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

Yet Judgment is before him.

These words plainly intimate, that Jobs scope, when he said he should not see God, was, that he should not see him as a Judge clearing up his cause, or appearing to vindicate the wrong done him, and to do him right. As if Elihu had said, Whatever thy opinion is concerning God, that he will never appear in thy cause to do thee right, yet know this (O Job) Judgement is before him, ⟨p. 108⟩and therefore I advise thee, be thou better persuaded both of his presence with thee, and of his providence over thee. The word rendered Judgement, is that from which one of the Patriarchs had his name, and it is a great elegance, (Gen. 49.16.) Dan shall Judge his people. The proper name Dan, is the same with the Verb which follows, shall Judge.

These words plainly intimate, that Jobs scope, when he said he should not see God, was, that he should not see him as a Judge clearing up his cause, or appearing to vindicate the wrong done him, and to do him right. As if Elihu had said, Whatever thy opinion is concerning God, that he will never appear in thy cause to do thee right, yet know this (O Job) Judgement is before him, ⟨p. 108⟩and therefore I advise thee, be thou better perswaded both of his presence with thee, and of his providence over thee. The word rendred Judgement, is that from which one of the Patriarks had his name, and it is a great elegancy, (Gen. 49.16.) Dan shall Judge his people. The proper name Dan, is the same with the Verb which follows, shall Judge.