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Themes in Job 22

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Themes in Job 22

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Job 22:1 (show verse)

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

No Themes for this verse.

Job 22:2 (show verse)

Can a man be of any use to God?
Can even a wise man be of use to Him?

Man » Insignificance of
Man » Cannot profit God

Job 22:3 (show verse)

Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous?
Does He profit if you perfect your behavior?

Man » Insignificance of

Job 22:4 (show verse)

Does He correct you and take you to court
because of your piety?

Man » Insignificance of

Job 22:5 (show verse)

Isn’t your wickedness abundant
and aren’t your iniquities endless?

Man » Insignificance of
Sin » Sinfulness of

Job 22:6 (show verse)

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

false Accusations » General references to
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Creditor » Oppressions of
Debt » Security for
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
Garments » Called » Clothing
The poor » Punishment for » Acting unjustly towards
Slander » False accusations, general references to
FALSE » Accusations

Job 22:7 (show verse)

You gave no water to the thirsty
and withheld food from the famished,

The poor » Punishment for » Refusing to assist
Water » Described as » Refreshing

Job 22:8 (show verse)

while the land belonged to a powerful man
and an influential man lived on it.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 22:9 (show verse)

You sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Widow's » The wicked » Send, away empty

Job 22:10 (show verse)

Therefore snares surround you,
and sudden dread terrifies you,

The poor » Punishment for » Acting unjustly towards
The poor » Punishment for » Refusing to assist

Job 22:11 (show verse)

or darkness, so you cannot see,
and a flood of water covers you.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 22:12 (show verse)

Isn’t God as high as the heavens?
And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!

Heaven » Dwelling place of God

Job 22:13 (show verse)

Yet you say: “What does God know?
Can He judge through thick darkness?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 22:14 (show verse)

Clouds veil Him so that He cannot see,
as He walks on the circle of the sky.”

Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Walking
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Thick

Job 22:15 (show verse)

Will you continue on the ancient path
that wicked men have walked?

Antediluvians » Destruction of
the Deluge » Traditional notice of

Job 22:16 (show verse)

They were snatched away before their time,
and their foundations were washed away by a river.

Antediluvians » Destruction of
the Deluge » Traditional notice of
Flood » References to
Time » The duration of the world
The wicked » Cut off

Job 22:17 (show verse)

They were the ones who said to God, “Leave us alone!”
and “What can the Almighty do to us?”

Antediluvians » Destruction of
the Deluge » Traditional notice of

Job 22:18 (show verse)

But it was He who filled their houses with good things.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

No Themes for this verse.

Job 22:19 (show verse)

The righteous see this and rejoice;
the innocent mock them, saying,

No Themes for this verse.

Job 22:20 (show verse)

“Surely our opponents are destroyed,
and fire has consumed what they left behind.”

No Themes for this verse.

Job 22:21 (show verse)

Come to terms with God and be at peace;
in this way good will come to you.

Delighting in God » Reconciliation leads to
Peace » Promised to believers » Duty of seeking
spiritual Peace » Accompanies » Acquaintance with God
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:22 (show verse)

Receive instruction from His mouth,
and place His sayings in your heart.

Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:23 (show verse)

If you return to the Almighty, you will be renewed.
If you banish injustice from your tent

Evil » Kiss » Put away
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Return to God
Prosperity » Promised to the righteous
Protection » Is afforded to » Returning sinners
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:24 (show verse)

and consign your gold to the dust,
the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis,

Brooks » Often ran over pebbles
Gold » From ophir
Ophir » Products of » Gold
Prosperity » Promised to the righteous
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:25 (show verse)

the Almighty will be your gold
and your finest silver.

Prosperity » Promised to the righteous
Protection » Is afforded to » Returning sinners
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:26 (show verse)

Then you will delight in the Almighty
and lift up your face to God.

Delighting in God » Reconciliation leads to
Prosperity » Promised to the righteous
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:27 (show verse)

You will pray to Him, and He will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.

Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Return to God
private Prayer » Shall be heard
Prosperity » Promised to the righteous
Vows » Sacred, to be kept
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:28 (show verse)

When you make a decision, it will be carried out,
and light will shine on your ways.

Light, spiritual » Promised » To the obedient
Spiritual » Light promised » To the obedient
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:29 (show verse)

When others are humiliated and you say, “Lift them up,”
God will save the humble.

Afflicted » Duty to the
Humility » They who have » Delivered by God
Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:30 (show verse)

He will even rescue the guilty one,
who will be rescued by the purity of your hands.

Wicked people » Eliphaz's exhortation to