine heart - Embrace his truth, and do not forget it. Let it abide with you, and let it influence your secret feelings and the purposes of the soul. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 22:21

Job 22:21. Acquaint now thyself with him That is, with God, as appears both from Job 22:23, where he is expressed, and from the nature of the matter in hand, there being no other way to happiness. Renew thy acquaintance with God by prayer, and repentance for all thy sins, and true humiliation under his hand, and hearty compliance with all his commands, and diligent care to serve and enjoy him. It is our honour, that we are made capable of this acquaintance; our misery, that by sin we have... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 22:22

Job 22:22. Receive the law from his mouth Take the rule, whereby thou mayest govern thy thoughts, and words, and whole life, not from idolaters and profane heathen, whose opinion concerning God’s providence thou appearest to have embraced, nor from thy own imaginations or violent passions, which have led thee into thy present errors; but from God, and from his law, which is written in thy own mind, and from the doctrines and instructions of the wise and holy men of God, who are all of our... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 22:1-30

22:1-26:14 THIRD ROUND OF ARGUMENTEliphaz speaks (22:1-30)In the first two rounds Eliphaz had not been as severe on Job as the others. Now, however, he attacks Job with specific accusations. He argues that since a person can add nothing to God, God would not make Job suffer in the hope of gaining some benefit for himself. The reason for Job’s suffering must lie with Job, not with God (22:1-3. Note how once again Eliphaz refers back to the main part of his dream; cf. 4:17-19). And since God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 22:21

Acquaint. This is the false theology of Eliphaz. Compare Job 42:8 . good = blessing. Most codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and unto = upon. Vulgate, read "thy gain shall be blessing". read more

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