Job 22:21

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Job 22:21-30

Job 22:21-30 21. Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22. Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23. If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 26. For then shalt thou... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Job 22:21-22

(21) ¶ Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. (22) Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. There is a great deal of sound truth, and sound gospel, in this advice of Eliphaz. An acquaintance with GOD, must be the only foundation for true peace with him. He that cometh to GOD must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6 . Reader! until we know GOD in CHRIST,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Job 22:21-30

21-30 The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had hitherto not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. The counsel Eliphaz here gives is good, though, as to Job, it was built upon a false supposition that he was a stranger and enemy to God. Let us beware of slandering our brethren; and if it be our lot to suffer in this manner, let us remember how Job was treated; yea, how Jesus was reviled, that we may be patient. Let us examine whether there may... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Job 22:1-99

Job 22-31 The outspoken way in which Job had told his friends, that the comfort they had offered was untrue and valueless, rather naturally moved Eliphaz to begin his third speech on a still more bitter note. Job certainly had been defending his own character, but did he confer any profit or benefit on the Almighty by the righteousness and perfection that he claimed? And would God enter into judgment with him as though he were His equal? There could be but one answer to these questions, and it... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Job 22:21-30

An Admonition to Repent v. 21. Acquaint now thyself with Him, make friends with the Lord while there is yet time, and be at peace; thereby good shall come unto thee, Job would again receive the blessing of the Lord if he would but repent of his wickedness. v. 22. Receive, I pray thee, the law from His mouth, the instruction from the mouth of God should guide him on the right way, and lay up His words in thy heart, he should keep them like a precious treasure from which he might draw at all... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Job 22:1-30

THIRD SERIES OF CONTROVERSIAL DISCOURSESTHE ENTANGLEMENT REACHING ITS EXTREME POINTJob 22-28I. Eliphaz and Job: Chapter 22–24A.—Eliphaz: Reiterated accusation of Job, from whose severe sufferings it must of necessity be inferred that he had sinned grievously, and needed to repent:Job 22:1-201. The charge made openly that Job is a great sinnerJob 22:1-101 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:2 Can a man be profitable unto God,as he that is wise may be profitable unto... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Job 22:21

Job KNOWLEDGE AND PEACE Job_22:21 . 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 come to Job is plainly mere worldly prosperity. This... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Job 22:1-30

“Acquaint Thyself with God” Job 22:1-30 Eliphaz opens the third cycle of the discussion with a speech altogether too hard and cruel. He begins with an enumeration of Job’s fancied misdeeds, Job 22:1-11 . The fundamental position with Eliphaz was the absolute, even-handed justice of God. In contrast with the oriental magnate who is influenced by gifts, God at least was unimpeachable; and therefore, however Job might affirm the contrary, he must have deserved the chastisement which had... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Job 22:1-30

Here begins the third cycle in the controversy, and again EIiphaz is the first speaker. His address consisted of two movements. First, he made a definite charge against Job (1-20); and, second, he made his final appeal to Job (21-30). He approached his charge by practically declaring, in a series of questions, first, that a man's righteousness is no direct gain to God, and consequently that it is inconceivable that God punishes a man for his goodness. He then proceeded to declare the sins... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Job 22:21

SPIRITUAL ACQUAINTANCE‘Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace.’ Job 22:21 I. We may learn much of God in nature.—Everywhere the world is beautiful—sea and sky, wave and grass, flower and sea-shell, wood and river; but how much poorer it would be if it did not speak from every leaf of its great picture-book—reminding us of the missals of the Middle Ages—of the Eternal God. As by studying the pictures, or books, of an illustrious man whom we have never seen, so by contemplating the... read more

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