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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 (angels) 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 (naive).

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 outwardly prospering],
But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].

Wicked people » Prosperity of

Job 5:4 (show verse)

“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],
They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,
And there is no one to rescue them.

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)

“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.

Wicked people » Prosperity of

Job 5:6 (show verse)

“For affliction does not come forth from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring forth 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 naturally] 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)

“As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him,
And I would commit my cause to 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,
Marvelous things 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 upon the earth
And sends waters upon 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 He lifts to safety those who mourn.

Job 5:12 (show verse)

“He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.

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 catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the devious 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)

“In the daytime they meet in darkness,
And at noon they grope 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 God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,
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 have hope,
And injustice shuts 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 and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].