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The Danger of Self-Justification
Commentators explain that God is directly confronting the implication of Job's complaints. By defending his own righteousness so fiercely in the face of suffering, Job was implicitly accusing God of being unrighteous. God's question forces us to see how self-justification can dangerously cross into condemning God's perfect justice.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 40:8
18th Century
Theologian
Wilt thou disannul my judgment? - Will you “reverse” the judgment which I have formed, and show that it should have been different …
Charles Ellicott
On Job 40:8
19th Century
Bishop
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? — Compare what Job said in Job 19:6-7; Job 27:2. God is about to show Job…
John Gill
On Job 40:8
17th Century
Pastor
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment ?
&c.] The decrees and purposes of God concerning his dealings with men, particu…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 40:6–14
17th Century
Minister
Those who profit by what they have heard from God will hear more from him. And those who are truly convinced of sin, yet need to be more thoroughly…