Hiob 22:24-30

24 Und lege das Golderz in den Staub und das Gold von Ophir unter den Kies der Bäche;

25 so wird der Allmächtige dein Golderz und dein glänzendes Silber sein.

26 Denn dann wirst du an dem Allmächtigen dich ergötzen und zu Gott dein Angesicht erheben.

27 Du wirst zu ihm beten, und er wird dich erhören; und deine Gelübde wirst du bezahlen.

28 Beschließest du eine Sache, so wird sie zustande kommen, und Licht wird strahlen über deinen Wegen.

29 Wenn sie abwärts gehen, so wirst du sagen: Empor! Und den, der mit gesenkten Augen einhergeht, wird er retten.

30 Selbst den Nicht-Schuldlosen wird er befreien: er wird befreit werden durch die Reinheit deiner Hände.

Hiob 22:24-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 22

This chapter contains the third and last reply of Eliphaz to Job, in which he charges him with having too high an opinion of himself, of his holiness and righteousness, as if God was profited by it, and laid thereby under obligation to him, whereas he was not, Job 22:1-3; and as if he reproved and chastised him, because of his fear of him, whereas it was because of his sins, Job 22:4,5; an enumeration of which he gives, as of injustice, oppression, cruelty to the poor, and even of atheism and infidelity, for which snares and fears were around him, and various calamities, Job 22:6-14; and compares his way and course of life to that of the men of the old world, and the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, and suggests that his end would be like theirs, unless he repented, Job 22:15-20; and then concludes with an exhortation to him to return to God by repentance, and to reform, when he should see happy times again, and enjoy much outward and inward prosperity, and be an instrument of doing much good to many, Job 22:21-30.