Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Job 18: Bildad Rides Again

Job 18:5 "The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning."

Bildad steps back up to the plate and takes another whack at it. He, like Eliphaz takes offense at the idea that, "Hey, you might be stupid." And who wouldn't. Bildad follows Job's blustery example and goes off, explaining all these horrible things that happen to wicked men. Fear, desolation, isolation, loss, accusation, pain, want, hunger. So...can all these things happen in spite of a life of notable devotion to God? What does that say about God? What does it say about man's deeds?

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