Job 34:5

Verse 5

b. Elihu proceeds to cite Job’s objectionable sayings, which he thinks contain the most dangerous sentiments of the wicked, and which reasonably give rise to suspicions as to the company and associations of Job , vv5-9.

5. For Job hath said See outline, page 202. Job has been guilty of a twofold error; first in asserting his own righteousness, and secondly in declaring that God had not treated him according to right. Job 10:7; Job 27:6; Job 27:2. The first of these citations is but preparatory to the second, which contains the theme he is about to treat, and which is taken verbally from Job 27:2.

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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