job-22:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:21

Acquaint now thyself with him - Margin, that is, “with God.” Eliphaz takes it for granted now, that Job was a sinner wholly unreconciled to God, and unacquainted with him. This fact, he supposes, was the source of all his calamities. As long as he remained thus unreconciled to God, he must be miserable. He proceeds, therefore, in a most beautiful manner, to exhort him to be at peace with God, and portrays the benefits which would result from such a reconciliation. There are few passages in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 22:21

Job 22:21. Acquaint now thyself with him That is, with God, as appears both from Job 22:23, where he is expressed, and from the nature of the matter in hand, there being no other way to happiness. Renew thy acquaintance with God by prayer, and repentance for all thy sins, and true humiliation under his hand, and hearty compliance with all his commands, and diligent care to serve and enjoy him. It is our honour, that we are made capable of this acquaintance; our misery, that by sin we have... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 22:1-30

22:1-26:14 THIRD ROUND OF ARGUMENTEliphaz speaks (22:1-30)In the first two rounds Eliphaz had not been as severe on Job as the others. Now, however, he attacks Job with specific accusations. He argues that since a person can add nothing to God, God would not make Job suffer in the hope of gaining some benefit for himself. The reason for Job’s suffering must lie with Job, not with God (22:1-3. Note how once again Eliphaz refers back to the main part of his dream; cf. 4:17-19). And since God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 22:21

Acquaint. This is the false theology of Eliphaz. Compare Job 42:8 . good = blessing. Most codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and unto = upon. Vulgate, read "thy gain shall be blessing". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Job 22:21

"Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:Thereby good shall come unto thee.Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,And lay up his words in thy heart.If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up,If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.And lay thou thy treasure in the dust,And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.And the Almighty will be thy treasure,And precious silver unto thee.For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty,And shalt lift up... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 22:21

Job 22:21. Acquaint now thyself, &c.— Humble thyself, I pray thee, before him, and make restitution. Heath. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 22:21

21. Eliphaz takes it for granted, Job is not yet "acquainted" with God; literally, "become a companion of God." Turn with familiar confidence to God. and be—So thou shalt be: the second imperatively expresses the consequence of obeying the first ( :-). peace—prosperity and restoration to Job; true spiritually also to us (Romans 5:1; Colossians 1:20). good— (Colossians 1:20- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 22:1-23

D. The Third cycle of Speeches between Job and His Three Friends chs. 22-27In round one of the debate Job’s friends probed his intellect, and in round two they probed his conscience. In round three they probed specific issues."The lamentable fact is that the friends endorsed Satan’s view of Job as a hypocrite. Thinking to defend God, they became Satan’s advocates, insisting that he whom God designated as His servant belonged to the devil." [Note: Kline, p. 477.] We could summarize the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 22:1-30

1. Eliphaz’s third speech ch. 22In his third speech Eliphaz was even more discourteous than he had been previously."He [Eliphaz] made three serious accusations against Job: he is a sinner (Job 22:1-11), he is hiding his sins (Job 22:12-20), and he must confess his sins and repent before God can help him (Job 22:21-30)." [Note: Wiersbe, p. 47.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 22:21-30

Job’s need to repent 22:21-30This appeal sounds almost tender. However, Eliphaz had been very condemning in what he had just accused Job of doing and thinking. Job did not need to repent, as Eliphaz suggested (Job 22:23). He was not suffering because he had sinned greatly.We should not use this type of approach when appealing to the unsaved today because God does not require reformation before He will accept a sinner. Furthermore, He does not promise physical prosperity to those who repent.... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 22:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 22:21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 22:1-30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 22:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Job 22:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 22:21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 22:21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 22:1-23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 22:1-30

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 22:21-30

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