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That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.
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God's Protective Intervention
Commentators agree that one purpose of God's communication, such as through dreams or an awakened conscience, is to mercifully intervene and stop a person from carrying out a sinful plan. This is seen as a protective act to steer individuals away from actions that would lead to their own harm and destruction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That he may withdraw man from his purpose - Margin, “work.” The sense is plain. God designs to warn him of the consequences of exec…
19th Century
Anglican
From his purpose. —Rather, That He may withdraw man from carrying out his evil actions, and may remove that pride from man whi…
Baptist
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That he may withdraw a man [from his] purposeF13 Or "work", his wicked work, as the Targum; either which …
God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; Elihu discourses on all of these. At that time, as far as we know, there was no D…
13th Century
Catholic
Elihu has already proposed the things he intended to debate with Job. Since Job, before he spoke the words Elihu cited (Job 33:10–11), …
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