Job 33:13

“Why dost thou strive against him? etc.] A creature against the Creator, a man against his Maker, the clay against the potter; how absurd and stupid is this! and a piece of weakness and folly it was in him to desire to litigate the point with God, and dispute with him, as he often did, when men cannot answer him one of a thousand, as he himself owned, (<180903>Job 9:3,4); and very sinful and criminal it is to chide with God, or complain of him, on account of any of his dealings with the sons of men, as well as it is vain and fruitless: for he giveth not account of any of his matters; he is a sovereign Being, and does what he pleases in nature, providence, and grace, and is not accountable to…”

“(Isa 45:9). his matters--ways. Our part is, not to "strive" with God, but to submit. To believe it is right because He does it, not because we see all the reasons for His doing it.”

“Why dost thou strive against him? - By refusing to submit to him, and by calling in question his wisdom and goodness. For he giveth not account of any of his matters - Margin, as in Hebrew “answereth not.” The idea is, that it is as useless as it is improper to contend with God. He does his own pleasure, and deals with man as he deems best and right. The reason of his doings he does not state, nor has man any power to extort from him a statement of the causes why he afflicts us. This is still true. The reason of his doings he does not often make known to the afflicted, and it is impossible to know now the causes why he has brought on us the calamity with which we are visited. The general…”

“He - Useth not to give an account to his creatures of the grounds and reasons of his judgments or dispensations as being the supreme governor of all persons and things, in whose will it becometh all men to acquiesce. Job 33:14”

“33:13 Job’s central complaint was that God does not respond (9:16; 19:7; 23:2-7).”

“strive: Job 9:14, Job 15:25, Job 15:26; Isa 45:9; Jer 50:24; Eze 22:14; Act 5:39, Act 9:4, Act 9:5; Co1 10:22 giveth not account: Heb. answereth not, Job 40:2; Deu 29:29; Psa 62:11; Isa 46:10; Dan 4:35; Mat 20:15; Act 1:7; Rom 11:34 Job 33:14”

“13 Why hast thou contended against Him, That He answereth not concerning all His doings? 14 Yet no-in one way God speaketh, And in two, only one perceiveth it not. 15 In the dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed: 16 Then He openeth the ear of men, And sealeth admonition for them, 17 That He may withdraw man from mischief, And hide pride from man; 18 That He may keep back his soul from the pit, And his life from the overthrow of the sword. Knowing himself to be righteous, and still considering himself treated as an enemy by God, Job has frequently inquired of God, Why then does He treat him thus with enmity, Job 7:20, and why has He…”