Job's sore afflictions, and his behaviour under them, laid the foundation of a dispute between him and his three friends, which begins in this chapter, and is carried on to the end of the thirty first; when Elihu starts up as a moderator between them, and the controversy is at last decided by God himself.
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Job 4 — OverviewJob 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob having warmly given vent to his passion, and so broken the ice, his
friends here come gravely to give vent to their judgment upon his case,
which perhaps they had communicated to one another apart, compared…Job 4 — OverviewJob 4 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJob 4:1, Eliphaz reproves Job for want of religion; Job 4:7, He teaches God’s judgments to be not for the righteous, but for the wicked; Job 4:12, His fearful vision to humble the excellency of creatures before God.Job 4:1-6Job 4:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn these verses,
I. Eliphaz excuses the trouble he is now about to give to Job by his
discourse (v. 2): "If we assay a word with thee, offer a word of
reproof and counsel, wilt thou be grieved and take it ill?"…Job 4:1Job 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said (see the comment on Job 2:11).Job 4:1Job 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryEliphaz the visionary.
After Job has broken the seven days' silence, each of his friends assays to comfort him, with that most irritating form of consolation—unsolicited advice. Although, perhaps, some of the critics…Job 4:1-6Job 4:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe teacher tested.
Throughout the words of Job's friends many truths are to be found both accurately stated and beautifully illustrated; but in many cases—almost generally—a wrong application of them is made. The…