JOB LESSON 25


     We will begin this lesson in Job 25:1 "Then answered Bildad the
Shuhite, and said," Job 25:2 "Dominion and fear [are] with him, he
maketh peace in his high places."

     This answer from Job's friend, Bildad, was not answering what Job
had said in the last chapter. He was bringing up the greatness of God,
which is undeniable, and also, bringing up the worthlessness of man.
God is the absolute Almighty of the universe. God set the world into
motion and created all living things. Since they are His creation,
they are controlled entirely by God. The only time there will be real
peace on the earth is when the King of Peace {Jesus Christ} reigns
here as King of kings and Lord of lords.

     Job 25:3 "Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth
not his light arise?"

     We know from specific Scriptures that there are at least 20,000
chariots of God. There are thousands of angels who bear arms for God.
One of the earliest mentions of the angels being armed was when God
stationed armed guards at the gate of Eden to keep Adam and Eve from
going back into the garden. Every living being is the answer to, "upon
whom doth not his light arise?"

     Job 25:4 "How then can man be justified with God? or how can he
be clean [that is] born of a woman?"

     The Light of God that is within all who dare to believe is the
Light of God. The flesh of man is born in sin. The flesh is in
constant warfare against the spirit. The flesh of man wants to sin. It
is the spirit of man which reconciles with God. To be justified means
just as if I had never sinned. The only way a person can be justified
is for the penalty for his sin to be paid. Jesus Christ paid the
penalty of death for the sins of the world. Job looked forward to that
very event, when he said his Redeemer liveth.

     Job 25:5 "Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the
stars are not pure in his sight."

     The moon and the stars are no more than containers for light.
They are not creative Light. Jesus Christ is the source of all Light.
The moon is a reflector of an existing light.

     Job 25:6 "How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of
man, [which is] a worm?"

     Bildad forgot that man was made in the image of God. Compared to
God, he might be thought of as a worm. Bildad said, that Job was of no
greater value to God than the lowly worm. Job really had never said
that he was free of sin. He was forgiven.


     We will now continue this lesson in Job 26:1 "But Job answered
and said," Job 26:2 "How hast thou helped [him that is] without power?
[how] savest thou the arm [that hath] no strength?"

     Job asked Bildad, how he had helped him? If he were truly a
friend, he would be trying to help Job, and not tear him down. He said
to Bildad, "you say I am weak and helpless, how have you tried to help
me?"

     Job 26:3 "How hast thou counselled [him that hath] no wisdom? and
[how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?"

     Bildad had spent his time trying to destroy Job. He had no
intention of helping him by counselling him. He had done nothing but
accuse Job of things he was not guilty of. Job reprimanded him for not
telling things the way they were. We can see that Bildad's jealousy of
Job had driven him to many of these accusations. Bildad had accused
Job of being unwise, as well as being a sinner.

     Job 26:4 "To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came
from thee?"

     Job wanted to know just who it was that had prompted Bildad to
say such things. Not any of the things he had said dealt with things
the way they really were. Bildad was being used of that old accuser,
Satan, himself.

     Job 26:5 "Dead [things] are formed from under the waters, and the
inhabitants thereof."

     Bildad had thought of God as dwelling in heaven alone. He did not
realize that God was omnipresent. God is not only in heaven but on the
earth, as well. This could be speaking of hell, that is under the
water.

     Job 26:6 "Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no
covering."

     Even hell is within the view of God. It is, also, under the
control of God. God is not controlled by anyone, or anything. He is
the controller of all things. He controls Satan, as well.

     Job 26:7 "He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and]
hangeth the earth upon nothing."

     It was by God's hand that all of the beautiful stars were hung in
the northern sky. Of course, all planets, and the moon, and sun, were
created by God, and placed in the empty space of the sky, and told to
stay in their places. The earth is not hanging, or sitting, on
anything. It is in the open sky, where God put it and told it to stay.

     Job 26:8 "He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the
cloud is not rent under them."

     The water that becomes rain upon the earth is held in the clouds,
until God releases it to rain. Nothing, except God, can cause them to
release their water.

     Job 26:9 "He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth
his cloud upon it."

     The "throne of God in heaven" is hidden to the human eye by the
clouds that surround it. The mercy seat in the holy of holies was
covered with a thick cloud of smoke when God's presence was there. He
is not to be seen with the natural eye of man. He may be seen in the
spirit. When we all go to heaven, we will see Him face to face. The
reason that we will be able to see Him at that time, is we will be in
our spiritual bodies.

     Job 26:10 "He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the
day and night come to an end."

     It was God who set the bounds for the oceans. The waters in the
sky are, also, restrained, until God wants them released. As long as
there is night and day upon the earth, these restraints will be in
place. This earth and heaven will pass away someday, and there will be
a new heaven and a new earth. In that place, there will be no night.

     Job 26:11 "The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at
his reproof."

     Everything in heaven is in that same restrained condition, until
God releases them. Even the heavens tremble at the voice of God. Some
people believe that thunder and lightning in the sky is God shaking
things up a bit.

     Job 26:12 "He divideth the sea with his power, and by his
understanding he smiteth through the proud."

     In the Bible, there are several demonstrations that God controls
the seas, as well as the heavens and the land. A very good example of
that was the dividing of the Red Sea. We know that God smote Satan,
because of his pride. He will do the same thing to anyone who becomes
too proud of himself. God has a way of humbling proud men.

     Job 26:13 "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand
hath formed the crooked serpent."

     We know that God made the heavens and all of their beauty by His
spoken Word. The hand of God is a symbol of work. This was saying,
that even the crooked serpent was a creation of God's hand. When the
serpent was in his unfallen state, he walked upright, possibly. After
his deception, he was cursed to crawl on his belly, and eat the dust
of the earth.

     Job 26:14 "Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a
portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can
understand?"
     We know that many times the thunder is connected with the voice
of God. When Moses had the children of Israel around the foot of the
mountain to hear the ten commandments, the voice of God was spoken of
as a thunder. It frightened the Israelites terribly. No one can
understand the voice of God in the thunder, unless God reveals the
Words to the listener.
















































                           Job 25 Questions


1.  Who spoke in the first and second verse, here?
2.  What two things was Bildad saying in this chapter?
3.  When is the only time there will be real peace on the earth?
4.  How many chariots do many Scriptures say God has?
5.  When is the first specific mention of armed guards of God on the
    earth?
6.  Every __________ _________is the answer to "upon whom doth not his
    light shine?"
7.  What is the Light within the believers?
8.  It is the _________ of man that is born in sin.
9.  What does "justified" mean?
10. What are the moon and the stars?
11. Who is the source of all Light?
12. What did he call man in verse 6?
13. What had Bildad forgotten?
14. What did Job ask Bildad in verse 1 of chapter 26?
15. What had Bildad said about Job?
16. What had driven Bildad to some of these accusations?
17. Who had Bildad been used of in accusing Job?
18. Even hell is within the view of ________.
19. Where did Bildad think God was?
20. What is verse 7 saying about what God had dome?
21. Who releases the rain to the earth?
22. How is the throne of God in heaven hidden from the human eye?
23. God set the bounds of the ___________.
24. What causes things in heaven to tremble?
25. Who formed the crooked serpent?