Wesley Corpus

Chapter XVI Job upbraids his friends with unkindness, ver. 1 - 5. Bemoans himself, ver. 6 - 16. Appeals from their censure to the righteous judgment of God, ver. 17 - 22. Such things - These things are but vulgar and trivial. And so are all creatures, to a soul under deep conviction of sin, or the arrest of death. End - When wilt thou put an end to these impertinent discourses He retorts upon him his charge, chap.15:2,3. He - God, as appears by the following words. Weary - Either of complaining, or, of my life. Desolate - Hast turned my society into desolation, by destroying my children and servants. Eyes - Looks upon me with a fierce, and sparkling eye, as enraged persons use to do. They - My friends. Gaped - Opened their mouths wide against me. In all this Job was a type of Christ. These very expressions are used in the predictions of his sufferings, Psal 22:13. They gaped upon me with their mouths, and Mic 5:1. They shall smite the judge of Israel upon the check. The wicked - And thus Christ was delivered into wicked hands, by the determinate counsel of God. Shaken - As a mighty man doth with some stripling, when he wrestleth with him. Mark - That he may shoot all his arrows in me. His archers - Whoever are our enemies, we must look on them as God's archers, and see him directing the arrow. I have - So far am I from stretching out my hand against God, chap.15:25, that I have humbled myself deeply under his hand. I have not only put on sackcloth, but sewed it on, as being resolved to continue my humiliation, as long as my affliction continues. Defiled my horn - I have willingly parted with all my wealth, and power, and glory (as the horn often signifies in scripture,) and been content to lie in the dust. Not - And all this is not come upon me for any injurious dealing, but for other reasons known to God only. Pure - I do not cast off God's fear and service, chap.15:4. I do still pray and worship God, and my prayer is accompanied with a sincere heart.