THIRD SERIES.
He tries to show Job's rashness ( Job 23:3 ), by arguments borrowed from Eliphaz ( Job 15:15, with which.
2. 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 ).
3. armies--angels and stars ( Isa 40:26 Jer 33:22 Gen 15:5; "countless," Dan 7:10 ).
his light-- ( Jam 1:17 ).
4. ( Job 4:17, 18 14:4 15:14 ).
5. "Look up even unto the moon" ( Job 15:15 ). "Stars" here answer to "saints" (angels); the moon" here to "the heavens" there. Even the "stars," the most dazzling object to man's eye, and the angels, of which the stars are emblems ( Job 4:18 Rev 9:1 ), are imperfect in His sight. Theirs is the light and purity but of creatures; His of the Creator.
6. ( Job 4:19-21 15:16 ).
worm. . . worm--Two distinct Hebrew words. The first, a worm bred in putridity; alluding to man's corruption. The second a crawling worm; implying that man is weak and grovelling.
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