What is the meaning of Job 36:9? He tells them God is not silent. In Job 36:9 Elihu insists that the Lord personally “tells” people the truth about themselves. He does so: • through creation (Psalm 19:1–4), which “pours forth speech” day after day; • through conscience and conviction (John 16:8); • through Scripture and faithful messengers (Hebrews 1:1–2; 2 Timothy 3:16); • through suffering and circumstances, the very theme of Job (Job 33:14–18). By any of these means the Holy One exposes what we would rather ignore. “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight” (Hebrews 4:13). their deeds The revelation reaches our actions. Verse 9 says God identifies “their deeds,” the outward evidence of an inward heart. Key truths: • Every work—public or private—comes under His review (Ecclesiastes 12:14). • Books of deeds will be opened at the final judgment (Revelation 20:12). • Even well-intentioned acts are weighed by motive (1 Samuel 16:7; Matthew 6:1). When the Lord speaks of our deeds, He is not gathering information; He is bringing sinners to admit what He already knows. and how arrogantly Elihu highlights not only the deeds but the attitude behind them: arrogance. Pride is the root that feeds rebellion. Scripture repeatedly warns: • “Pride goes before destruction” (Proverbs 16:18). • “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6). • Nebuchadnezzar’s humbling in Daniel 4 illustrates how the Most High dethrones human pride. By labeling the sin “arrogant,” God shows that wrong actions are rarely mistakes alone; they spring from a heart that refuses to bow. they have transgressed “To transgress” is to cross a boundary God has clearly drawn. The verse presents sin as willful violation: • “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). • “We all like sheep have gone astray; each one has turned to his own way” (Isaiah 53:6). • “Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well, for sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4). Job 36:9 therefore portrays God as Judge, Prosecutor, and faithful Witness, laying out the charge so that repentance becomes possible. summary Job 36:9 teaches that the Lord lovingly yet firmly exposes human sin: He makes the truth known, identifies specific deeds, unmasks the underlying pride, and labels the trespass for what it is. This disclosure is never for humiliation alone but to lead sinners to repentance and restored fellowship with Him. |
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