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Job 36:11 Cross-References

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If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Job 36:11 (KJV)

Commentary on Job 36:11

Elihu presents a conditional promise: "If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures." The verb shama (שָׁמַע, "obey") means to hear and heed. The verb abad (עָבַד, "serve") means to work or worship. The promise of prosperity (tov, טוֹב, good) and pleasures (ne'imim, נְעִימִים, pleasant things) reflects covenant theology (Deuteronomy 28:1-14). Elihu's statement contains truth—obedience often leads to blessing in God's general providence. However, his application to Job is problematic. Reformed theology distinguishes between (1) God's genera...

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