“We may observe the irony that being maggots themselves has not in the least discouraged Bildad and his colleagues from presuming to pass judgment on their fellow maggot Job. If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, UCG.org / Bible Study Tools / Bible Commentary / Bible Commentary: Job 25-26. Sometimes there’s nothing left to say. on StudyLight.org As with the previous way they responded, each spoke and gave their lofty opinion to … You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Login or Create an Account. i. “A worm, to wit, mean and vile, and impotent; proceeding from corruption, and returning to it; and withal filthy and loathsome, and so every way a very unfit person to appear before the high and holy God, and much more to contend with him.” (Poole), ii. Answered and said: Yet while acknowledging some difficulties in the text, it is better to simply see the brevity of this final statement from Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar to reflect the fact that the debate is running out of fuel and starts a transition to a different stage of the book. “Most modern scholars have lengthened this short speech by including 26:5-14, but there is no obvious reason why this should be done. 2. i. All Rights Reserved. Bildad’s final argument was based upon a misunderstanding of Job’s previous words. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: This is the final word from Job’s three friends. 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. He tries to show Job's rashness ( Job 23:3), by arguments borrowed from Eliphaz ( Job 15:15, with which. The “truth” they are spouting is a lie. “Bildad is in touch with nothing, he is courageously heartless; he never thinks when he talks, but simply pours it out. Posted on Mar 27, 2005 by Beyond Today Editor Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. and upon whom doth not his light arise?How then can man be justified with God? The history of Job’s sufferings, and his patience under them (Job 1:1-2:13; not without a mixture of human frailty, Job 3:1-26 (2.) peace in his high places--implying that His power is such on high as to quell all opposition, not merely there, but on earth also. He seemed to think that Job wanted to convince God that He was wrong, and therefore Bildad wanted to emphasize the proper relation between the glory of God and the humility of man. “Our whole nativity is impure. Job 25. i. Upon whom does His light not rise? Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Also, what Bildad says here has basically been said before. They are taken off with other men, as the harvestman gathers the ears of corn as they come to hand. Bildad drops the question concerning the prosperity of wicked men; but shows the infinite distance there is between God and man. God did this when he created the winds and the waters. 4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God? Job 3:24 : Job 3:26 >> Job 3:23-26. 2. This is evident in many places. a. Bildad the Shuhite This is the last attack on Job; the others felt themselves foiled, though they had not humility enough to acknowledge it, but would not again return to the attack. So the formal debate is never finished. We may request cookies to be set on your device. How then can man be righteous before God: Bildad is again stating matters that are not in controversy. We should be humbled as mean, guilty, polluted creatures, and renounce self-dependence. We need to be born again of water and of the Holy Ghost, and to be bathed again and again in the blood of Christ, that Fountain opened, Zechariah 13:1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: This is the final word from Job’s three friends. Job 25, Coffman Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Job said the same thing (Job 9:2) in response to Bildad’s first speech. He tries to show Job's rashness ( Job 23:3), by arguments borrowed from Eliphaz ( Job 15:15), with which compare Job 11:17. peace in his high places--implying that His power is such on high as to quell all opposition, not merely there, but on earth also.The Holy Ghost here shadowed forth Gospel truths ( Col 1:20 Eph 1:10). 2. (1) Bildad’s final speech. Bildad here makes a very short reply to Job's last discourse, as one that began to be tired of the cause. © 2021 Christianity.com. 25. But our vileness will commend Christ's condescension and love; the riches of his mercy and the power of his grace will be magnified to all eternity by every sinner he redeems. Job 25. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Commentary for Job 25 Bildad shows that man cannot be justified before God. He drops the main question concerning the prosperity of wicked men, as being unable to answer the proofs Job had produced in the foregoing chapter: but, because he thought Job had made too bold … JOB 25:3 Is there any number of his armies? God says humans are a little lower than angels, but Bildad says they are worms (Job 25:6). There will often appear much to resemble the wrong view of Providence Job takes in this chapter. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 1. - Bildad drops the question concerning the prosperity of wicked men; but shows … Job 25:6 - How much less man, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!' Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. And so, Bildad is going to start this extremely brief rebuttal to Job’s last speech – you can see that it’s six verses – by declaring that God is awesome and totally powerful. Is there any number to His armies? Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. i. b. Job 25 - Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.Is there any number of his armies? By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. (21-25) Job’s former authority and leadership in the community. Invariably, these versions of Job from outside of the book of Job bear a faint resemblance to the character encountered in the book. Job Commentary. Add to my study list. The shortness of this statement of Bildad (and some textual problems in Job 24) leads some to wrongly think that the text is simply confused beyond recovery. Job 25 Commentary by Hank Workman. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Job 25:1 - Job 25:2 - Job 25:3 - Job 25:4 - Job 25:5 “and in his eyes the stars are not pure.” Bildad shows himself to be as wrong and arrogant as Eliphaz (Job 15:15).