Job 25:1-6, Job 26:1-14 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not . Observe, i.e; all that is purely bright in creation, "even to the moon," the most purely bright object of all, and consider that in God's sight, compared to his radiance, it has no brightness—"it shineth not." Or turn your attention from the moon to the stars, rivals of the moon in purity and brilliance, and reflect that the stars are not pure in his sight. A sort of dusky veil overspreads them. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5-6

The awe of God's holiness. I. THE INCOMPARABLE HOLINESS OF GOD . This is a thought that cannot be described in human language. When conscience is aroused, some thrill of the awe of it may open our minds to its sublime meaning. We start from the conception of the absolute sinlessness of God. Not a spot of evil can be found on all he is or does. But holiness is more than negative freedom from sin. It is a real excellence, and on its positive side it expands into infinity. We do not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? (comp. Psalms 22:6 ). How much less can man be pure in God's sight? An undoubted truth, or rather, perhaps, a truism, but not to the point, for Job has never really maintained that he is without sin (see Job 7:20 , Job 7:21 ; Job 9:2 , Job 9:20 , etc.). He has only maintained that his sins have not been of such a character as to account for his sufferings. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:2

Dominion and fear are with him - That is, God has a right to rule, and he ought to be regarded with reverence. The object of Bildad is to show that He is so great and glorious that it is impossible that man should be regarded as pure in his sight. He begins, therefore, by saying, that he is a Sovereign; that he is clothed with majesty, and that he is worthy of profound veneration.He maketh peace in his high places - “High places,” here refer to the heavenly worlds. The idea is, that he... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:3

Is there any number of his armies? - The armies of heaven; or the hosts of angelic beings, which are often represented as arranged or marshalled into armies; see the notes at Isaiah 1:9. The word which is used here is not the common one which is rendered “hosts,” (צבא tsâbâ'), but is גדוּד gedûd which means properly a troop, band, or army. It may here mean either the constellations often represented as the army which God marshals and commands, or it may mean the angels.And upon whom doth not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:4

How then can man be justified with God? - see Job 4:17-18; Job 15:15-16. Instead of meeting the facts to which Job had appealed, all that Bildad could now do was to repeat what had been said before. It shows that he felt himself unable to dispose of the argument, and yet that he was not willing to confess that he was vanquished.Or how can he be clean? - This sentiment had been expressed by Job himself, Job 14:4. Perhaps Bildad meant now to adopt it as undoubted truth, and to throw it back upon... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:5

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not - Or, behold even the moon shineth not. That is, in comparison with God it is dark and obscure. The idea is, that the most beautiful and glorious objects become dim and fade away when compared with him. So Jerome renders it, Ecce luna etiam non splendet. The word here rendered “shineth” (יאהיל ya'âhalı̂yl) frequently means to pitch or remove a tent, and is a form of the word אהל 'ôhel uniformly rendered tent or tabernacle. Some have supposed that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:6

How much less man - See Job 4:19. Man is mentioned here as a worm; in Job 4:19 he is said to dwell in a house of clay and to be crushed before the moth. In both cases the design is to represent him as insignificant in comparison with God.A worm - רמה rı̂mmâh; see Job 7:5. The word is commonly applied to such worms as are bred in putridity, and hence, the comparison is the more forcible.And the son of man - Another mode of speaking of man. Any one of the children of man is the same. No one of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 25:1

Job 25:1. Then answered Bildad Who makes the last weak effort against Job; and being unable to deny the truth of his assertions, but at the same time unwilling to give up the argument, shelters himself behind the acknowledged attributes of God, power, justice, and purity, and the infirmities of human nature. Probably he and the rest of Job’s friends now perceived that Job and they did not differ so much as they had thought. They owned that the wicked might prosper for a while; and Job... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 25:2

Job 25:2. Dominion and fear are with him Absolute and sovereign power over all persons and things, so that it is both rebellion and madness to contend with him; and terror, which justly makes him dreadful to all men, and especially to all that undertake to dispute with him. In other words, awful majesty and infinite knowledge are his, whereby he is much better acquainted with men’s hearts and ways than they are themselves, and sees much sin in them, which themselves do not discover; and to... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 25:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 25:2

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