Elihu contrasts the weakness of man and the power of God. Our wickedness hurts other men, and our righteousness helps them. Man should trust in the Lord. Those who are righteous are prospered. The wicked perish and die without knowledge. Elihu praises the greatness of God. The Lord controls the laws of nature. God reigns in terrible majesty. God asks Job where he was when the foundations of the earth were laid, when the morning stars sang together, and when all the sons of God shouted for joy. The phenomena of nature show the greatness of God and the weakness of man. Man’s weakness and ignorance are compared with God’s mighty works. Does man even know how the laws of nature operate? The Lord challenges Job, and Job replies humbly. The Lord speaks of his power to Job. He asks, "Hast thou an arm like God?" He points to his power in the behemoth. The Lord points to his power in the leviathan. All things under the whole heaven are the Lord’s. Job repents in dust and ashes. He sees the Lord with his eyes. The Lord chastises Job’s friends, accepts Job, blesses him, and makes his latter days greater than his beginning.
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