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Themes in Job 5

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Themes in Job 5

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Job 5:1 (show verse)

“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

Envy » What envy does
Wrath » What wrath does

Job 5:2 (show verse)

“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple.

Anger » Brings its own punishment
Envy » What envy does
Envy » Hurtful to the envious
Wrath » What wrath does

Job 5:3 (show verse)

“I have seen the foolish taking root,
And I cursed his abode immediately.

Wicked people » Prosperity of

Job 5:4 (show verse)

“His sons are far from safety,
They are even oppressed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.

Courts of justice » Inferior » Held at the gates
Courts of justice » The judgment of » Allusions to
Gates » Of cities » Public censure passed at
Wicked people » Prosperity of

Job 5:5 (show verse)

“His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the

schemer is eager for their wealth.

Wicked people » Prosperity of

Job 5:6 (show verse)

“For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

Afflictions » God appoints
Afflictions » Man is born to
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous

Job 5:7 (show verse)

For man is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.

Distress » Sorrow » Common to all men
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Man » Man being born into trouble
Man » Born to trouble
Trouble » Common to all men
Trouble » Who is born into trouble

Job 5:8 (show verse)

“But as for me, I would seek God,
And I would place my cause before God;

Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Mourning » Those that mourn
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Safety » Who shall be safe
Seeking God » Saints » Desirous of
Uplift » Who the lord lifts up

Job 5:9 (show verse)

Who does great and unsearchable things,

Wonders without number.

Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
God » Trust in » Unsearchable
Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Things
Mourning » Those that mourn
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Power » Of God » Described as » Unsearchable
God, Power of » Described as » Unsearchable
Safety » Who shall be safe
Uplift » Who the lord lifts up
Wonderful » Works of God » Spoken of as great things
Works of God » Spoken of as great things

Job 5:10 (show verse)

“He gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields,

Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness
Endowments » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Gifts » Presents to men spiritual » Temporal, to men
God » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Mourning » Those that mourn
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Rain » God » Gives
Safety » Who shall be safe
Temporal » Gifts to men
Uplift » Who the lord lifts up

Job 5:11 (show verse)

So that He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

Job 5:12 (show verse)

“He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.

Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness
Evil » Devices » Will be defeated
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Frowardness » The froward
hands » God makes impotent
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Plans of men » Devices, evil » Will be defeated
The wicked » Confounded
The wicked » Devices of » Will be defeated

Job 5:13 (show verse)

“He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

Counsel » The counsel of the froward
Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Frowardness » The froward
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence

Job 5:14 (show verse)

“By day they meet with darkness,
And grope at noon as in the night.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Frowardness » The froward
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence

Job 5:15 (show verse)

“But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
God » To believers » To the poor
God's Promises » To the poor » To the poor
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
The poor » Promises to » To the poor

Job 5:16 (show verse)

“So the helpless has hope,
And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Men » Spiritual » Evil men put to silence
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
The poor » Should » Hope in God
men Silenced » Evil men put to silence

Job 5:17 (show verse)

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

Afflicted saints » Should not despise chastening
Afflicted saints » Joy under
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions » God appoints
Afflictions » Saints have joy under
the Blessed » Whom God chastens
Chastisement » Those whom the lord chastens
Despisement » What not to despise
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Happiness » Affliction of the righteous leads to
Happiness of saints in this life » Is derived from » Divine chastening
Peace » God bestows upon those who » Endure his chastisements
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Reproof » God gives reproof to his own children
Trials » Often blessings in disguise

Job 5:18 (show verse)

“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;
He wounds, and His hands also heal.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence

Job 5:19 (show verse)

“From six troubles He will deliver you,
Even in seven evil will not touch you.

Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » Deliverance from, promised to believers
Deliverance » Divine, example of » Promised to believers
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
God's Promises » Of deliverance » Promised to believers
Judgments » Saints » Preserved during
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence

Job 5:20 (show verse)

“In famine He will redeem you from death,
And in war from the power of the sword.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Famine » Righteous delivered from
Fear of God » Guilty
Judgments » Saints » Preserved during
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Privileges of saints » Secure during public calamities

Job 5:21 (show verse)

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,

And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Fear of God » Guilty
Scourging » Figurative » Of the evil tongue
Slander » The tongue of, is a scourge

Job 5:22 (show verse)

“You will laugh at violence and famine,

And you will not be afraid of wild beasts.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Fear of God » Guilty

Job 5:23 (show verse)

“For you will be in league with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

Covenants » Illustrative » (with stones and beasts of the earth,) of peace and prosperity
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Fear of God » Guilty
Peace » God bestows upon those who » Endure his chastisements
Privileges of saints » Secure during public calamities

Job 5:24 (show verse)

“You will know that your tent is secure,
For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Fear of God » Guilty
Peace » God bestows upon those who » Endure his chastisements

Job 5:25 (show verse)

“You will know also that your

descendants will be many,

And your offspring as the grass of the earth.

Children » Promised to the righteous
Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Fear of God » Guilty

Job 5:26 (show verse)

“You will come to the grave in full vigor,
Like the stacking of grain in its season.

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous

Job 5:27 (show verse)

“Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”

Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous