Job 32:6-12

 

 

^“And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: “I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore, I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you.  I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’  But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand. It is not the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.  Therefore, I say, ‘Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.’

Young and old will both give you their thoughts, but my dad a very wise man, often said “your opinion on any matter is not of importance if the person you are speaking to has not asked for it.”  Elihu to my knowledge had not been asked for his thoughts on the matter, and I’m learning it is a wise person who wholes his tongue, especially when angry.  Elihu believes God had given him insight into the matter so he must regurgitate his thoughts over the next five chapters.

As we look at verses 11 – 22, you are going to see the young man had not been happy with his three friends nor Job and will not take the same line of assumptions as the three old men had.  He believes he has the right answers to the question and feels that if he did not speak out then he would be condemned.  He also will not give any thought to the four men for their wealth or place in society, for by doing so he would not be just.

 

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice

 

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