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He also opens their ears to instruction, And commands that they return from iniquity.
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Suffering as a Classroom
Commentators agree that affliction is not random but is a form of divine instruction. God uses suffering to get our attention, making us willing to learn the lessons He intends. As John Gill notes, sometimes more is learned through a trial than through a sermon. Matthew Henry summarizes the purpose as revealing past sin, inclining us to learn, and deterring us from future sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He openeth also their ear to discipline - to teaching; or he makes them willing to learn the lessons which their afflictions are de…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He openeth also their ear to discipline Or "to correction" F15; to the rod of correction; to hear the voi…
Elihu here shows that God acts as righteous Governor. He is always ready to defend those who are injured. If our eye is always toward God in duty, …
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13th Century
Catholic
Elihu wanted to argue against two points he found in Job's words: first, Job's claim that he was righteous, and second, his accusation that God's j…