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Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?--
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God's Rule Requires Justice
Commentators explain that Elihu's question is a powerful argument from logic: How could a being who hates justice possibly govern the universe? The very nature of God's supreme authority implies His perfect justice. To be the ultimate Ruler, He must be righteous. This is presented as a foundational truth to counter Job's complaints about his suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shall even he that hateth right govern? The margin reads, as in Hebrew, “bind”—that is, shall he bind by laws? The argument in this verse …
19th Century
Anglican
Shall even he... . —The argument is that one who holds such a position of absolute rule cannot be other than most just. He who is …
Baptist
And wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Will you, poor puny mortal, arraign the Most High, and dare to condemn him who is most…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Shall even he that hates right govern? &c.] That hates moral and civil justice; is such an one fit to rule among men…
Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove t…
13th Century
Catholic
After accusing Job of wanting to dispute with God, Elihu begins to dispute two points he had already mentioned (Job 33:9–12; [Reference…
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