Job
33 – 34
Verse 33:2 makes me think Elihu thinks he’s something
special:
Wait for it!
I am about ready to part my lips;
even now, my tongue begins to stir within my mouth.
I
mean get real, he is saying eagerly await what I am about to say. How arrogant
can one be!! Just say it, don’t waste a bunch of air making sure people
understand you think what you have to say is important. At the same time when
talking with children you often have to preface what you are about to say, but
that’s different. He’s trying to make sure his elders actually listen.
As
with most of what his friends say there is a lot of truth, mixed in with flawed
opinions. You need to carefully read each statement to determine the truth and
confusion.
Verse
33:25 makes me think of a future tense in Jesus:
He has instead
paid that ransom
and spared me from descending into the pit
and my life now sees the light.”
Sometimes I try to force evoking Jesus’ name
in OT scripture and there was no reference in this Bible. My justification is
the only ransom God paid was through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
In chapter 34, after offending the elders
in chapter 33, he changes his approach to get a consensus. Verse 34:23 sounds
nice, but I think it’s in error:
God does not need
to scrutinize people further
or bring them before Him for judgment.
He is saying all God needs to do is watch
the path we are on and can see when it will lead to folly. It all sounds
logical, but I believe God does scrutinize people more because often the path
they may be on is from false teachings. As you can see reading Job is
difficult, because there are many half-truths and things that seem logical, but
are not. I can see making a whole devoted study on Job and still not answer
things like why did God allow this in the first place!
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