| Geneva Study Bible The {a} Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. (a) I confess the power of God, and am one of his, therefore you should hear me. Wesley's Notes 33:4 Life - I am thy fellow creature, and am ready to discourse with thee upon even terms, according to thy desire. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 4. The Spirit of God hath made me-as He did thee: latter clause of Job 33:6 (Ge 2:7). Therefore thou needest not fear me, as thou wouldest God (Job 33:7; Job 9:34). On the other hand, "the breath of the Almighty hath inspired me" (as Job 32:8); not as English Version, "given me life"; therefore "I am according to thy wish (Job 9:32, 33) in God's stead" to thee; a "daysman," umpire, or mediator, between God and thee. So Elihu was designed by the Holy Ghost to be a type of Jesus Christ (Job 33:23-26). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 33:1-7 Job had desired a judge to decide his appeal. Elihu was one according to his wish, a man like himself. If we would rightly convince men, it must be by reason, not by terror; by fair argument, not by a heavy hand. | 
