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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 out if you please. Will anyone answer you?
Which of the holy ones will you turn to?

Envy » What envy does
Wrath » What wrath does

Job 5:2 (show verse)

For anger kills a fool,
and jealousy slays the gullible.

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 a fool taking root,
but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.

Wicked people » Prosperity of

Job 5:4 (show verse)

His children are far from safety.
They are crushed at the city gate,
with 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 consume his harvest,
even taking it out of the thorns.
The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.

Wicked people » Prosperity of

Job 5:6 (show verse)

For distress does not grow out of the soil,
and trouble does not 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)

But mankind is born for trouble
as surely 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)

However, if I were you, I would appeal to God
and would present my case to Him.

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)

He 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 to the earth
and sends water to 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)

He sets the lowly on high,
and mourners are lifted to safety.

Job 5:12 (show verse)

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no 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 traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.

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)

They encounter darkness by day,
and they grope at noon
as if it were 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)

He saves the needy from their sharp words

and from the clutches of the powerful.

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 poor 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)

See how happy the man is God corrects;
so do not reject 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 crushes but also binds up;
He strikes, but 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)

He will rescue you from six calamities;
no harm will touch you in seven.

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 battle, 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 safe from slander
and not fear destruction 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 destruction and hunger
and not fear the animals of the earth.

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 have a covenant with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals 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,
and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home.

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 also know that your offspring will be many
and your descendants like 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 approach the grave in full vigor,
as a stack of sheaves is gathered 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)

We have investigated this, and it is true!
Hear it and understand it for yourself.

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