Job 33:31 | KingComments | STEP | Again Elihu calls for Job to pay attention to what he has just said, and also to what else he has to say ( ). Then he will not get stuck in his despair, and will no longer attribute incongruous things to God. Elihu asks Job what he has to say about this ( ). Job may make his objections heard. It is not Elihu’s intention to win a debate, but to show the reality. He only wants to help Job to “justify” him. By this he means that he wants to put Job in the right relationship with God, that he wants to persuade Job to trust God and not to accuse Him. He says to Job, as it were: ‘The friends are wrong, Job, but so are you. God is more righteous than you are.’ Here in Elihu we see a picture of Christ yearning to justify a man before God. Job does not answer ( ). He has no objections. His silence may be seen as approval of what has been said. Then Elihu continues. He will teach Job wisdom that comes from God, which is to give insight into what God has done and what has caused so much discussion. Job is a wise man, but he can increase in wisdom if he continues to listen to what Elihu has to say ( ). Elihu speaks with great confidence in the truth of what he is about to say, without arrogance. He treats Job with the utmost respect and makes sure that he does not hurt his feelings or blame him for injustice.

‏ Job 33:31

Elihu Wants to Teach Job Wisdom

Again Elihu calls for Job to pay attention to what he has just said, and also to what else he has to say (Job 33:31). Then he will not get stuck in his despair, and will no longer attribute incongruous things to God. Elihu asks Job what he has to say about this (Job 33:32). Job may make his objections heard. It is not Elihu’s intention to win a debate, but to show the reality.

He only wants to help Job to “justify” him. By this he means that he wants to put Job in the right relationship with God, that he wants to persuade Job to trust God and not to accuse Him. He says to Job, as it were: ‘The friends are wrong, Job, but so are you. God is more righteous than you are.’ Here in Elihu we see a picture of Christ yearning to justify a man before God.

Job does not answer (Job 33:33). He has no objections. His silence may be seen as approval of what has been said. Then Elihu continues. He will teach Job wisdom that comes from God, which is to give insight into what God has done and what has caused so much discussion. Job is a wise man, but he can increase in wisdom if he continues to listen to what Elihu has to say (Pro 9:9).

Elihu speaks with great confidence in the truth of what he is about to say, without arrogance. He treats Job with the utmost respect and makes sure that he does not hurt his feelings or blame him for injustice.