Job 22:28 - Exposition

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee . Whatever thou resolvest on, i.e; God shall ratify with his authority, and bring to pass in due time for thy benefit—a promise which has certainly "a touch of audacity" about it (Cook). David is less bold, but intends to give the same sort of encouragement when he says, "Delight thyself in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart; commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass ( Psalms 37:4 , Psalms 37:5 ). And the light shall shine upon thy ways . Job had complained of the "darkness" by which his path was shadowed ( Job 19:8 ). Eliphaz promises that this cause of complaint shall be removed. Job's way shall be "made plain before his face." A bright light shall illumine it—a light that shall ever "shine more and more unto the perfect day" ( Proverbs 4:18 ).