Elihu Challenges Job About What He Thought Job Had Said |
Job 35:1-16 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks] |
Elihu [continued to speak] & said, [Do] you [think] this [is] right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God's? For you [said,] What advantage will it be to you? And, What [benefit] shall I have, if I [am] cleansed from my sin? [Job 21:15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?And what [benefit] should we have, if we pray to Him?] |
I will answer you & your companions with you. Look into the heavens, & see; & [look at] the clouds [that] are higher than you. If you [sin,] what [have] you [ [done] against [God?] Or if your [sins are] multiplied, [how] [does] [that affect] Him? |
[Job 7:20-21 I have sinned. What shall I do [for] You, O You preserver of men? Why have You [put] me [like a target,] against You, so that I'm a burden to myself? |
And why don't You pardon my [sins,] & take away my iniquity? For how shall I sleep in the dust [when I'm dead?] And You shall seek me in the morning, but I shall [no longer exist.] |
If you [are] righteous, what [benefit do] you [give God?] Or what [does] [God] receive [from] your [hands?] Your wickedness may hurt a man [like] you [are.] And your righteousness may [benefit] the son of man. |
[But because] of the multitude of [your] oppressions, [that] make the oppressed cry [out;] they cry out, [because of] the arm of the mighty. [Judges 10:11-14 And the Lord said to the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, Didn't I deliver you from the: Egyptians, Amorites, the children, [a.k.a. people, from] Ammon, & the Philistines? Also the: Zidonians, Amalekites, & the Maonites, [who] [oppressed] you, & you cried [out] to Me. And I delivered you out of their hand. [Still,] you have [abandoned] Me, & served other gods. [For this reason,] I will no [longer] deliver you. Go, & cry [out] to the gods [that] you have chosen. Let them deliver you, in your time of tribulation.] |
But [no one says,] Where is God, my Maker, Who [gives] songs in the night, & Who [teaches] us more than the [animals] of the earth, & [makes] us wiser than the [birds] of heaven? There, they cry [out,] but [no one gives an] answer, because of the pride of evil men. [Proverbs 1:28 Then, they shall call upon Me, but I will not answer. They shall seek Me early, but they [won't] find Me.] |
Surely, God won’t hear [what is worthless] vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. [Isaiah 1:15 And when you spread [out] your hands, I will hide [My] eyes from you. [Yes,] when you make many prayers, I won’t hear: your hands are full of [bloodshed.] |
Although you [say,] you [shall] not see [God, still] judgment, [a.k.a. justice,] is before Him. Therefore, you trust in [God.] But now, because it's not so, & [God has] visited in His anger; [still, God knows it's] not [excessive.] |
Therefore, Job [opens] his mouth in vain, [worthless pride,] & he [multiplies] [his] words without knowledge. |
And I heard, but [didn't understand.] Then, I said, O my Lord, What shall be the end of these things? And He said, Go [on] your way, Daniel: for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the End. Daniel 12:8-9 KJV
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling
About Understanding the Bible:
Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible.
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV.
Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning.
For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.
The Table Format:
The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.