Job 15:15

"What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?"

Key Reflection

These verses challenge the notion of human righteousness, suggesting that even those considered holy or pious fall short of God's standard of purity and perfection. They underscore the humility before divine judgment, highlighting how easily humans can misjudge their own moral standing in the eyes of a holy God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints -InJob 4:18, it is, “in his servants,” but no doubt the same thing is intended. The reference is to the angels, called there servants, and here saintsקדשׁיםqôdeshı̂ym, holy ones; see the notes atJob 4:18. Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight -InJob 4:18, “and his angels he charged with folly.” The general idea is the same. God is so holy that all things else seem to be impure. The very heavens seem to be unclean when compared with him. We are not to understand this as meaning that the heavens are defiled; that there is sin and corruption there, and that they are loathsome in the sight of God.

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