“Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?”
Is there a number to his armies? And upon whom does his light not rise, extending Bildad's assertion of divine omnipotence by emphasizing the innumerable divine forces and the universal reach of God's illumination. The question about numbering God's armies suggests forces so vast that human enumeration becomes impossible, reinforcing the insignificance of human protest against divine will. The assertion that God's light rises on all implies that divine scrutiny encompasses all creation, that nothing escapes divine omniscience. Yet for Job, this omniscience has become the central problem: if God sees all and can do all, why does God permit injustice?
Church Fathers on Job 25:3
Is there any number of His soldiers? In the cognizance of human reason there is not any number of the spirits above, in that it cannot tell how great is that concourse of the Invisible Host, whereof it is said by Daniel, Thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The number of the citizens above is represented as infinite and definite, in order that that which relatively to God is capable of being numbered may be shewn…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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