約伯記 36:10

10 他 也 開 通 他 們 的 耳 朵 得 受 教 訓 ， 吩 咐 他 們 離 開 罪 孽 轉 回 。

約伯記 36:10 Meaning and Commentary

Job 36:10

He openeth also their ear to discipline
Or "to correction" ^F15; to the rod of correction; to hear the voice of it and him that has appointed it; its reproving voice for sin, its directing voice to duty, and its commanding voice to return from iniquity, as in the next clause. Or "to instruction" ^F16; God's corrections of his people being instructions to them, whereby they learn more of their duty, and of the rich experiences of grace; their faith, hope, love, and patience, are tried and increased hereby; and more of the love of God, of his care and faithfulness, of his covenant, of his gracious presence, and communion with God, what it is; and even of the doctrines of the everlasting Gospel: sometimes more is learned by an affliction than by a sermon. Now in order to hearken hereunto, to the voice of God in an affliction, the ear must be opened; which is first done in conversion by the mighty power of God: but sometimes good men fall asleep, and are inattentive to divine things; and this is one way God takes to awaken them, to arouse their attention; he speaks to them out of a whirlwind; he sends some terrible startling affliction, which fetches them out of their slumber, and so their ears are opened to hear what he says in it: at the noise of his waterspouts, and his billows one after another rolling over them, they are awakened to a sense of their sin and duty, ( Psalms 42:7 ) ;

and commandeth that they return from iniquity;
repent of their sin, turn from it and forsake it: such a strong voice has an affliction in it, when sanctified and attended with the spirit and power of God; then it effectually teaches men to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, as the word of God, the Gospel of the grace of God does, when accompanied with the same; as there is a commanding voice in the one, so there is in the other; and happy it is when such ends as these are answered by afflictions.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (rowml) "ad correptionem", Montanus; "ad correctionem", Beza, Michaelis, Schultens.
F16 "Ad eruditionem", Cocceius.

約伯記 36:10 In-Context

8 他 們 若 被 鎖 鍊 捆 住 ， 被 苦 難 的 繩 索 纏 住 ，

9 他 就 把 他 們 的 作 為 和 過 犯 指 示 他 們 ， 叫 他 們 知 道 有 驕 傲 的 行 動 。

10 他 也 開 通 他 們 的 耳 朵 得 受 教 訓 ， 吩 咐 他 們 離 開 罪 孽 轉 回 。

11 他 們 若 聽 從 事 奉 他 ， 就 必 度 日 亨 通 ， 歷 年 福 樂 ；

12 若 不 聽 從 ， 就 要 被 刀 殺 滅 ， 無 知 無 識 而 死 。