The debate between Job and his three friends had come to an end, neither side accepting defeat. They could think of nothing else to say that would change the other’s mind, and so they all sat in silence. Job had asked for a mediator between himself and God, one who would speak for him and present his cause to God. Elihu, a younger man who heretofore is not mentioned, felt that he was that person. Although he has sat in silence up to this point, listening to the arguments between the two sides, he now begins to speak. Although he was young, he had the wisdom to respect his elders and listen to their viewpoints. Only after no one continued to speak did he dare to interject and give his perspective. Elihu, we will find, was zealous for God’s honor. What Job and his friends said had made him angry, and yet he remained in control of himself; when he begins to speak, he is respectful and kind. Much like the Lord Jesus when He drove out the money changers from the temple[1], Elihu’s wrath had been kindled. However, he will wield it for God’s glory and honor and not for any human display of emotion. It is interesting to note that Job never debated Elihu’s comments, nor did the Lord rebuke him for what he said— except for continuing to talk when he had said all that God had placed upon his heart.

Job 9:32 (Job speaking) For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

Job 13:19 (Job speaking) Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

Job 32:2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job,
or that answered his words:
13 Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
14 Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

Job 33:6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

It is an interesting revelation here of how God speaks to men for salvation or for the correction of His children. He first uses someone to speak His Word or truth and then He speaks to the hearer’s heart with that same Word or truth. Elihu, we may say, prepared Job’s heart for what the Lord would soon say to him directly; and much of what Elihu says will later be reaffirmed by the Lord Himself. Elihu was much like John the Baptist, who prepared the way of the Lord; John made ready Israel’s heart to receive the message of their soon to be revealed Messiah. He was like a Christian believer who witness to the lost, sowing the Word in their hearts; then the Holy Spirit may use that testimony to convict and convince the lost concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. God has always given to men the privilege and responsibility to proclaim His truth. He could have used angels, and one day He will; or God could write His message across the skies, as He did to Belshazzar the king of Babylon; but it has “pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”

Job 33:23 (Elihu speaking) If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Luke 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Luke 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

John 1:15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

Rom 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Acts 5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

1 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Dan 5:5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

I Cor 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

There is a principle that God instituted in the Old Testament concerning the establishment of truth by two or three witnesses. Now in practice, this was applied to prove the guilt of someone who had broken the law; but it is also an eternal principle that God established concerning all truth. In Job’s situation, Elihu would be a witness and then the Lord Himself. Elihu’s testimony alone could have been construed by Job as just another opinion given by men. The Lord’s voice in the whirlwind alone could have been passed off as some delusion by Job; but the affect of both could not be explained away or ignored.

Deu 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Matt 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

We might at this time interject an interesting account about the old English preacher, Charles Spurgeon. For a great while Spurgeon had attempted to convince a famous doctor to come to his services—that he might hear the Word of God and be saved. At last the doctor came and Spurgeon delivered a greatly inspired message to the crowd. Toward the end of the service however, Spurgeon noted that one of the mentally challenged men, who came to his services regularly, had talked to the doctor before he could leave. Some time later, the doctor came to Spurgeon and told him about his glorious conversion to Christ. Spurgeon, thinking it was the great message he had preached, asked the doctor what he had said to convince him. The doctor replied that it was nothing in his message but something that the handicapped man had said to him. When the man spoke to him after the service he had asked the doctor, “Do you want to go to heaven?” The doctor said, “No,” to which the man replied, “Then go to hell.” Later that night, while trying to sleep, the Holy Spirit spoke to the doctor, asking him again and again, “Do you want to go to heaven?”, “Do you want to go to heaven?”, and each time the doctor said, “No.” After the last time he was asked however, the Holy Spirit spoke powerfully, “Then go to hell.” Trembling at the words, the doctor reported that he immediately got on his knees and pleaded for God’s mercy and forgiveness.

The marks of all true witnesses are to be found in Elihu—he was courteous and meek, but not afraid to speak the truth; he would not be intimidated by the fear of man; he was not a respecter of persons in what he said; he did not use flattery in order for his argument to be heard; neither did he seek any vain glory, nor was his witness self-motivated or self-inspired.

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Pro 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Job 32:21 (Elihu speaking) Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
22 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

Gal 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Gal 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

Elihu might also be considered a type of Christ. He was a mediator—one who stands between God and man. He was also made of flesh and blood, and understood the feelings and emotions of Job—as Jesus also does for mankind.

Job 33:6 (Elihu speaking) Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted

If now we have established Elihu as a true spokesmen for God, what was his message that God would have him deliver? In listening to the rebuttals of Job against his three friends, Elihu had come to see a flaw in Job’s reasoning. Although he does not accuse Job of any outright sin, as did the three friends, Elihu perceives something in Job’s argument that was contrary to the truth. Job had elevated his personal righteousness to that of being irreproachable. Job desired to be brought into a heavenly court of justice to prove his own innocence and to show that God was unjust in putting him through this suffering[2]. Job desired to confront God in this court of law and to present his complaint to an impartial jury. He also wanted to challenge God about what is right and wrong, fair and unfair. Job thought so much of his own integrity that he would accuse God of being mean-hearted, callous to Job’s suffering, and unfair in His treatment of him.

Job 33:8 (Elihu speaking) Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
9 I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

Job 13:18 (Job speaking) Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

Job 16:11 (Job speaking) God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
16 My face is foul with weeping, and my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.
20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

Job 19:6 (Job speaking) Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.

Job 23:1 Then Job answered and said,
2 Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

After his initial rebuke concerning Job’s claim of God’s injustice, Elihu will now reveal to Job the ways of God and the purposes that God has for allowing suffering to come to man.[3] Although God is under no obligation to justify anything He does, God will, nevertheless, reveal something of His purposes through Elihu. Elihu begins by saying that God uses suffering to turn man from his own purposes and pride; that suffering has a way of removing our taste for life so that we may contemplate things on a higher plane; that this life is not all that there is; and that God is working to turn man from the pit and destruction. The application of Elihu’s message to Job was—that because of the abundance of earthly blessings, Job’s heart had forgotten its true dependence upon God; Job’s pride in his own works was taking from God the glory that only He deserves; trust in his own integrity had blinded Job’s mind about his real need of God’s mercy; and Job’s ritualistic observances were taking the place of the true worship of God. Elihu also stresses the need of a witness or an interpreter that God may use to show men the error of their ways; and that God was now showing mercy to Job in turning him to the truth.

Job 33:13 (Elihu speaking) Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:
26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

At this point Elihu pauses his speaking. Some would say that he has delivered the message that God has for Job and should now have kept silent[4]. However, being young, he falls into the trap of seeking some affirmation from Job about what he has said. Job, however, makes no reply to Elihu as he did to his friends; for what Elihu has said has caused him to think. God’s messenger has spoken the truth, and it has pierced its way into Job’s heart. Job at this point is unresponsive, unable to speak. His emotions, which up to this time were raw and unwieldy, are now beginning to find some respite. He is thinking about all that he has gone through, about what he has said about God, about the words of Elihu, and now he needs a little time to sort things out before giving any kind of an answer. Elihu therefore, fails partly in his mission in that, at this point, he does not allow the Spirit of God to take over and do His work in Job’s heart. He is like an overzealous evangelist who feels that he must get people to make a decision to prove that his message has been effective. Many feel that they must help God accomplish His purpose, instead of allowing Him to do the work of bringing His children to Himself. The message here to all of God’s witnesses is that—when the Spirit of God stops talking, so should we. If we have spoken all that has come into our heart by the Spirit’s inspiration, then let us not try to embellish it with man’s wisdom. A few words spoken “in the Spirit” have a far greater effect than ten thousand spoken “in the flesh.” We may even be guilty of robbing the hearer of God’s message by our own ramblings. We might naturally feel a little foolish by what we have said and try to explain ourselves further, but we are better off leaving the hearer with only God’s message.

Job 33:31 (Elihu speaking) Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

Jas 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

1 Cor 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Elihu now, is like the young preacher who has finished his message in too short of time and begins to tell it again in his own power. It is the same message, but given in a different spirit. This time he is speaking on his own, not in the gentle, healing, drawing, loving ways of one directed by the Holy Spirit, but in the harsh, condemning ways of man. Because Job did not answer him straightaway, Elihu took it as an affront to him, or as indifference to what he has said. Possibly he felt, that because of his youth, his message was not received. Deeply offended, he now lashes out at Job much like the three friends. They also came as comforters, but when their message was rejected, they became offended and cast insults upon Job’s already bruised and beaten soul.

Job 34:5 (Elihu speaking) For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

Job 34:34 (Elihu speaking) Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

Job 35:1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,
2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

Furthermore, Elihu’s own vanity now begins to affect his message. He has had the glorious opportunity to speak on God’s behalf, but now it has gone to his head. This is the sad outcome for some preachers who are overcome by Satan and fall to their own pride. They, in turn, must now be the ones chastised by God to destroy their self-glorying and return them to a spirit of meekness and dependence upon God alone.

Job 36:1 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

1 Tim 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

2 Cor 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Elihu’s own message, while still containing some elements of truth, now, because it is spoken in the flesh, has some obvious error in it. When we compare what he says to what is said in the rest of the Scriptures, we find these falsehoods:

Elihu said;

Job 37:23 Touching the Almighty, (1) we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: (2) he will not afflict.
24 Men do therefore fear him: (3) he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

The Scriptures teach;

1. God does want us to come to know Him and He has made Himself available to man if He is approached in the right way.

Isa 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Jer 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

2. God certainly does afflict. This is taught throughout the Bible. All of God’s people are chastened to turn them from idolatry and bring them back to faith in Him. They are afflicted to promote their spiritual growth and increase their faith. Elihu has indicated that unless we do something specifically to offend God, He will leave us alone.

Pro 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

3. God respects true wisdom. He beseeches men to know Him, which is the beginning of wisdom, and to be wise in heart in all that they do.

Pro 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Pro 2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

Pro 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Elihu would never be allowed to finish all that he may have intended to say or that his aroused flesh may have led him to say, for he was soon to been interrupted by a heavenly visitation. This long-winded preacher would now be cut off by the Breath of God who begins to speak to Job.

Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.