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But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.
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God's Unchanging Purpose
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse is a powerful declaration of God's sovereignty. His mind is 'in one,' meaning His purpose is unchangeable and His will is irresistible. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill explain that God operates according to a wise, eternal plan, and what He desires, He accomplishes without fail.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But he is in one mind - He is unchangeable. He has formed his plans, and no one can divert him from them. There can be no dispute a…
19th Century
Anglican
He is one, or in one. — Job either declares His unique sovereignty or His unchangeable purpose. The context seems to supp…
Baptist
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. But he is in one…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he [is] in one [mind] Either with respect to his commandments, every precept remains in full force, he never alt…
Since Job never questions that his trials are from God's hand and that there is no such thing as chance, how does he account for them? The principl…
13th Century
Catholic
In his discourse, Eliphaz proposed two charges against Job (Job 27:5, 12): first, that he had been punished because of his very great e…
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