The Pulpit Commentary — Job — Section 561

EXPOSITION. •OHAPTER. XXXVI. strnction• (vers. 17-25). Finally, in illus- tration of God's might a.nd nnsea.rohable- Vers.1-33.-The two chapters, oh. xxxvi. nese, the desCI"iption of a thundel'Storm is and xxxvii., form a single disconrse, and commenced (vel'S. 26-33), which is carried ought not to have been separated; ·or, at any on into the next chapter. ri;te, not lio unskilfully as they are, in the middle of a description of· a thunderstorm. Vers. I, 2.-Elihu also proceeded, and said, They constitute o. final l\ppeal to Job, who Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that I is exhorted to submission, resignation, and have yet to speak on God's behalf; literally, that there are yet words for God. 'l'he con- po.tienre, in consideration of God's inscruta- troversy, i.e., ie not exhausted; there is yet bility, and of his perfeot justice, wisdom, much that may be urged on God's behalf, and strength. Oh. ixi; vi. begins with a in respect of the ohuges thou hast made short preface (vers. 1-4), in which Elihu 11gainst him. seek~ to p~ve. ,his. right to offer counsel to Ver. 3.-I will fetoh my knowledge from afar (compare the deolamtion, of Bildarl, eh. Job, after ·which God's justice is demon- viii. 8). In neither case does the perform• strated (vere. 5-16), and Job warned the.t ance justify the pretentious character cf the Ilia petulance may lead to hie complete de- preface. Elihu's argumenta e.re, for the  678 THE BOOK OF JOB. [OR, Xll\11, 1--J8,