Bible Question:
My question is, who was Elihu? I recently got into a discussion with someone who claimed Elihu was actually the Holy Spirit speaking to Job. When I expressed my disagreement with this take on Elihu (I believe he was as much in error in his rebuke of Job as Job's other "friends"), it was pointed out that God didn't rebuke Elihu in chapter 42 as he did the others. I did a little study on Elihu and was facinated to find commentaries that ranged from claiming Elihu to be the Holy Spirit, Satan, and just another of Job's so-called friends. So what do y'all think? Who was this guy Elihu? |
Bible Answer: Hi: Elihu was the son of Barachel the Buzite of the family of "Ram" as a descendant of Buz, Elihu was evidently a distant relative of Abraham. Elihu appreciated that wisdom was not the exclusive possession of those advanced in years but that God spirit made one truly wise. He leaned heavily on God's spirit and thus was able to discer correctly that Job had failed to appreciate that the vindication of God is far more important than the vindication of any man and that Job's three friends had actually pronounced God wicked. |