[[Job-35]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Job-34]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Job-36]] --- ### But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Elihu identifies God as the source of 'songs in the night,' declaring that God provides spiritual joy, hope, and strength during periods of deep distress and darkness. *Historical context*: Theological analysts and historians of the Bible often identify this as a prophetic attribute of God that found literal historical fulfillment in the New Testament. A primary example is [[Acts-16#v25|Acts 16:25]], where Paul and Silas, though severely beaten and imprisoned in a dungeon at Philippi, sang hymns to God at midnight. Scholars also link this to the Messianic promise of 'beauty for ashes' and the 'garment of praise' mentioned in [[Isa-61#v3|Isaiah 61:3]], which Jesus claimed to fulfill in [[Luke-04#v18|Luke 4:18]]-21. *Related to*: ### The cause is before him, and you wait for him! *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Elihu predicts that God has already prepared a judgment for the matter and that Job must wait for the forthcoming divine intervention. *Historical context*: This statement functions as a prediction within the narrative of Job. It is fulfilled later in the text when God appears to Job in the whirlwind ([[Job-38#v1|Job 38:1]]) to settle the 'cause' Elihu mentioned. Historically, theologians view this as a reminder of the 'waiting' required for the ultimate judgment and vindication of the righteous, which is a recurring theme in the biblical narrative of salvation. *Related to*: ### The cause is before him, and you wait for him! *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The realization of Elihu's prediction that God would appear to address the 'cause' of the sufferer. *Historical context*: This is fulfilled in [[Job|Job 38]]-42, where the Lord answers Job out of the whirlwind, sovereignly addresses his grievances, and eventually vindicates his righteousness before his friends, completing the expectation of divine justice established in [[Job-35#v14|Job 35:14]]. *Related to*: [[Job-35#v14|Job 35:14]] --- #ai_prophecy