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“As Moses lifted up the serpent [the serpent made of bronze described in Numbers 21:8–9] in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whosoever believes in Him will have eternal life, for God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten [uniquely born] Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
“…for by grace you are saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, lest any man should boast.”
Above is the content of John 3:14–16 and the content of Ephesians 2:8–9, respectively. Itʼs worthwhile to refrain from receiving the mark referenced in Revelation 13:11–18 and to instead receive eternal life for free by believing that Jesus is the Savior. Before doing any Bible studying and before praying to God the Father, it is useful for a person who has believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Savior to try to think of any sins that one might have committed since one last confessed oneʼs known post-salvation sins to God the Father, and if one has indeed committed any, to then silently confess those sins to God the Father—confessing only one time for each sin—in accordance with what is mentioned in 1 John 1:9:
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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When studying the Word of God, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of Hebrews 4:12:
“Indeed, the Word of God is alive and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit and of the joints and the marrow and is a critic of thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Note: The heart refers to the mind.
It is also beneficial to keep in mind the content of 2 Timothy 3:16–17 when studying the Word of God:
“All Scripture is God breathed and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God might be mature, having been thoroughly furnished unto all good work.”
It is the responsibility of a pastor-teacher to endeavor to correctly understand the Word of God and then to accurately teach the Word of God, as per the content of 2 Timothy 2:15:
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the Word of Truth.”
A pastor-teacher is a communicator rather than a crutch on which to be leaned. In that regard, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ should refrain from putting oneʼs trust in and thereby serving as a devoted follower of and thus worshiping a pastor-teacher. Likewise, a believer should refrain from putting oneʼs trust in and thereby serving as a devoted follower of and thus worshiping anyone other than the Trinity [God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit], as per Joshua 24:15, the content of which references Joshua speaking to the Israelites:
If it is disagreeable/bad/evil/wrong/wretchedness/displeasing in your sight to serve/worship Jehovah / Yahweh / I am I am / the existing One, choose for yourselves today whom you serve/worship: whether the gods ['elohiym / false gods] which your fathers have served/worshiped which were beyond the river or the gods ['elohiym / false gods] of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we serve/worship Jehovah / Yahweh / I am I am / the existing One.
Note: Joshua, the leader of the Israelites after Joshua had been serving as the assistant of Moses while Moses was the leader of the Israelites, set the example for the Israelites. Joshua chose to put his trust in and thereby serve as a devoted follower of and thus worship God the Father rather than Joshua choosing to put his trust in and thereby serve as a devoted follower of and thus worship the lesser of multiple evils amongst multiple choices of 'elohiym [el-oh-HEEM]. The word 'elohiym with a lowercase e can refer to false gods, to angels, or to human rulers or judges. The word 'Elohiym with a capital E refers to the Trinity. The word 'elohiym can also be used to refer to might as in mightiness. In that regard, the use of the word 'elohiym in reference to false gods, to angels, or to human rulers or judges involves the connotation of mightiness in comparison to an average human. When a person puts oneʼs trust in and thereby serves as a devoted follower of and thus worships an angel or human, that angel or human is that personʼs false god. Regarding the foregoing, the content of Joshua 24:15 involves Joshua calling attention to the choices that the Israelites had, and that content involves Joshua permitting the Israelites to make their choices while Joshua led by example with his choice.
The gift of pastor-teacher is for the purpose of each pastor-teacher functioning as a messenger who communicates the Word of God rather than functioning as a priest between the Trinity and mankind. In that regard, the time period that can be referred to as the Church Age started fifty days after the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected, and all Church Age believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are priests. The Lord Jesus Christ is the High Priest of Church Age believers, and believers should be willing to acknowledge/confess/profess to people the believersʼ faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, as per Hebrews 4:14–15:
Therefore, since we have a great High Priest Who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the acknowledgment/confession/profession. Indeed, we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One Who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
Also, the Lord Jesus Christ is the High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek [mel-KIZ-uh-dek], who was the ruler of Salem when Abraham was still named Abram. Melchizedek was both a king and a priest, as per Genesis 14:18, which references Melchizedek greeting Abram:
Then Melchizedek king of Salem has brought out bread and wine, and he is a priest of 'El [AYL] 'Elyown [el-YOHN] / God [focusing on God the Fatherʼs power] Most High.
The Lord Jesus Christ is also both a king and a priest because the Lord is the Priest according to the order of Melchizedek, as per Hebrews 7:14–17:
Indeed, it is evident that our Lord has arisen from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests. Also, it is still much more evident: that according to the similarity of Melchizedek, Another of a different type of priest arises, Who has become such not on the basis of a law of fleshly command / physical requirement but according to the power of an indestructible life. Indeed, it is attested: “YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”
Note: The Lord Jesus Christ is from the tribe of Judah. Also, the Lord Jesus Christ is qualified to be a priest because He was resurrected and therefore has an indestructible body. The above content in all capital letters is a reference to Psalm 110:4.
Because a king is royalty, a king who is a priest is a royal priest. In that regard, Church Age believers are royalty because they are members of the Lord Jesus Christʼs family. Therefore, all Church Age believers are royal priests, as per 1 Peter 2:9–10:
However, you are A CHOSEN PEOPLE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR ACQUISITION/PRESERVATION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him Who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light, for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are GODʼS PEOPLE. You had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.
Note: Before the Church Age, Gentiles were not Godʼs people. In the Church Age, both Jewish and Gentile believers are Godʼs people. The content of 1 Peter 2:10 references Hosea 2:23. In that regard, Peter uses references involving Israel in the Old Testament to refer to Church Age believers.
Itʼs the message rather than the messenger that should be the focus of the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Put succinctly: itʼs the message rather than the messenger. In that regard, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of Revelation 22:8–9, which was written by the apostle John, who, in addition to writing The Revelation to John, wrote The Gospel According to John, The First Epistle of John, The Second Epistle of John, and The Third Epistle of John:
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things, but he says* to me, “Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
*Note: The word says is in the Greek historical present tense. By means of the Greek historical present tense, past action or future action can be described from the perspective of someone seeing the action as it occurs.
Regarding messages, believers should use the Word of God to examine what is being communicated. That is what the Bereans who are mentioned in Acts 17:10–12 did:
The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, who, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness / readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Therefore, many of them believed, and not a few prominent Greek women and men.
Note: The phrase not a few means “quite a few.”
Today, the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to meet believers in the Lord Jesus Christ in the clouds on the occasion of the Rapture is one day closer than it was yesterday. The Rapture involves both deceased and living believers in the Lord Jesus Christ meeting the Lord in the clouds in the atmosphere of the earth, receiving glorified immortal resurrection bodies similar to the Lord Jesus Christʼs glorified resurrection body, and going to Heaven with those resurrection bodies. Before the Rapture occurs, deceased believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are in Heaven without glorified bodies. It is possible that the Rapture will occur during the time when the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah [yahm tuh-ROO-uh or yohm tuh-ROO-uh] would occur. The Feast of Trumpets was one of the seven feasts that the Israelites were supposed to celebrate each year under the regulations of the Mosaic Law. The term Mosaic Law refers to the laws communicated by Moses to the ancient Israelites. Because Moses communicated those laws, they are known collectively as the Mosaic Law. The Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the Mosaic Law by being judged on the cross for the sins of humanity. Now that the Lord Jesus Christ has fulfilled the Mosaic Law, no believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are under the regulations of the Mosaic Law.
While it is possible that the Rapture will occur during the time when the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah [yahm tuh-ROO-uh or yohm tuh-ROO-uh] would occur—which is referenced as a single day in Leviticus 23:24–25 and Numbers 29:1–6 and which is what some people call Rosh Hashanah and which some people celebrate for two days—the next occurrence of which will possibly be during August, September, or October of 2027, it is worthwhile for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to get into the habit of being prepared every day for the return of the Lord, just in case the Rapture will occur during a time other than the time of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah. Furthermore, it is worthwhile to be in the habit of being prepared for the Rapture so that if it does occur during the time of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah, one can be prepared for that time because of already being in the habit of being prepared. Examples of being prepared for the Rapture include applying the content of 1 John 1:9 whenever one sins, being unselfish, and whenever circumstances are such that an opportunity arises, sharing the gospel—the good news that believing that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Savior Who was judged on the cross for the sins of humanity is the means by which a person is able to have eternal life. Regarding sharing the gospel, one could also have a written or printed message containing the gospel with that written or printed message located somewhere where it could be easily noticed so that if a person or people were to read or hear that written or printed message either before or after the Rapture occurs, that person or people would thereby read or hear the gospel by means of that written or printed message.
Whether the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah in 2027 is during August, September, or October depends on whether barley crop in Israel in 2027 is first in a status known as abib [ah-BEEB] (also known as aviv [ah-VEEV]) in February, March, or April. On which day and at what time in August, September, or October the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah would start depends on the time of the last sunset over Jerusalem before the first sliver of a crescent new moon after that sunset. The crescent new moon is the illumination of a sliver of the waxing moon. The moon is waxing when it is becoming more and more illuminated after what some people refer to as the astronomical new moon, the time when there is an absence of illumination of the moon—in other words, when there is an absence of reflection of light from the moon. On which day and at what time in August, September, or October the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah would end depends on whether the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah lasts one day or two days and whether the time of day of the end of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah is at sunset, at the end of civil twilight, at the end of nautical twilight, or at the end of astronomical twilight.
Regarding information about the Rapture, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 and 1 Corinthians 15:51–52:
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope, for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again—and we do indeed believe that Jesus died and rose again—so also God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus. Indeed, this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive who remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep, for the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with a voice of an archangel and with a trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive who remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore, comfort one another with these words.
1 Corinthians 15:51–52
Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, for a trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
After the Rapture will be the seven-year Tribulation. The believers who will be alive on the earth when the Rapture occurs will escape the Tribulation. 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 covers that topic. In that regard, in the book 1 Thessalonians, the content of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 is immediately followed by the content of 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11.
1 Thessalonians 5:1–11
Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you, for you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night. While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape. However, you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief, for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; therefore, let us not sleep as others, but let us be alert and sober. Indeed, those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night. However, since we are of day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and benevolence/goodwill, and as a helmet, the hope / absolute confidence of deliverance, for God has not destined us for wrath but for obtaining deliverance through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. Therefore, comfort one another and edify one another, just as you also are doing.
Note: In this context, the day of the Lord is the time period that consists of the Rapture, the seven years of the Tribulation, and the Second Advent. In that regard, deliverance from the Tribulation is the deliverance in this context. Also, unspecified is who will be saying “Peace and safety!” In this context, sleeping refers to a lack of alertness. The alertness in this context involves being ready for the Rapture. In order to be ready for the Rapture, a believer needs to be filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit and to pay attention for historical trends such as people saying “Peace and safety!” and for historical trends that match the pattern of the world being on the brink of tremendous calamities like those that will occur during the Tribulation. Regarding being filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit, once a believer commits a sin after salvation, that believer is no longer filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit and is out of fellowship with the Trinity. After that believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, fellowship with the Trinity and the filling with the power of the Holy Spirit are restored. The procedure for confessing/acknowledging to God the Father all of oneʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins is mentioned in 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Fellowship with God the Father and God the Son is mentioned in 1 John 1. Being out of fellowship with God the Holy Spirit is referenced in Ephesians 4:30. In that regard, when a believer sins, that believer grieves the Holy Spirit. Losing the filling of the power of God the Holy Spirit is referenced in 1 Thessalonians 5:19. In that regard, when a believer sins, the power of God the Holy Spirit is quenched in that believer. After a believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, that believer is then filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit again and in fellowship with the Trinity again.
The verses of the day for November 10th are Job 37:5–6. The full name of the book Job is “The Book of Job.” Below is content related to Job 37.
Note: Job [JOHB] suffered tremendously. Observing Job and his sufferings were three acquaintances who were merely so-called friends rather than true friends. Those three acquaintances were unfair in their comments about Job and his sufferings. The names of those three men are Eliphaz [el-ee-FAHZ], Bildad [beel-DAHD], and Zophar [tsoh-FAHR]. A fourth observer was a respectful younger man named Elihu [el-ee-HOO]. He was fair in his comments about Job and his sufferings. The content of Job 37 involves Elihu speaking.
Job 37:1
“At this also, my heart trembles and leaps from its place.
Note: In this verse, Elihu refers to his literal heart beating quickly. Also, the reference to his heart leaping from its place is a metaphor. In that regard, the content of this verse involves Elihu indicating his attitude of awe toward God the Father.
Job 37:2
“Listen closely to the thunder of His voice, and the rumbling goes out from His mouth.
Note: In this verse, Elihu metaphorically refers to thunder as the voice of God the Father. By means of the metaphor in this verse, Elihu calls attention to the fact that God the Father has sovereignty [supreme authority] over nature.
Job 37:3
“Under the whole heavens, He lets it loose, and His lightning / light to the ends of the earth.
Note: In this verse, the word heavens refers to the sky. Regarding the word heaven, below is a summary of the different usages for that word.
• The first heaven (also known as [aka] first heavens): the atmosphere of earth
• The second heaven (aka second heavens): outer space
• The Third Heaven (aka Third Heavens or simply as Heaven): the location of the throne room of God the Father
The atmosphere of earth is visible in the sky during the daytime. Objects in outer space are visible in the sky during the daytime and the nighttime. In both the daytime and the nighttime, lightning can be seen in the sky.
Job 37:4
“After it, a voice roars. He thunders with His majestic voice, and He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
Note: In this verse, the word them refers to flashes of lightning.
Job 37:5
“'El [AYL] / God [focusing on God the Fatherʼs power] thunders with His voice wondrously, doing great things which we cannot comprehend.
Note: In this verse, Elihu calls attention to God the Father being omnipotent [all-powerful] and omniscient [ahm-NISH-uhnt] [all-knowing]. Regarding God the Father being omniscient, Elihu calls attention to peopleʼs perceptive capacity falling woefully short of omniscience [ahm-NISH-uhns] [all-knowingness].
Job 37:6
“Certainly, to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the shower of rain and the shower of rains of His strength.
Note: In this verse, the references to rain showers by means of the phrase shower of rain and the phrase shower of rains of His strength refer to rain showers of different intensity. In that regard, the second phrase refers to intense rainfall. In this verse, Elihu calls attention to the sovereignty [supreme authority] and omnipotence [all-powerfulness] of God the Father.
Job 37:7
“He seals the hand of every man, that all men may know His work.
Note: The content of this verse refers to people being unable to work. In the context of Job 37, the inability to do work is due to the weather.
Job 37:8
“Then the beast goes into its lair and remains in its dens.
Job 37:9
“Out of the chamber / the south comes the storm / tempest / whirlwind, and out of the scatterers / the north winds, the cold.
Job 37:10
“From the breath of 'El [AYL] / God [focusing on God the Fatherʼs power] ice is made, and the expanse of the waters is frozen.
Note: In this verse, the word breath is a metaphorical reference to wind.
Job 37:11
“Also, with moisture, He loads the thick cloud. He disperses the cloud of His lightning / light.
Job 37:12
“It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, that they may do whatever He commands them on the face of the inhabited earth.
Note: In this verse, the pronoun It refers to a cloud in terms of an example of what God the Father does with clouds in general. In that regard, the pronoun they in this verse refers to clouds in general.
Job 37:13
“Whether for correction / punishment / the rod or for His world / earth / land or for khesed / hesed / חֶסֶד / lovingkindness / mercy / unfailing love / loyal love, He causes it to find place.”
Note: In this verse, the phrase He causes it to find place refers to God the Father choosing where a rain cloud goes. In that regard, Elihu calls attention to the fact that God the Father uses rain for various purposes.
Job 37:14
“Listen to this, O Job. Stand and consider the wonders of 'El [AYL] / God [focusing on God the Fatherʼs power].
Job 37:15
“Do you know how 'Elowahh [el-OH-ah; also spelled as 'Eloah and 'Elohah] / God establishes them and has made the lightning / light of His cloud to shine?
Note: In this verse, Elihu calls attention to peopleʼs perceptive capacity falling woefully short of omniscience [all-knowingness].
Job 37:16
“Do you know the balancings of a cloud, the wonders of Him Who is perfect in knowledge?
Note: In this verse, as in the previous verse, Elihu calls attention to peopleʼs perceptive capacity falling woefully short of omniscience [all-knowingness].
Job 37:17
You whose garments are warm/hot, in the quieting of the land from the south?
Note: A warming wind from the south seems to be what is referenced in this verse. In that regard, the context of the content of the surrounding verses involves weather-related phenomena.
Job 37:18
“Can you, with Him, spread out the clouds/skies strong as a cast-metal mirror?
Note: In this verse, Elihu calls attention to peopleʼs strength falling woefully short of the omnipotence [all-powerfulness] of God the Father.
Job 37:19
“Teach us what we say to Him. We prepare nothing because of darkness.
Note: In this verse, Elihu calls attention to the fact that people are unable to successfully argue with God the Father. In that regard, the reference to darkness in this verse is a metaphor involving metaphorical darkness in the thinking. That metaphor calls attention to peopleʼs inability to think of what to say in preparation for arguing with God the Father.
Job 37:20
“Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is destroyed / swallowed up.
Note: In this verse, Elihu calls attention to the fact that a person is unqualified to argue with God the Father. Unspecified in this verse and the surrounding verses is whether the second sentence of this verse refers to a person who tries to argue with God the Father getting destroyed or to a person who tries to argue with God the Father being overwhelmed. Regardless of whether the second sentence of this verse refers to a person getting destroyed or to a person being overwhelmed, this verse calls attention to the fact that people are unqualified to argue with God the Father.
Job 37:21
“Now they have not seen the light, bright in the clouds/skies, and the wind has passed and cleanses them.
Note: This verse seems to be associated with the next verse. Also, the pronoun they in this verse seems to refer to people. The pronoun them in this verse seems to refer to clouds. In that regard, the cleansing in this verse seems to refer to the wind cleansing clouds from the sky such that the bright light of the sun becomes visible to people.
The use of the perfect tense in the phrase the wind has passed seems to be a reference to the future from the perspective of people who are unable to view the bright light of the sun. Such a use of the perfect tense has a rhetorical effect. In that regard, why would verbs in the perfect tense be used to refer to what will happen in the future? Doing so in reference to something being indicated can communicate that what will occur in the future is 100% certain to happen and that because it is 100% certain to happen, it is as though it has happened already. Also, the use of a present tense in the phrase and cleanses them refers to what occurs as a result of the passing of the wind. Such a use of a present tense has a rhetorical effect. In that regard, using a verb in a present tense to refer to what occurs as a result of the passing of the wind can help a reader or hearer of the Word of God imagine what occurs as though the reader or hearer is watching that event as it occurs.
Job 37:22
“Out of the north, gold comes. Out of 'Elowahh [also spelled as 'Eloah and 'Elohah] / God is awesome majesty.
Note: Based on the context provided by the content in the preceding verse as well as the context of weather-related phenomena in the content of other preceding verses, the gold referenced in this verse seems to refer to golden rays of sunlight. Regarding the awesome majesty referenced in this verse, the context of the preceding verses involves weather-related phenomena, and absent from the surrounding verses is any content referencing a Member of the Trinity being visually manifested. Therefore, it seems that the reference to awesome majesty in this verse refers to the awesome majesty of golden rays of sunlight. In that regard, awesome majesty involving golden rays of sunlight could metaphorically come out of God the Father in the sense that God the Father has sovereignty [supreme authority] over nature.
Job 37:23
“The Almighty—we have not found Him, exalted in power and justice and abundant righteousness. He does not oppress.
Note: God the Fatherʼs controlling of nature is done in such a manner that people donʼt see God the Father doing His controlling of nature. Also, content of this verse calls attention to the power and fairness of God the Father. The fairness of God the Father is relevant for Job because Job had wondered about why Job had been suffering. In that regard, content in Job 1 and Job 2 calls attention to the fact that Job was being tested and that the fallen angel Satan indicated to God the Father that Satan thought that Job would fail the testing. Satan can also be referred to as the devil.
Job 37:24
“Therefore, men have feared / respected / revered / reverenced Him. He does not regard any who are wise of heart.”
Note: The heart refers to the mind. In that regard, the reference to people being wise in their thinking might be a sarcastic reference to unwise people who think that they are wise, or the reference to people being wise in their thinking might be a literal reference to people who are truly wise. Regardless of whether that reference is sarcastic or literal, God the Father is able to make perfect decisions without any help whatsoever from people. That is relevant because Jobʼs three acquaintances who were merely so-called friends had been expressing their opinions regarding why Job was suffering, and those opinions were wrong. In that regard, Elihu called attention to the fact that people should be respectful towards God the Father and that therefore Job and his three acquaintances who were merely so-called friends should refrain from assuming that they know why God the Father was allowing Job to suffer.
Sincerely,
John