Geneva Bible Notes: Job 23

Job 23:2 ^a He sheweth the juste cause of his coomplaining, & as touching that Elphaz had exhorted him to returne to God, {chap. 22,21}, he declareth that he desireth no thing more, but it semed that God wolde not be founde of him.

Job 23:2 ^! Job affirmeth that he bothe knoweth and feareth the power and sentence of the Judge.

Job 23:6 ^c Or his mercie he wolde giue me power to answer him.

Job 23:6 ^b Vsing his absolute power & saying, Because I am God, I may do what I wil.

Job 23:7 ^d When he of his mercie hathe giuen strength to mainteine their cause.

Job 23:8 ^e Meaning, that if he consider Gods justice, he is not able to comprehende his judgements on what side or parte soeuer he turneth himself.

Job 23:10 ^! And that he is not punished onely for his sinnes.

Job 23:10 ^f God hathe this preeminence aboue me that he knoweth my wayes: to wit, that I am innocent, and I am not able to judge of his workes: he sheweth also his confidence, that God doeth visite him for his profite.

Job 23:12 ^g His worde is more precious vnto me, then the meat wherewith the bodie is susteined.

Job 23:13 ^h Job confesseth that at this present he felt not Gods fauour, and yet was assured, that he had appointed him to a good end.

Job 23:14 ⁱ In many pointes man is not able to atteine to Gods judgements.

Job 23:16 ^k That I shulde not be without feare.

Job 23:17 ^l He sheweth the cause of his feare which is, that he being in trouble, seeth none end, nether yet knoweth the cause.