Job 33:23-33; ; Job 34:1-15
Vv. 23 and 24 of ch. 33 direct our thoughts to the Lord Jesus, the most wonderful Interpreter, the Messenger of divine love. He came to show sinful man the way of righteousness, in other words, to bring him to recognize his condition and to judge himself in the divine light. Christ’s life on earth has, amongst other things, this effect – it shows, by contrast, the true state of man. But in order for God to show mercy, a propitiation was necessary. This was found in the death of Christ. Through this we are delivered from the pit of destruction. That is not all: vv. 25 and 26 suggest the new life, the communion, joy and righteousness which are ours. All these are a consequence of the resurrection of Christ, our Mediator, and His present position in glory. Finally vv. 27 and 28 recall the witness we are called to render "before men" about what God has done for us – may we never forget this.
In ch. 34, Elihu is obliged to speak severely. In justifying himself, Job had accused God of injustice (Job 32:2). This was more serious than he realised. In doing that he was associating himself with unbelievers and evil men and had to be sharply rebuked (Romans 9:14).