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

JOB, Chap. 36. Vers. 15, 16, 17. 15. He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ear in oppression. 16. Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness, and that which should be set on thy table, should be full of fatness. 17. But thou hast fulfilled the judgement of the wicked: judgement and justice take hold on thee.

Elihu having showed how terrible God will be, how dreadfully he will deal with subtle hypocrites; The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath; proceeds in this context to do two things further.

ELihu having shewed how terrible God will be, how dreadfully he will deal with subtile hypocrites; The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath; proceeds in this context to do two things further.

First, that he might raise some hope in Job, if he did it last humble himself, he repeats the gracious dealings of God with humble and upright-hearted ones at the 15th verse; I say he repeats it, because he had spoken of it before (vers. 6, 7.) and this is a very useful and profitable repetition, by which Job is doubly admonished to raise himself from his despair of a better condition; forasmuch as God doth not afflict with a purpose to destroy, but that he may heal and help the afflicted. The greatest design of God in chastening us should be always remembered, that he intends only our good, especially to make us thereby better or more partakers of his holiness.

First, that he might raise some hope in Job, if he did it last humble himself, he repeats the gracious dealings of God with humble and upright-hearted ones at the 15th verse; I say he repeats it, because he had spoken of it before (vers. 6, 7.) and this is a very useful and profitable repetition, by which Job is doubly admonished to raise himself from his despair of a better condition; forasmuch as God doth not afflict with a purpose to destroy, but that he may heal and help the afflicted. The greatest design of God in chastening us should be alwayes remembred, that he intends only our good, especially to make us thereby better or more partakers of his holiness.