Majesty and Righteousness

In these two chapters, both Bildad and Job describes the Majesty of God. Compared to God's Majesty, Bildad describes how unrighteous we are. He asks in a rhetorical manner, how can a man, which is so impure in nature, can ever be considered righteous by God. We know the answer of course, it is through Christ our Saviour, who paid the price for our sins.

However, as Job describes the Majesty of God, we see Job does not question our worthiness of establishing a relationship with God. This is perhaps Job understands what it is like to walk with God, even though he knows we are all unrighteous in our own self. Perhaps there is an element of understand in Job, about the Grace of God, that we can be with the Father simply because he allows it, not because we earned it.

Also interesting to note that in 25:13, Job refers to the Holy Spirit; as well as God inflicting the serpent - perhaps a reminder of the serpent at the Garden of Eden.


Job 25

Bildad: How Can Man Be Righteous?

 1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
 2 “ Dominion and fear belong to Him;  He makes peace in His high places.
 3 Is there any number to His armies?  Upon whom does His light not rise?
 4 How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman?
 5 If even the moon does not shine,  And the stars are not pure in His sight,
 6 How much less man, who is a maggot, And a son of man, who is a worm?”


Job 26
     Job: Man’s Frailty and God’s Majesty
 1 But Job answered and said:
 2 “How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength?
 3 How have you counseled one who has no wisdom?  And how have you declared sound advice to many?
 4 To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you?
 5 “The dead tremble,  Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
 6 Sheol is naked before Him,  And Destruction has no covering.
 7 He stretches out the north over empty space;  He hangs the earth on nothing.
 8 He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it.
 9 He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it.
 10 He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,  At the boundary of light and darkness.
 11 The pillars of heaven tremble,  And are astonished at His rebuke.
 12 He stirs up the sea with His power,  And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.
 13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;   His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
 14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,   And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?”