Job:6

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* Verse 1-7 - Job still justifies himself in his complaints . In addition to outward troubles , the inward sense of God 's wrath took away all his courage and resolution . The feeling sense of the wrath of God is harder to bear than any outward afflictions . What then did the Saviour endure in the garden and on the cross , when he bare our sins , and his soul was made a sacrifice to Divine justice for us ! Whatever burden of affliction , in body or estate , God is pleased to lay upon us , we may well submit to it as long as he continues to us the use of our reason , and the peace of our conscience ; but if either of these is disturbed , our case is very pitiable . Job reflects upon his friends for their censures . He complains he had nothing offered for his relief , but what was in itself tasteless , loathsome , and burdensome . * Verse 8-13 - Job had desired death as the happy end of his miseries . For this , Eliphaz had reproved him , but he asks for it again with more vehemence than before . It was very rash to speak thus of God destroying him . Who , for one hour , could endure the wrath of the Almighty , if he let loose his hand against him ? Let us rather say with David , O spare me a little . Job grounds his comfort upon the testimony of his conscience , that he had been , in some degree , serviceable to the glory of God . Those who have grace in them , who have the evidence of it , and have it in exercise , have wisdom in them , which will be their help in the worst of times . * Verse 14-30 - In his prosperity Job formed great expectations from his friends , but now was disappointed . This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer . Those who rest their expectations on the creature , will find it fail when it should help them ; whereas those who make God their confidence , have help in the time of need , Hebrews strkjv @4:16 . Those who make gold their hope , sooner or later will be ashamed of it , and of their confidence in it . It is our wisdom to cease from man . Let us put all our confidence in the Rock of ages , not in broken reeds ; in the Fountain of life , not in broken cisterns . The application is very close ; "for now ye are nothing ." It were well for us , if we had always such convictions of the vanity of the creature , as we have had , or shall have , on a sick-bed , a death-bed , or in trouble of conscience . Job upbraids his friends with their hard usage . Though in want , he desired no more from them than a good look and a good word . It often happens that , even when we expect little from man , we have less ; but from God , even when we expect much , we have more . Though Job differed from them , yet he was ready to yield as soon as it was made to appear that he was in error . Though Job had been in fault , yet they ought not to have given him such hard usage . His righteousness he holds fast , and will not let it go . He felt that there had not been such iniquity in him as they supposed . But it is best to commit our characters to Him who keeps our souls ; in the great day every upright believer shall have praise of God . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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