What is the meaning of Job 40:10? Then adorn yourself • The Lord speaks directly to Job, challenging him to take the role only God can fill (Job 40:6-9). • “Then” points back to God’s question, “Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?” (v. 8). The demand highlights Job’s inability to rival God’s perfection. • Cross reference: “Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” (Exodus 15:11). with majesty • Majesty describes royal greatness—the visible expression of sovereign power. • Cross references: – “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the splendor and the majesty” (1 Chronicles 29:11). – “The LORD reigns, He is robed in majesty” (Psalm 93:1). • God alone possesses majesty inherently; Job, a finite man, cannot “adorn” himself with it. and splendor • Splendor stresses dazzling beauty that accompanies majesty. • Cross references: – “You are clothed with splendor and majesty” (Psalm 104:1). – “On the glorious splendor of Your majesty … I will meditate” (Psalm 145:5). • The pairing of majesty and splendor underscores God’s flawless character and radiant presence. and clothe yourself • The imagery shifts from accessories to garments, calling Job to wrap himself in divine attributes—something no human can do. • Cross reference: “He put on righteousness like a breastplate” (Isaiah 59:17)—only the Lord successfully dons such garments. • The command is rhetorical: Job must admit he cannot dress himself in the qualities that belong to God alone. with honor • Honor reflects the esteem and approval that flow from moral excellence. • Cross references: – “You crowned him with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:5) points to honor as God’s gift, not human self-manufacture. – “The wise will inherit honor” (Proverbs 3:35); even this inherited honor is bestowed by God, never self-bestowed. and glory • Glory gathers together all that makes God weighty, worthy, and wonderful. • Cross references: – “Please show me Your glory” (Exodus 33:18); Moses seeks what only God can reveal. – “I will not yield My glory to another” (Isaiah 42:8); God guards His glory exclusively. • The final phrase seals the impossibility: if Job cannot seize God’s glory, he must humble himself before the One who owns it. summary Job 40:10 is God’s ironic invitation: “If you think you can question My justice, try running the universe. Put on My majesty, splendor, honor, and glory.” Each term piles up proof that these qualities are God’s possession alone. Job’s silence that follows (40:3-5; 42:1-6) confirms the verse’s point—human beings cannot assume divine attributes but must bow in reverent trust before the Lord who rightfully bears them. |
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