What is the meaning of Job 15:25? For he has stretched out his hand against God “Stretched out his hand” pictures deliberate, hostile action—an aggressor extending his arm to strike. Eliphaz is describing the mindset of the wicked who consciously decide to oppose their Maker. • This is not passive drifting but willful rebellion, echoing Pharaoh’s attitude in Exodus 9:17, “You still set yourself against My people and will not let them go.” • It recalls the tower builders of Genesis 11:4, advancing their own name over God’s. • Psalm 10:4 captures the heart: “In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” Every act of sin, in seed form, reaches toward this outstretched-hand posture—a chosen collision course with the Lord of heaven and earth. and has vaunted himself against the Almighty To “vaunt” is to boast, swell, or magnify oneself. The wicked person proclaims self-sufficiency while diminishing the honor that belongs to God alone. • Daniel 5:23 records Belshazzar who “set yourself up against the Lord of heaven” and lost his kingdom that very night. • Herod’s self-exaltation in Acts 12:21-23 ended with God’s swift judgment. • James 4:6 warns, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble,” highlighting heaven’s unchanging stance toward arrogance. Eliphaz’s wording reminds us that pride is not merely an internal attitude; it is an active assault on God’s rightful supremacy. Whenever a person claims ultimate authority over life, morality, or destiny, he or she is “vaunting” against the Almighty. summary Job 15:25 draws a vivid profile of the unrepentant: rebellion in action and pride in attitude. Stretching out the hand shows conscious defiance; vaunting the self shows arrogant self-promotion. Scripture consistently testifies that such a stance invites God’s resistance and inevitable downfall, urging every reader to lay down the raised fist and bow in humble surrender to the Almighty. |
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