What is the meaning of Job 35:10? But no one asks Elihu points out that, when trouble closes in, people commonly complain instead of turning upward. • Psalm 14:2 recounts God looking “to see if any understand, if any seek God,” yet finding few. • James 4:2 echoes the same problem: “You do not have, because you do not ask.” • Jeremiah 2:32 laments that God’s people “forget Me days without number.” The first step in relief is simply to ask; ignoring God hardens the heart and prolongs misery. Where is God This question probes relationship, not geography. It signals a heart that realizes God is personal and near. • Psalm 42:2 cries, “When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?” • Isaiah 55:6 urges, “Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.” • Hebrews 11:6 promises that “He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” Asking “Where is God?” turns grief into pursuit, shifting focus from self-pity to hope. my Maker Elihu anchors the search in creation language, reminding Job that the One he seeks formed him. • Psalm 95:6 invites, “Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” • Isaiah 17:7 foresees a day when people “will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.” Calling God “my Maker” acknowledges absolute dependence and invites His sovereign care. who gives us songs God does more than mend; He fills the rescued heart with worship. • Psalm 40:3: “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.” • Zephaniah 3:17 shows God Himself “rejoicing over you with singing.” • Ephesians 5:19 urges believers to speak “to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music to the Lord in your hearts.” Every melody born of redemption is a gift from the Giver of songs. in the night Night represents both literal darkness and the darkest seasons of the soul. God plants songs right there. • Psalm 42:8: “In the night His song is with me.” • Acts 16:25 pictures Paul and Silas “praying and singing hymns to God” at midnight in prison. • Psalm 30:5 assures, “Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.” When daylight fades, God proves His presence by giving praise instead of panic. summary Job 35:10 rebukes a forgetful heart: suffering people often grumble yet fail to seek the God who created them and stands ready to hand them night-time songs of courage. Elihu’s words invite us to ask, to seek the nearness of our Maker, and to trust Him to exchange our darkest hours for worship-filled nights. |
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