Geneva Bible Notes: Job 22

Job 22:2 (!) Eliphaz affirmeth that Job is punished for his sinnes.

Job 22:2 (a) Thogh men were juste, yet, God colde haue no profite of this his justice: and therefore when he punisheth him, he hathe no regard to justice, but to his sinne.

Job 22:4 (b) Left you shuldes reproue or hurt him?

Job 22:6 (!) He accuseth him of vnmercifulnes

Job 22:6 (c) Thou hast bene cruel, and without charitie, & woldest do nothing, for the poore, but for thine owne aduantage

Job 22:8 (d) When thou wast in power and autoritie, thou didst not justice, but wrong.

Job 22:9 (e) Thou hast not onely not shewed pitie, but oppressed them.

Job 22:11 (f) That is, manifolde afflictions.

Job 22:12 (h) That so muche the more by that excellent worke you maiest freare God and reuerence him.

Job 22:12 (g) He accuseth Job of impietie & contempt of God, as thogh he wolde say, If thou passe not for men, yet consider the height of Gods manjestie.

Job 22:13 (i) He reproueth Job as thogh he denied Gods prouidence, and that he colde not se the things that were done in this worlde.

Job 22:13 (!) And that he denied Gods prouidence.

Job 22:15 (k) How God hath punished them from the beginning?

Job 22:16 (l) He proueth Gods prouidence by the punishement fo the wicked, whome he taketh away before they can gring their wicked purposes to passe.

Job 22:18 (m) He answereth to that, which Job had saide {Chap. 21,7} that the wicked haue profperitie in this worlde: desiring that he might not be partaker of the like.

Job 22:19 (n) The just rejoyce at the destruction of the wicked for two causes: first, because God sheweth him self judge of the worlde, & this meanes continueth his honour and glorie: secondly, because God sheweth that he hathe care ouer his in that he punisheth their enemies.

Job 22:20 (p) Meaning, of the wicked.

Job 22:20 (o) That is, the state and preseruation of the godlie is hid vnder Gods wings.

Job 22:21 (q) He exhorteth Job to repentance and to returne to God.

Job 22:21 (!) He exhorteth him to repentance.

Job 22:23 (r) God wil restore vnto thee all thy substance.

Job 22:24 (s) Which shalbe in abundance like dust.

Job 22:28 (t) That is, the fauour of God.

Job 22:29 (u) God wil deliuer his when the wicked are destroyed rounde about them, as in the flood and in Sodom.

Job 22:30 (x) God wil deliuer a whole countrey from peril, euen for the juste mans sake.