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Elihu Contradicts Job’s Friends

1 So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was arighteous in his own eyes.  
2 Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the aBuzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he bjustified himself rather than God.  
3 Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
4 Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job.  
5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused.
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Job 32:2

Elihu—meaning "God is Jehovah." In his name and character as messenger between God and Job, he foreshadows Jesus Christ (Job 33:23-26).

Barachel—meaning "God blesses." Both names indicate the piety of the family and their separation from idolaters.

Buzite—Buz was son of Nahor, brother of Abraham. Hence was named a region in Arabia-Deserta (Jeremiah 25:23).

Ram—Aram, nephew of Buz. Job was probably of an older generation than Elihu. However, the identity of names does not necessarily prove the identity of persons. The particularity with which Elihu's descent is given, as contrasted with the others, led LIGHTFOOT to infer Elihu was the author of the book. But the reason for particularity was, probably, that Elihu was less known than the three called "friends" of Job; and that it was right for the poet to mark especially him who was mainly to solve the problem of the book.

rather than God—that is, was more eager to vindicate himself than God. In Job 4:17, Job denies that man can be more just than God. UMBREIT translates, "Before (in the presence of) God."



Job 32:1-6

SPEECH OF ELIHU. (Job 32:1-37:24)

Prose (poetry begins with "I am young").

because, etc.—and because they could not prove to him that he was unrighteous.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 32:2:

Jeremiah 25:23

 

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