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God's Absolute Sovereignty
Commentators agree that "dominion" refers to God's absolute, universal, and uncontrollable sovereignty over all creation, including angels and nations. The "fear" mentioned is not God's own fear, but the reverence and awe He rightly inspires in all of His creation, from the mightiest angels to the humblest person.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 25:2
18th Century
Theologian
Dominion and fear are with him - That is, God has a right to rule, and He should be regarded with reverence. The object of Bildad i…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 25:2
19th Century
Bishop
Dominion and fear are with him. — He is absolute in sovereignty and awesome in power, so that even in His high places, an…
John Gill
On Job 25:2
17th Century
Pastor
Dominion and fear [are] with him
Not with man, as Sephorno interprets it as meaning he has power to rule over the im…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 25:1–6
17th Century
Minister
Bildad sets aside the question about the prosperity of wicked men, but shows the infinite distance that exists between God and man. He presents to …