CHAPTER XXV _Bildad, the Shuhite, in an irregular speech, shows that God's_ _dominion is supreme, his armies innumerable, and his providence_ _extended over all_, 1-3; _that man cannot be justified before God; that even the heavenly_ _bodies cannot be reputed pure in his sight; much less man, who... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 25:2. _DOMINION AND FEAR_ ARE _WITH HIM_] God is an absolute sovereign; his fear is on all the hosts of heaven; and by his sovereignty he establishes and preserves order in the heavens, and among all the inhabitants of the eternal world: how canst thou, therefore, dare to appeal to him, or... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 25:3. _IS THERE ANY NUMBER OF HIS ARMIES?_] He has _troops_ innumerable; he can serve himself of all his creatures; every thing may be a means of _help_ or _destruction_, according to his Divine will. When he purposes to save, none can destroy; and when he is determined to destroy, none ca... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 25:4. _HOW THEN CAN MAN BE JUSTIFIED?_] Or, ונה _umah, With_ _what, shall a man be justified with God_? Though this is no conclusion from Bildad's premises, yet the question is of the highest importance to man. Neither Bildad nor any of his fellows could answer it; the doctrine of redempti... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 25:5. _BEHOLD EVEN TO THE MOON, AND IT SHINETH NOT_] It is continually _changing_ its appearance. It never appears twice in its whole revolution with the _same face_: it is ever _waxing_ or _waning_; and its face is variegated with opaque spots. Its changeableness can never be compared wit... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 25:6. _HOW MUCH LESS MAN_, THAT IS _A WORM?_] Or as the _Targum_. - "How much more man, who in his life is a reptile; and the son of man, who in his death is a worm." Almost all the _versions_ read, "Truly man is corruption, and the son of man a worm." The _original_ is degradingly express... [ Continue Reading ]