“Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.”
Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry—his anger burned against Job because he justified himself rather than God, introducing Elihu by name and lineage while specifying that his anger at Job stems from Job's apparent prioritizing of his own righteousness over God's. The burning anger suggests passionate response. The justification of himself rather than God suggests that Elihu sees Job's moral self-affirmation as a kind of rebellion against divine authority. The verse establishes Elihu's perspective as protective of divine honor.
Church Fathers on Job 32:2
And Eliu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was wroth and indignant. The names either of himself, or of his parent, of his ii. home, or kindred, furnish a mark of his own conduct. For Eliu being interpreted means, “That my God,” or, “God the Lord.” By whom, as we said to you, is designated the sound faith of proud men placed within the Church. Whence this very name of his is suited to them also. For though they live not according to the commandments of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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