Job Chapter 25

“Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, etc.] Not to what Job had just now delivered, in order to disprove that, that men, guilty of the grossest crimes, often go unpunished in this life, and prosper and succeed, and die in peace and quietness, as other men; either because he was convinced of the truth of what he had said, or else because he thought he was an obstinate man, and that it was best to let him alone, and say no more to him, since there was no likelihood of working any conviction on him; wherefore he only tries to possess his mind of the greatness and majesty of God, in order to deter him from applying to…”

“BILDAD'S REPLY. (Job 25:1-6) Power and terror, that is, terror-inspiring power. 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).”

“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 preserves peace and concord among the hosts of heaven. Numerous and mighty as are the armies of the skies, yet he keeps them in…”

“Answered - Not to that which Job spake last, but to that which seemed most reprovable in all his discourses; his censure of God's proceedings with him, and his desire of disputing the matter with him. Perhaps Bildad and the rest now perceived that Job and they did not differ so much as they thought. They owned that the wicked might prosper for a while. And Job owned, they would be destroyed at the last. Job 25:2”

“25:4 Eliphaz had said that it is nearly impossible to be innocent or pure (4:17-19; 15:14-16), and then only after suffering (22:21-23). Bildad claimed that only the totally blameless could hope to be pure (8:20).”

“Dominion: Job 9:2-10, Job 26:5-14, Job 40:9-14; Ch1 29:11, Ch1 29:12; Psa 99:1-3; Jer 10:6, Jer 10:7; Dan 4:34-37; Mat 6:13, Mat 28:18; Eph 1:20, Eph 1:21; Jde 1:25; Rev 6:16 he maketh: Isa 57:15, Isa 57:19; Mat 5:9; Co2 5:18-21; Eph 2:16, Eph 2:17; Col 1:20 Job 25:3”

“1 Then began Bildad the Shuhite, and said: 2 Dominion and terror are with Him, He maketh peace in His high places. 3 Is there any number to His armies, And whom doth not His light surpass? 4 How could a mortal be just with God, And how could one born of woman be pure? 5 Behold, even the moon, it shineth not brightly, And the stars are not pure in His eyes. 6 How much less mortal man, a worm, And the son of man, a worm! Ultimum hocce classicum, observes Schultens, quod a parte triumvirorum sonuit, magis receptui canentis videtur, quam praelium renovantis. Bildad only repeats the two commonplaces, that man cannot…”