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I will get my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
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A Mission to Defend God
Commentators unanimously agree that the phrase 'ascribe righteousness to my Maker' is the thesis statement for Elihu's entire speech. His primary goal is to vindicate God's character, asserting that God is perfectly just in all His ways, even in allowing suffering. This sets his argument apart from both Job's complaints and the friends' flawed accusations.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will fetch my knowledge from afar - What I say shall not be mere commonplace. It shall be the result of reflection on subjects that lie ou…
19th Century
Anglican
I will fetch my knowledge from afar. —But is this not what Bildad had said before him? (Job 8:8 and following…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will fetch my knowledge from afar Not from himself; for it is but a small share of knowledge that a man gets of hi…
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Elihu only maintained that the affliction was sent for his trial; and lengthened because Job was not yet thoroughly humbled under it. He sought to …
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…
