I. A good counsel. Elihu recommends Job to do two things.
1. To resolve on an improved life. This includes--
(1) Moral reform.
(2) Increased light.
2. To submit to the eternal will. God’s mind is the standard--all knowing, all loving, all righteous, immutable . . . Should the method of redemption be according to thy mind? Two facts convince us that the human mind is utterly incompetent to form a scheme for spiritual restoration. The mistakes it has made on the subject in interpreting Scripture. And the mistakes it has made on the subject in interpreting Christianity.
II. A bad example. Four things (verses 34-37) exhibit Elihu in no very virtuous or amiable light.
1. There is vanity.
2. Arrogance.
3. Heartlessness.
4. Calumny.
In these things Elihu is a warning to young advocates of religious opinions. (Homilist.)
