If there is an interceding angel for him,
One out of a thousand,
To remind a person of what is right for him,
And he is gracious to him, and says,
‘Free him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom’;
Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
So that he may see His face with joy,
And He will restore His righteousness to that person.
He will sing to people and say,
‘I have sinned and perverted what is right,
And it is not proper for me.
He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life will see the light. (vv. 23-28)

Elihu speaks as any other human does, but he speaks with wisdom. People without knowledge often boast about themselves and their possessions. They think they are morally good and righteous.

Possessions + Delusions = Hypocrisy.

The hypocrites constantly require possessions to feed their delusions.

Many people who call themselves a Christian judges others based on their interpretations of the law and what they see and hear. They act as if they are gods. About this, Calvin wrote in the first chapter of his book, The Institutes of Christian Religion. People are not afraid of judging God. In fact, Jesus Christ was judged by people and was put to death.

But can God be judged? No, He cannot. Only God is righteous. To be God is to be righteous. No creature can be more righteous than God. If a creature is righteous, it must be declared so by the only righteous being—God. Can God prove that He is righteous? The question itself is flawed, for no creature stands above the Creator. God does not need the approval of His creation.

When God created the first humans, there was a vast difference between them and Him. They were blameless and full of wisdom, yet they were corruptible. They did not know God as the Son does. God made them that way, for they needed to undergo suffering in order to know and understand Him and wait for the Mediator. No creature can become a child of God and see Him face to face—unless God Himself makes it possible. And He did. He planned this before the foundation of the world.

Today, we speak to God directly through prayer because of the blood of Jesus Christ. When His Kingdom comes, we will see Him face to face. God gives us this much because He loves us.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will reign forever and ever. (Revelation 22:3-5)