Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you; ThereforeThis word serves as a conclusion or result of previous statements. In the context of Job 22, Eliphaz is speaking to Job, suggesting that Job's suffering is a consequence of his alleged sins. Theologically, this reflects a common belief in retributive justice, where suffering is seen as a direct result of personal wrongdoing. However, the broader narrative of Job challenges this simplistic view, emphasizing the complexity of human suffering and divine justice. snares
The term "snares" refers to traps or pitfalls, often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe the dangers and temptations that can lead one away from righteousness. In Hebrew, the word often used is "pach," which denotes a trap set for animals. This imagery suggests that Job is caught in unavoidable circumstances, highlighting the feeling of entrapment and helplessness that can accompany intense suffering. It serves as a reminder of the spiritual and moral vigilance required to navigate life's challenges. surround you
The phrase "surround you" conveys a sense of being encircled or besieged. In the ancient Near Eastern context, being surrounded by enemies or dangers was a common fear, reflecting vulnerability and the need for divine protection. For Job, this imagery underscores the overwhelming nature of his trials, as if he is beset on all sides with no escape. It invites readers to consider the omnipresence of God's protection even when circumstances seem dire. and sudden peril
"Sudden peril" speaks to unexpected danger or disaster. The Hebrew concept here might be akin to "pachad," which implies terror or dread. This phrase captures the unpredictability of life and the suddenness with which calamity can strike. It challenges believers to trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even when life takes unforeseen turns. The suddenness of peril also serves as a call to spiritual readiness and reliance on God's strength. terrifies you
The word "terrifies" indicates a deep, unsettling fear. In the biblical context, fear can be both a natural human response and a spiritual condition that requires faith to overcome. The Hebrew root "yare" often conveys reverence or awe, suggesting that fear can lead to a deeper understanding of God's power and majesty. For Job, this terror is both a personal and existential crisis, prompting reflection on the nature of faith amidst suffering. It encourages believers to seek God's peace, which surpasses all understanding, in times of fear and uncertainty. Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA wealthy and righteous man from the land of Uz, who undergoes severe trials and suffering. 2. Eliphaz the TemaniteOne of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him but ends up accusing him of wrongdoing. 3. UzThe land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel. 4. SnaresMetaphorical traps or dangers that Eliphaz claims are surrounding Job due to his alleged sins. 5. PerilThe sudden danger or fear that Eliphaz suggests is a consequence of Job's supposed misdeeds. Teaching Points Understanding Misplaced AccusationsEliphaz wrongly assumes Job's suffering is due to sin. We must be cautious not to judge others' circumstances without understanding God's broader plan. The Reality of Spiritual SnaresWhile Eliphaz misapplies the concept, spiritual snares are real. Believers should remain vigilant and rely on God's guidance to avoid them. Trusting God Amidst PerilDespite the fear and danger described, believers are called to trust in God's protection and sovereignty, as seen in other scriptures. The Role of Friends in SufferingEliphaz's approach teaches us the importance of offering support and empathy rather than judgment when others are in distress. God's Sovereignty in TrialsWhile Eliphaz attributes Job's suffering to sin, the broader account of Job shows that God allows trials for His purposes, which may be beyond our understanding. Bible Study Questions 1. How does Eliphaz's accusation in Job 22:10 reflect a misunderstanding of Job's situation, and what can we learn about making assumptions regarding others' suffering? 2. In what ways can we identify and avoid spiritual snares in our own lives, and how does scripture guide us in this endeavor? 3. How can we cultivate a trust in God that overcomes the fear of sudden peril, as encouraged in other parts of the Bible? 4. What lessons can we learn from Eliphaz's approach to comforting Job, and how can we apply these lessons in our interactions with those who are suffering? 5. How does the broader account of Job challenge or affirm our understanding of God's role in the trials we face, and how can this understanding impact our faith journey? Connections to Other Scriptures Psalm 91Discusses God's protection from snares and peril, contrasting with Eliphaz's view that Job's suffering is due to sin. Proverbs 3:25-26Speaks of not fearing sudden terror, highlighting trust in the Lord, which contrasts with the fear Eliphaz describes. 1 Peter 5:8Warns of the devil as a prowling lion, which can be seen as a spiritual snare, emphasizing vigilance and faith. James 1:2-4Encourages believers to consider trials as a testing of faith, leading to perseverance, offering a different perspective on suffering than Eliphaz's accusation. Romans 8:28Assures that God works all things for good for those who love Him, providing hope amidst trials. People Eliphaz, Job, OphirPlaces Ophir, UzTopics Affrighted, Cause, Dread, Fear, Nets, Overcome, Overwhelms, Peril, Round, Snares, Sudden, Suddenly, Surround, Terrifies, Terror, Trouble, Troubles, TroublethDictionary of Bible Themes Job 22:4-11 8779 materialism, nature of Job 22:10-11 4812 darkness, God's judgment Library December 29 Morning
Understanding what the will of the Lord is.--EPH. 5:17. This is the will of God, even your sanctification.--Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.--This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.--We know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily PathKnowledge and Peace
'Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.'--JOB xxii. 21. In the sense in which the speaker meant them, these words are not true. They mean little more than 'It pays to be religious.' What kind of notion of acquaintance with God Eliphaz may have had, one scarcely knows, but at any rate, the whole meaning of the text on his lips is poor and selfish. The peace promised is evidently only outward tranquillity and freedom from trouble, and the good that is to …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture What Life May be Made
'For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29. When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, ... lifting up; and He shall save the humble person.'--JOB xxii. 26-29. These words are a fragment of one of the speeches of Job's friends, in which …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Whether all Things are under Divine Providence
Whether All Things are under Divine Providence We proceed to the second article thus: 1. It seems that not all things are under divine providence. For nothing that is ordained happens contingently, and if all things were provided by God, nothing would happen contingently. There would then be no such thing as chance or fortune. But this is contrary to common opinion. 2. Again, every wise provider, so far as he is able, preserves those in his care from defect and from evil. But we see many evils in …
Aquinas—Nature and Grace Whether God is Everywhere by Essence, Presence and Power?
Objection 1: It seems that the mode of God's existence in all things is not properly described by way of essence, presence and power. For what is by essence in anything, is in it essentially. But God is not essentially in things; for He does not belong to the essence of anything. Therefore it ought not to be said that God is in things by essence, presence and power. Objection 2: Further, to be present in anything means not to be absent from it. Now this is the meaning of God being in things by His …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Everything is Subject to the Providence of God?
Objection 1: It seems that everything is not subject to divine providence. For nothing foreseen can happen by chance. If then everything was foreseen by God, nothing would happen by chance. And thus hazard and luck would disappear; which is against common opinion. Objection 2: Further, a wise provider excludes any defect or evil, as far as he can, from those over whom he has a care. But we see many evils existing. Either, then, God cannot hinder these, and thus is not omnipotent; or else He does …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica The Doctrine of God
I. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD: (Vs. Atheism). 1. ASSUMED BY THE SCRIPTURES. 2. PROOFS OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. a) Universal belief in the Existence of God. b) Cosmological:--Argument from Cause. c) Teleological:--Argument from Design. d) Ontological:--Argument from Being. e) Anthropological:--Moral Argument. f) Argument from Congruity. g) Argument from Scripture. II. THE NATURE OF GOD: (Vs. Agnosticism) 1. THE SPIRITUALITY OF GOD: (Vs. Materialism). 2. THE PERSONALITY OF GOD: (Vs. Pantheism). 3. THE UNITY …
Rev. William Evans—The Great Doctrines of the Bible The Case of the Christian under the Hiding of God's Face.
1. The phrase scriptural.--2. It signifies the withdrawing the tokens of the divine favor.--3 chiefly as to spiritual considerations.--4. This may become the case of any Christian.--5. and will be found a very sorrowful one.--6. The following directions, therefore, are given to those who suppose it to be their own: To inquire whether it be indeed a case of spiritual distress, or whether a disconsolate frame may not proceed from indisposition of body,--7. or difficulties as to worldly circumstances.--8, …
Philip Doddridge—The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul Bands of Love; Or, Union to Christ. "I Drew them with Cords of a Man, with Bands of Love: and I was to them as they that Take Off the Yoke on their Jaws, and I Laid Meat unto Them. " --Hosea xi. 4.
BANDS OF LOVE; OR, UNION TO CHRIST. SYSTEMATIC theologians have usually regarded union to Christ under three aspects, natural, mystical and federal, and it may be that these three terms are comprehensive enough to embrace the whole subject, but as our aim is simplicity, let us be pardoned if we appear diffuse when we follow a less concise method. 1. The saints were from the beginning joined to Christ by bands of everlasting love. Before He took on Him their nature, or brought them into a conscious …
Charles Hadden Spurgeon—Till He Come A Holy Life the Beauty of Christianity: Or, an Exhortation to Christians to be Holy. By John Bunyan.
Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.'--[Psalm 93:5] London, by B. W., for Benj. Alsop, at the Angel and Bible, in the Poultrey. 1684. THE EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. This is the most searching treatise that has ever fallen under our notice. It is an invaluable guide to those sincere Christians, who, under a sense of the infinite importance of the salvation of an immortal soul, and of the deceitfulness of their hearts, sigh and cry, "O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Covenanting Enforced by the Grant of Covenant Signs and Seals.
To declare emphatically that the people of God are a covenant people, various signs were in sovereignty vouchsafed. The lights in the firmament of heaven were appointed to be for signs, affording direction to the mariner, the husbandman, and others. Miracles wrought on memorable occasions, were constituted signs or tokens of God's universal government. The gracious grant of covenant signs was made in order to proclaim the truth of the existence of God's covenant with his people, to urge the performance …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting Epistle xxxix. To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria.
To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria. Gregory to Eulogius, &c. As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country (Prov. xxv. 25). But what can be good news to me, so far as concerns the behoof of holy Church, but to hear of the health and safety of your to me most sweet Holiness, who, from your perception of the light of truth, both illuminate the same Church with the word of preaching, and mould it to a better way by the example of your manners? As often, too, as I recall in …
Saint Gregory the Great—the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great Covenanting According to the Purposes of God.
Since every revealed purpose of God, implying that obedience to his law will be given, is a demand of that obedience, the announcement of his Covenant, as in his sovereignty decreed, claims, not less effectively than an explicit law, the fulfilment of its duties. A representation of a system of things pre-determined in order that the obligations of the Covenant might be discharged; various exhibitions of the Covenant as ordained; and a description of the children of the Covenant as predestinated …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting Job
The book of Job is one of the great masterpieces of the world's literature, if not indeed the greatest. The author was a man of superb literary genius, and of rich, daring, and original mind. The problem with which he deals is one of inexhaustible interest, and his treatment of it is everywhere characterized by a psychological insight, an intellectual courage, and a fertility and brilliance of resource which are nothing less than astonishing. Opinion has been divided as to how the book should be …
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