Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Job 32:1-10
by: Dale E. Rood.
Is it only experience and age that gives us wisdom? Is it possibly education that puts one in a position to speak with authority? Or is it political prowess that puts one in a position to be heard? Elihu points to the real source of wisdom. He refers to the spirit in a man in verse 8 which he calls,“the breath of the Almighty that give him understanding.” This is the Holy Spirit, and Elihu is talking about wisdom coming from above (James 1:5). We must be careful however not to use this as a bat to beat those with whom we disagree into submission by saying, “God told me…” or similarly. That is the mistake Job’s “friends” made.