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He doesn`t preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted their right.
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God's Just Government
All commentators agree that this verse's primary message is about God's character as a just Governor. Elihu states that God actively distinguishes between the wicked and the righteous, ensuring that He does not favor the wicked but administers justice and rights the wrongs of the poor and afflicted.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment that the three friends of Job had …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He preserveth not the life of the wicked He makes a difference between wicked and righteous men, which shows him to be a holy …
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…
