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What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?`
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The Heart of Rebellion
Commentators explain that the question, "What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?" is not an honest inquiry but a defiant declaration. It represents the universal human desire to be independent from God, questioning His authority and right to command obedience. John Gill calls this attitude "full of atheism," while Albert Barnes describes it as the language of a creature rejecting its Creator.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? — compare for similar expressions, Exodus 5:2; Proverbs 30:9.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him?F20 &c.] "Who is he"? as some render it; or what is there in …
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous chapter, Zophar had already conceded, at least in part, to Job's opinion. He had affirmed that sins were punished after death, alth…