Job 34:1-37
34:1-4 Elihu ignorantly inserted himself into Job's conversation and assumed that his words held wisdom and merit that the others' did not.
34:5-9 Elihu quoted Job but like Job's friends, brushed over Job's sincerity and instead flooded the conversation with his own interpretation of Job's plight.
34:10-15 Elihu felt that God had full authority over every situation, and that thought was correct. But because Elihu and Job's friends were not members of the relationship between God and Job, specifically, the application of their thoughts to Job's situation was incorrect.
34:16-20 He felt that Job should not question the precipitation of God's plans in his life. But God blessed us with brains and He anticipates that we will use them. Job could not connect what he knew about God with what became of his life; the fact that he wanted to find that connection was a testament to his faith.
34:21-30 Elihu decided that Job had been targeted by God as a sinner; he was entirely wrong. It is true that God's judgement is perfect and founded in justice. A wicked person does not escape His gaze or authority. Yet Job had not been caught in that net.
34:31-33 Elihu wanted Job to submit to repentance, Job would have readily done so if he had sinned against God. But Job knew that he had not broken a commandment and could not possibly apologize sincerely for something he had not done.
34:34-37 Elihu tried to discredit Job and exalt himself; in direct contradiction to the word of God, Elihu lifted himself up rather than others. He replaced God's truth with his own supposed-knowledge. Instead of listening to Job, he delighted in condemning him.
