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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 35 › Verses 15-16
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IN the close of the former verse, Elihu called upon and exhorted Job to a patient reliance, and trust on God, Judgement is before him, therefore trust thou in him; here in the 15th verse he shows, that, the reason why God visited him so sorely, and yet continued his visitation upon him, was because he did not, as he ought, patiently trust in, and rely upon him.
IN the close of the former verse, Elihu called upon and exhorted Job to a patient reliance, and trust on God, Judgement is before him, therefore trust thou in him; here in the 15th verse he shews, that, the reason why God visited him so sorely, and yet continued his visitation upon him, was because he did not, as he ought, patiently trust in, and rely upon him.
There are several readings of this verse, but I shall only mention one, besides our own, and having stayed a little about that, go on to the explication of the Text, as it lies in order before us. Some render thus;
There are several readings of this verse, but I shall only mention one, besides our own, and having stayed a little about that, go on to the explication of the Text, as it lyes in order before us. Some render thus;
But know now, his anger hath visited thee but a little, (Hebr:1 nothing) neither hath he made any great inquisition. The sense of the verse, according to this rendering, riseth thus; As if Elihu had said, God hath dealt with thee O Job, far better than thou hast dealt with him, or then thou hast cause to expect; he hath not laid his hand so heavy upon thee, as thy iniquity hath deserved, and yet thou complainest much of his severity; whereas indeed he hath not strictly inquired into the multitude of thy sins, which if he had done, he would certainly have brought upon thee, a greater multitude of afflictions, he would have afflicted thee much more: Thou art too well used to complain thus; That's the sum of this rendering, which the learned Authors of it make fairly out from the Original, to whom I refer the Reader, and shall only offer two notes from it, for instruction.