Job 15:27

"he runs at him with a stiff neck, with the thick shields of his bucklers,"

Key Reflection

In Job 15:27, "he runs at him with a stiff neck, with the thick shields of his bucklers," describes a person who approaches God with arrogance and resistance, much like a warrior shielding himself in battle. This imagery suggests that such an attitude will ultimately lead to one's downfall, as the stubbornness and self-protection prevent true understanding or submission to divine wisdom.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Because he covereth his face with his fatness -That is, he not only stretches out his hand against GodJob 15:25and rushes upon him as an armed foeJob 15:26, but he gives himself up to a life of luxury, gluttony, and licentiousness; and therefore, these calamities must come upon him. This is designed to be a description of a luxurious and licentious person - a man who is an enemy of God, and who, therefore, must incur his displeasure. And maketh collops of fat -Like an ox that is fattened. The word collop properly means “a small slice of meat, a piece of flesh” (Webster), but here it means a thick piece, or a mass. The word is used in this sense in New England.

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