Explanation: In Job 25 Bildad accused Job for the third time. His accusation was brief and was similar to ideas stated previously by others (Job 15:15; Job 4:17-19; Job 9:2; Job 15:14-16). This was the last thing Job's three friends said to Job. Zophar had nothing further to say and did not make a third accusation. The image above is analogous, from a New Testament perspective, to Bildad's opening statement about the majesty of God.

          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: . Job 26. Job 27. Job 28. Job 29. Job 30. Job 31.]

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     Bildad begins his answer to Job by making a statement about the dominion and power of God in heaven (1-3a). And he states that God's light arises upon all who are upon the earth (3b), implying that they are dependent on him for the very light of day, thus establishing his dominion and power on earth, a well as in heaven. Bildad then presents his central thesis that man can be neither right with God nor pure before him (4). To amplify this point, he reasons by analogy, stating that neither the moon nor the stars are pure in God's eyes (5). And, says Bildad, man is even less pure. In the original Hebrew he compares him to a "worm" and a "maggot" (6).

     ¹ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, ² Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. ³ Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? ⁴ How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? ⁵ Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. ⁶ How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

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