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Treasure God's Word in Your Heart
Commentators explain that Eliphaz's counsel is to do more than just hear God's commands. It means to internalize His truth, treasuring it in your heart like a valuable possession. This stored-up word then becomes a resource for guidance, resisting temptation, and instruction.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 22:22
18th Century
Theologian
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth – Listen to His commands, and obey His precepts.
And lay up his words in…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 22:22
19th Century
Bishop
The law from his mouth. —It would be highly interesting to know whether by this law (Torah), the Law, the Torah, was in a…
John Gill
On Job 22:22
17th Century
Pastor
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth
Not the law of Moses; for it is a question whether that was as yet, or …
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Matthew Henry
On Job 22:21–30
17th Century
Minister
The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had previously not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. …