Read Job 25.
Bildad's final response is the shortest of all. Perhaps, he ran out of things to say. He and his friends tried everything they could to argue against Job's faithfulness and steadfastness.
Nothing is more humbling than to discuss the depravity of mankind in comparison to a holy and all-powerful God. That was Bildad's last approach. And, as readers have seen consistently, though the words of these men were meant to hurt and humiliate Job, they do contain some rich truths about God.
1. God has absolute "dominion" or rule over this universe and life itself.
2. God's sovereignty, then, should cause Him to be feared, respected and revered.
3. God is the source of peace.
4. God has a heavenly army that cannot be numbered.
5. God's "light" is universal. He sees all and knows all.
6. God's inanimate creation is not holy before Him.
God is holy and cannot tolerate a lack of holiness in His presence.
Therefore, what is a human being next to this One in heaven?
In the middle, Bildad asked the most important question anyone could ever ask. It is the question every person must be able to answer. "How can a man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?"
In the New Testament, Nicodemus was a spiritual leader in Israel. He served in the Sanhedrin and was known as "the teacher of Israel." Yet, he did not know the answer to Bildad's question. Jesus gave him the one and only solution. "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3) Physical birth and good works alone will not solve our dilemma. God has provided the means for a spiritual birth through faith in Jesus that will give a person eternal life and a right standing before Him.
By faith, Job looked forward to the day of such a provision from God. Today, we look back to the time our crucified Savior paid our sin debt so we could be cleansed, in a pure position, and fit for God's presence.
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