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Audio Bible Context Bildad: Man Cannot Be Righteous1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: 2“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.… Cross References Job 4:17-19 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker? / If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error, / how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth! Job 15:14-16 What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? / If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, / how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water? Job 9:2-3 “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? / If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. Job 11:7-9 Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. Job 22:2-3 “Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him? / Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless? Job 14:1-4 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. / Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You? ... Job 7:17-18 What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him, / that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment? Job 21:22 Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high? Job 33:12-13 Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. / Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks? Psalm 8:4-5 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 144:3-4 O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him? / Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. Isaiah 40:17-18 All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness. / To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him? Isaiah 41:14 Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 11:33-34 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” Treasury of Scripture Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, Jump to Previous Bildad ShuhiteJump to Next Bildad ShuhiteJob 25 1. Bildad shows that man cannot be justified before GodThen The word "Then" serves as a temporal marker, indicating a continuation of the dialogue within the Book of Job. It suggests a sequence of events, following Job's previous discourse. In the context of the narrative, it highlights the ongoing nature of the debate between Job and his friends. This word reminds us of the unfolding drama and the persistence of human questioning in the face of suffering. Bildad the Shuhite replied (1) Then answered Bildad.--Bildad attempts no formal reply to Job's statements, he merely falls back upon the position twice assumed by Eliphaz before (Job 4:17-21; Job 15:14-16), and twice allowed also by Job (Job 14:4)--the impossibility of man being just with God--and therefore implies the impiety of Job in maintaining his righteousness before God. God, he says, is almighty, infinite, and absolute. How can any man contend with Him, or claim to be pure in His sight? This is the final speech of the friends. Bildad no longer accuses Job; he practically owns himself and his companions worsted in argument, seeing that he attempts no reply, but reiterates truisms that are independent of the special matter in hand. Job, in Job 23:3-12, had spoken of his longing for the Divine judgment; so Bildad labours to deprive him of that confidence, as though he would say, "I have nothing to do with your facts, nor can I explain them; but be that as it may, I am certain that you, or any mortal man, cannot be pure in the sight of God." Verses 1-6. - Far from accepting Job's challenge, and grappling with the difficulty involved in the frequent, if not universal, prosperity of the wicked. Bildad, in his weak reply, entirely avoids the subject, and limits himself to briefly touching two old and well-worn topics - the might of God (vers. 2, 3) and the universal sinfulness of men. On neither of these two points does he throw any fresh light. He avoids, however, the reckless charges of Eliphaz (Job 22:5-9) as well as the coarse menaces of Zophar (Job 20:5-29). Verses 1, 2. - Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, Dominion and fear are with him (i.e. with God). God is the absolute Sovereign of the universe, to whom, therefore, all created beings must perforce submit themselves. He is also terrible in his might, so that for their own sakes men should submit to his decrees. Through his active sovereignty, and the fear which he inspires, he maketh peace in his high places. The meaning may be that, through these high attributes, God maintains peace among the dwellers in the supernal regions; but beyond this there is a possible allusion to a time in which peace was disturbed, and the Almighty had to "make" it, or re-establish it, (On the subject of the "war in heaven," and the defeat and subjection of the rebels, see the comment on Job 9:13.)Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Bildadבִּלְדַּ֥ד (bil·daḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1085: Bildad -- perhaps 'Bel has loved', one of Job's friends the Shuhite הַשֻּׁחִ֗י (haš·šu·ḥî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7747: Shuhite -- a Shuchite replied: וַ֭יַּעַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Links Job 25:1 NIVJob 25:1 NLT Job 25:1 ESV Job 25:1 NASB Job 25:1 KJV Job 25:1 BibleApps.com Job 25:1 Biblia Paralela Job 25:1 Chinese Bible Job 25:1 French Bible Job 25:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 25:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered (Jb) |
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