Full text for Job Chapter 25
1¶ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2Dominion and fear [are] with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
3Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?
5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
6How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?
In Job 25, Bildad the Shuhite delivers his final, brief speech, emphasizing God's absolute dominion, power, and purity. He asserts that fear and authority belong to God, who establishes peace in His heavenly realms. Bildad then rhetorically asks how man, a mere worm, can be justified or clean before such an infinitely holy God, before whom even the moon and stars are not pure.
Bildad the Shuhite commences his concise discourse by proclaiming God's supreme dominion and the reverence due to Him, noting that God establishes peace in His celestial dwelling places. He poses rhetorical questions regarding the countless nature of God's armies and the universal reach of His divine light. Bildad then starkly contrasts God's absolute purity with the inherent impurity of humanity, questioning how a person born of a woman can ever be clean in God's sight. He further illustrates God's transcendence by stating that even the moon lacks brilliance and the stars are not pure in God's presence. The speech concludes by diminishing man to the status of a worm, thereby highlighting the immense gulf between humanity's impurity and God's unblemished holiness.
Bildad the Shuhite begins his final address to Job by affirming God's unquestionable dominion and the fear that accompanies His presence, stating that God maintains peace and order in His exalted heavenly places. He then uses rhetorical questions to underscore God's immeasurable power, asking if there is any limit to the number of His celestial armies and upon whom His pervasive light does not shine. These questions serve to establish God's omnipotence and omnipresence. Bildad subsequently shifts his focus to the profound disparity between God's purity and man's inherent uncleanness, posing the fundamental question of how a human being can be justified or declared clean before God. To further emphasize God's transcendent holiness, he declares that even the moon does not truly shine, and the stars themselves are not considered pure in God's discerning sight. This comparison elevates God's purity beyond all created celestial bodies. The speech culminates in a stark depiction of human insignificance and impurity, likening man, and specifically the son of man, to a mere worm. This comparison serves to reinforce the impossibility of humanity achieving righteousness or cleanliness on its own merits in the presence of an infinitely pure and powerful God.
