July 5, 2025, Job 18:1-21
Bildad
Speaks: God Punishes the Wicked
18 Then Bildad
the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How
long will you hunt for words?
Consider,
and then we will speak.
3 Why are we counted as cattle?
Why are
we stupid in your sight?
4 You who tear yourself in your anger,
shall
the earth be forsaken for you,
or the
rock be removed out of its place?
5 “Indeed, the
light of the wicked is put out,
and the
flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light is dark in his tent,
and his
lamp above him is put out.
7 His strong steps are shortened,
and
his own schemes throw him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
and he
walks on its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare
lays hold of him.
10 A rope is hidden for him in the ground,
a trap
for him in the path.
11 Terrors frighten him on every side,
and
chase him at his heels.
12 His strength is famished,
and
calamity is ready for his stumbling.
13 It consumes the parts of his skin;
the
firstborn of death consumes his limbs.
14 He is torn from the tent in which he trusted
and is
brought to the king of terrors.
15 In his tent dwells that which is none of his;
sulfur
is scattered over his habitation.
16 His roots dry up beneath,
and his
branches wither above.
17 His memory perishes from the earth,
and he
has no name in the street.
18 He is thrust from light into darkness,
and
driven out of the world.
19 He has no posterity or progeny among his people,
and no
survivor where he used to live.
20 They of the west are appalled at his day,
and horror
seizes them of the east.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous,
such is
the place of him who knows not God.”
Bildad speaks harshly in regard to Job’s suffering even
suggesting that it may be a result of Job’s sin.
My first thought is, with friends like Bildad, who needs
enemies? Secondly, we need to be cautious about misinterpreting
suffering as a direct result of sin. We all will experience
suffering, pain & loss during our lifetimes. The question is,
what will our character look like in the midst of suffering? Will we still
believe God is sovereign regardless of our pain? Pray today that you can grow
in Christ and reflect his character in good and challenging times.
Robin Adams
Let’s face it, We all deserve many things due to our sin that
God doesn’t put on us. He gives us so
much grace that we don’t deserve. God
used this situation with Job to teach not only Job, and Job’s friends, but also
to show the enemy that There was a man that was righteous. I’m so thankful that I don’t get what I deserve. I’m thankful that that blood of Jesus covers
me and my sin so I don’t suffer for what I’ve done, but life itself can bring
suffering, and we know God can use that suffering for His good and His glory!
Lori Morgan
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