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Job 22:12 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Job 22:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 22 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! height of the stars: Heb. head of the stars”
Job 22:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 22:12
Eliphaz challenges Job: "Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!" The noun gavah (גָּבַהּ, "height") emphasizes God's exaltation. The rhetorical question expects affirmation: yes, God is transcendent. Eliphaz will argue (verse 13-14) that Job wrongly thinks God's transcendence means He doesn't observe earthly affairs. This sets up a false dilemma: either God is distant (deism) or intimately involved (theism). Reformed theology affirms both divine transcendence and immanence—God's transcendence doesn't imply distance but rather His sovereignty ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 22:12
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“heaven is my throne”
“the work of your fingers”
“and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven”
“It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?”
“But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”
“whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place”
“The heaven”