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Can his armies be counted? On whom does his light not arise?
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God's Countless Armies
Commentators explain that God's "armies" are vast and innumerable, encompassing several groups. This includes the heavenly hosts of angels, the celestial bodies like the sun and stars, and even every creature on earth, which God can command to do His will. This imagery is meant to convey God's overwhelming power and sovereignty over all creation.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Is there any number of his armies? - The armies of heaven; or the hosts of angelic beings, which are often represented as arranged …
19th Century
Anglican
Is there any number of His armies? —He is also so glorious that He dispenses His glory to His innumerable hosts of angels…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Is there any number of his armies ? &c.] His armies in heaven, the heavenly host of angels, which are innumerable; t…
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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 …
13th Century
Catholic
In his answer, Job had now refuted the two false accusations that Eliphaz had thrown at him in his previous response (Job 22:5, 12). He…
