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"Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.
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A True Principle, A Flawed Logic
Matthew Henry highlights the central error in Bildad's reasoning. While the principle that God ultimately upholds the righteous is true, Bildad misapplies it to Job's immediate circumstances. He fails to distinguish between a temporary state of trial and a final state of judgment, leading him to unjustly condemn Job based on his suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man - On the meaning of the word perfect, see the note at Job 1:1. The sentiment of Bildad…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man]
A sincere, upright, good man; one that is truly gracious; who, thou…
Bildad here assures Job that as he was, so he would fare; therefore, they concluded that as he fared, so he was. God will not cast away an upright …
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding verses, Bildad of Shuah defended the same opinion that Eliphaz the Temanite had proposed: that those who are divinely punished for…