He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
The verse belongs to Elihu's argument and reproof to Job in Job 32-37. That argument is the third of the five parts of the book of Job. It tries to convince Job that he himself is not very great while God is everything. Job makes no answer to it and no comment is given on it.
It stands before the Lord's answer in chapter 38, which points to God's mighty works in creation to show His infinite power and wisdom and by contrast how exceedingly small Job is. It teaches how little Job can understand God's moral dealings with the children of men where eternal life itself is at stake. Inspiration guarantees that it is true that Elihu spoke these words, but it does not mean that everything spoken by every speaker in the book is true. The book must be studied as a whole and not cut into isolated lessons.
The verse belongs to Elihu's argument and reproof to Job in Job 32-37. That argument is the third of the five parts of the book of Job. It tries to convince Job that he himself is not very great while God is everything. Job makes no answer to it and no comment is given on it.
It stands before the Lord's answer in chapter 38, which points to God's mighty works in creation to show His infinite power and wisdom and by contrast how exceedingly small Job is. It teaches how little Job can understand God's moral dealings with the children of men where eternal life itself is at stake. Inspiration guarantees that it is true that Elihu spoke these words, but it does not mean that everything spoken by every speaker in the book is true. The book must be studied as a whole and not cut into isolated lessons.