4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
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But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)Several arguments Elihu here uses to persuade Job not only to give him a patient hearing, but to believe that he designed him a good office, and to take it kindly, and be willing to receive the instructions he was now about to give him. Let Job consider, 1. That Elihu does not join with his three friends against him. He has, in the foregoing chapter, declared his dislike of their proceedings, disc…
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