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Job 36:22

The Pulpit Commentary on Job 36:22

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Behold, God exalteth by his power; rather, behold, God doeth loftily in his power (see the Revised Version). Who teacheth like him? This has been called "the key-note of Elihu's whole discourse" (Cook).

The entire providential government of the world by God he views as didactic, as a series of moral lessons addressed to men by their Maker (see , ; ; , etc.). If the lessons intended are taken to heart, then all goes well with men; if they are rejected, then very sad and terrible results follow ().

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