Homilist Job 34:31-37 Surely it is meet to be said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:… I. A GOOD COUNSEL. Elihu recommends Job to do two things. 1. To resolve on an improved life. This includes — (1) Moral reform. (2) Increased light. 2. To submit to the eternal will. God's mind is the standard — all knowing, all loving, all righteous, immutable...Should the method of redemption be according to thy mind? Two facts convince us that the human mind is utterly incompetent to form a scheme for spiritual restoration. The mistakes it has made on the subject in interpreting Scripture. And the mistakes it has made on the subject in interpreting Christianity. II. A BAD EXAMPLE. Four things (vers. 34-37) exhibit Elihu in no very virtuous or amiable light. 1. There is vanity. 2. Arrogance. 3. Heartlessness. 4. Calumny.In these things Elihu is a warning to young advocates of religious opinions. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:WEB: "For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more. |
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