Wesley Corpus

Chapter XXIV Job shews that open sinners are often prosperous, ver. 1 - 12. That secret sinners often pass undiscovered, ver. 13 - 18. That God punishes such by secret judgments, and reserves them for future judgment, ver. 19 - 25. Why - Why (how comes it to pass) seeing times, (the fittest seasons for every, action, and particularly for the punishment of wicked men,) are not hidden from, or unknown to the Almighty God, (seeing all times, and men that live, and things that are done, or to be done in their times and seasons, are exactly known to God) do they that know him, (who love and obey him) not see (whence is it that they cannot discern) his (that is, God's) days His times and seasons which he takes for the punishment of ungodly men; which if they were constant and fixed in this life, they would not be unknown to good men, to whom God uses to reveal his secrets. Pledge - Contrary to God's law, first written in mens hearts, and afterwards in holy scripture, Exod 22:26,27. Way - Out of the path or place in which these oppressors walk and range. They labour to keep out of their way for fear of their farther injuries. Hide - For fear of these tyrants. Wild asses - Which are lawless, and fierce, and greedy of prey. Desert - Which is the proper habitation of wild asses. They - The oppressors. Go - To spoil and rob. They - The oppressors. Wicked - Of such as themselves: so they promiscuously robbed all, even their brethren in iniquity. Naked - Those whom they stripped of their garments and coverings. Wet - With the rain - water, which runs down the rocks or mountains into the caves, to which they fled for shelter. Rock - Are glad when they can find a cleft of a rock in which they may have some protection against the weather. They - The oppressors. Pluck - Out of covetousness; they will not allow the mother time for the suckling of her infant. The sheaf - That single sheaf which the poor man had got with the sweat of his brow to satisfy his hunger. Walls - Within the walls of the oppressors for their use. Suffer - Because they are not permitted to quench their thirst out of the wine which they make.