Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 9:32-33

"For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment. There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both." — Job 9:32-33 (ASV)

For he is not a man, as I am ... —Is not that confession, if we believe that such a daysman as Job longed for has been given, itself a witness that it came from God and was given by God? The light that has shone upon us was shining then in Job's heart and shines forever in the pages of his book. Job felt, as he had been taught to feel, that in himself there was not only no hope but also no possibility of justification with God, unless there should be an umpire and impartial mediator who could make the cause of both his own, and reconcile and unite the two in himself.

It is useless to inquire what other particular form Job's aspiration may have taken, or how far he understood and meant what he said. But here are his words, and this is what they must mean. And it is for us to adore the wisdom by which these words were made so accurately to correspond with what we know God has given to us. We know that a daysman has laid his hand upon us both; and while we see that this is what Job wanted, we cannot but see more plainly that this is what we want. It should be noted that this word daysman, or judge, is immediately connected with the scriptural phrase the day of the Lord, and St. Paul’s words, the day shall declare it (1 Corinthians 3:13).