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!