seekeroftruth
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Job 25:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 “Dominion and awe belong to God;
he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
3 Can his forces be numbered?
On whom does his light not rise?
4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
How can one born of woman be pure?
5 If even the moon is not bright
and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
6 how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
a human being, who is only a worm!”
he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
3 Can his forces be numbered?
On whom does his light not rise?
4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
How can one born of woman be pure?
5 If even the moon is not bright
and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
6 how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
a human being, who is only a worm!”
Bildad says we're all stupid humans.
The commentary at bibletrack was indeed shorter.... but this one made more sense. This is from the easy English site.
Bildad interrupted Job. Bildad was not pleased to hear about the troubles of poor people. He knew that God is very great. So Bildad thought that God controlled everything.
Bildad also thought that people are unimportant. And he thought that people do not deserve God’s help.
These verses are correct. God is powerful. He is the ruler of heaven. Everybody should respect him. He has a vast army of angels. (Angels are God’s servants from heaven.) The angels obey God’s commands. They oppose the devil and his servants.
Bildad repeated the ideas in Eliphaz’s first speech (Job 4:17-19). Bildad was right that every person does wrong things against God (Romans 3:23). But Bildad did not say that God wants to forgive us (Romans 3:24). God forgives us when we confess our evil deeds to him.
So nobody is really perfect. But Job was a good man. In fact, God himself said this (Job 1:8). So we know that Job confessed his evil deeds to God (Job 31:33).
God said [back in Job 1:8] Job was blameless. Now that's different than being without sin. A lot of poop happens in a life that stupid humans can not be blamed for. I can't be blamed for what someone else does.... Job wasn't blamed for what his kids did. Job knew those kids wouldn't remember to make a sacrifice for the stupid things they did or said..... so Job covered them with a sacrifice. Job was not without sin.... but he was smart enough to know he broke rules just by walking down the street on certain days.... so he had to stay covered by his sacrifices.....In the days of Job there were the 10 commandments and all the rules and regulations written in the Books of Law handed down through Moses. It was a lot to know by heart. Jesus hadn't been here yet..... Job was not washed in the Blood of Jesus.... Job didn't know about Jesus. Job didn't kneel beside his bed on his knees, prop his arms on the side of the bed, but his hands together pointing to the heavens and pray for his kids..... Job threw an ox on the fire.... or a goat.... depending on the deed.
Bildad says we're all stupid humans.... not a one of us is like God.... God knows it all.... controls it all.... and we are stupid humans that shouldn't ever question God. Well.... Bildad was partially right.... we are all stupid humans.... but God created us...
Here's a thought..... If God didn't like us.... why didn't He just smash us up into a ball and start all over again..... like a clay pot gone wonky..... wait.... He did.... He sent His Son to clean up the mess the stupid humans were making.
