Today’s passage: Job 18
Helpful thoughts:
- In today’s passage, Bildad takes his second stab at Job.
- Bildad believes that Job has brought all of this suffering on himself, laying a trap for himself. He recounts aspects of what has befallen Job (For example, verse 19 and the loss of all his children).
- The general argument is this: These terrible things happen to wicked people. Therefore, Job must be wicked.
Questions to consider:
- How did Bildad express his anger toward Job in the first few verses? How does he feel about the things Job has said about him and his words? Does he appear to be instructing Job to help him or is he venting anger? Did venting his anger resolve any problems?
- Given the argument that Bildad makes, why does he think he is more qualified to speak to Job’s suffering than Job is? What is the problem with his thinking?
- If someone you are speaking with does not know God, to what (and to whom) do you want to point them? (Matthew 11:28)