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"Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
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What is a "Unicorn"?
Commentators note that the Hebrew word translated "unicorn" almost certainly refers to a real, powerful animal. While its exact identity is debated—with scholars suggesting the wild ox, buffalo, or rhinoceros—the key characteristic is its immense, untamable strength that humans cannot harness for service.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will the unicorn be willing to serve you? - In the previous part of the argument, God had appealed to the lion, the raven, the goats of the …
19th Century
Anglican
The unicorn. —It is a mistake to identify this animal with the rhinoceros, as was formerly done; it is more probably the same as t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Will the unicorn be willing to serve you Whether there is or ever was such a creature, as described under the name o…
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In these questions, the Lord continued to humble Job. In this chapter, several animals are spoken of whose nature or situation particularly shows t…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding section, the Lord brought to mind what relates to the cognitive power, speaking of the wisdom of humans and the intelligence of th…