An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Here, I conceive, we take the fittest and most suitable signification of the word, when we render it by teaching, Who teacheth like him? As if he had said, None can teach like God, and therefore surely none can teach him how to govern the world, or to dispose of any mans person or condition, as thou, O Job, hast rashly or overboldly done; for while thou hast complained so much and so often of his dealings with thee, thou hast (upon the matter) attempted to teach him. But, Who teacheth like him? Where shall we find any able to give instruction, and apply doctrine like God? God is exalted infinitely in power, and yet he condescends to be a teacher, or an instructor; God doth not stand upon his power only, he saith not, I have power to do what I will, I can force all men to my will, or break them if they will not, but he instructs and persuades, he labours to allure the soul into a right understanding of his will, and submission to it. Who teacheth like him?

Here, I conceive, we take the fittest and most suitable signification of the word, when we render it by teaching, Who teacheth like him? As if he had said, None can teach like God, and therefore surely none can teach him how to governe the world, or to dispose of any mans person or condition, as thou, O Job, hast rashly or overboldly done; for while thou hast complained so much and so often of his dealings with thee, thou hast (upon the matter) attempted to teach him. But, Who teacheth like him? Where shall we find any able to give instruction, and apply doctrine like God? God is exalted infinitely in power, and yet he condescends to be a teacher, or an instructer; God doth not stand upon his power only, he saith not, I have power to do what I will, I can force all men to my will, or break them if they will not, but he inst•ucts and perswades, he labours to allure the soul into a right understanding of his will, and submission to it. Who teacheth like him?

Hence note; First, The great goodness of God: that he who hath all power to command, should yet vouchsafe to instruct; that he who is the Judge, will also be the Teacher of his People.