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Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.
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God's Absolute Holiness
Commentators explain that this verse highlights God's transcendent purity. It's not that angels are inherently sinful, but that their created holiness is so vastly inferior to God's infinite perfection that it can be described as 'folly' or 'frailty' in comparison. As one scholar notes, their holiness is like a lesser light before the glory of the sun.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, he put no trust in his servants - These are evidently the words of the oracle that appeared to Eliphaz; see Schultens, in t…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, he put no trust in his servants. —The statement is a general one; it does not refer to any one act in the past. W…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, he put no trust in his servants Some think the divine oracle or revelation ends in (Job 4:17) , …
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Eliphaz relates a vision. When we are communing with our own hearts and are still (Psalms 4:4), that is a time for the Holy Spirit to c…
13th Century
Catholic
Because Eliphaz believed that adversities in this life only happen to someone because of sin, he sought to accuse Job and his family of being subje…
