Job 22:21-25 | TNotes

22:22 ^a The term instructions (Hebrew torah, “law,” Deut 17:11 ^b), used in Job only here, frequently refers to the Pentateuch (Genesis—Deuteronomy).

• Listen ... store: See Deut 4:1-2 ^c; 6:6-9 ^d; Ps 119:11 ^e; Prov 2:1-9 ^f. Job had done this (Job 23:12 ^g).
22:23 ^h return to the Almighty: Bildad (8:5-6 ⁱ) and Zophar (11:13-14 ^j) had already misapplied this biblical principle (Isa 55:6-7 ^k; Hos 14:1-2 ^l; Zech 1:3 ^m; Acts 26:20 ⁿ), and now Eliphaz also misapplies it.
22:24 ^o precious gold (literally Ophir): Ophir was probably located in southern Arabia (see 1 Kgs 9:28 ^p; 22:48 ^q). The gold of Ophir was the standard in fine gold (Isa 13:12 ^r); queens wore it at weddings (Ps 45:9 ^s).
22:25 ^t God promises to be his people’s treasure (Ps 16:5 ^u; Isa 33:6 ^v; Matt 19:21 ^w; Mark 10:21 ^x); although they possess nothing, they will be rich (2 Cor 6:10 ^y; Jas 2:5 ^z).