Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
Not a man
We should
General references
Bible References
Not a man
Job 33:12
“Look, let me answer you, in this you are not right or just;
For God is greater and far superior to man.
“Look, let me answer you, in this you are not right or just;
For God is greater and far superior to man.
Job 35:5
“Look to the heavens and see;
And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you.
“Look to the heavens and see;
And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you.
Numbers 23:19
“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Ecclesiastes 6:10
Whatever exists has already been named [long ago], and it is known what [a frail being] man is; for he cannot dispute with Him who is mightier than he.
Isaiah 45:9
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?
Jeremiah 49:19
See, one will come like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan against the enduring habitation [of Edom] and its watered pastures; for in an instant I will make him (Edom) run from his land. I will appoint over him the one whom I choose. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me [into court] and prosecute Me [for this]? Who is the [earthly] shepherd who can stand [defiantly] before Me?”
Romans 9:20
On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers [arrogantly] back to God and dares to defy Him? Will the thing which is formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”
1 John 3:20
whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].
We should
Job 13:18
“Behold now, I have prepared my case;
I know that I will be vindicated.
“Behold now, I have prepared my case;
I know that I will be vindicated.
Job 23:3
“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might [even] come to His seat!
“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might [even] come to His seat!
Psalm 143:2
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
General references
Job 13:22
“Then [Lord,] call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, and then reply to me.
“Then [Lord,] call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, and then reply to me.