Making a Differencewith Pastor Phil Erickson

Jun 14th, 2025 The Saturday Morning Post – Really, I Desire To Justify You

Reading for June 14 – Job 33 – 35 (Second Milers Read – 1 Timothy 4 – 6; Psalms 66 – 70; Proverbs 14)

(Job 33:31-33) Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. (32) If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. (33) If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

Good morning. As the old saying goes: it is better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you’re stupid, then to open it and remove all doubt! Elihu not only wanted to justify Job, but wanted Job to listen, and Elihu would teach him wisdom.

(Mat 7:1-5) Judge not, that ye be not judged. (2) For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. (3) And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (4) Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? (5) Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

There is little bit of Elihu’s understanding mentioned in chapter 34…

(Job 34:35-37) Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. (36) My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. (37) For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

I thought Elihu wanted to justify Job? There are two verses that come to mind…

(James 1:8) A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

And also…

(2Timothy 3:16-17) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

If someone asks you about what they should do in any given situation, give them the Word of God. If yoy don’t know: PRAY FIRST! And if you need to: SEEK GODLY COUNSIL

Peace.