Elihu Continues. Job 36& 37

 

Job 36 -37 – Elihu Continues

 

Elihu is saying that God is removed from us, and we cannot communicate with Him because He is so far from us. Elihu is wrong in that.

 

“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, that he will not hear.” Isaiah 59:2 “None calls for justice, nor any pleads for truth; they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.” Isaiah 59:3-4.

 

There is one Mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ, and today we can come to God through Him.

 

Elihu said no one can teach like God. That is a true statement. The teaching of the Lord Jesus is the greatest teaching the world has ever known right down to the present hour.

 

The friends of Job tried to be his counselors. They were trying to take the place of God in this man’s life. Their problem was that their own knowledge was not adequate. No counselor can know all the facts or have all the wisdom that is necessary. Elihu doesn’t know how to approach God, and he is far removed from Him. That is why it is necessary for God to break through.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.