Job 18

Bildad’s 2nd response to Job.

Bildad only addresses Job for the first 3 verses.

Starting in v. 4 he begins to talk about Job to his friends.
This is the last time Bildad refers to job personally.

He describes Job has having become like a wild animal now.

v. 5 &  6 his light shall be put out – he is in darkness.

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! (Matthew 6:22-23)

v. 7 – 10 his own mouth opened a trap that he walked into.

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. (Ecclesiastes 9:12)

v. 11 -14 he is afraid, his strength is gone, he is terrified of the judgment.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. (Hebrews 10:24-27)

v. 15 – 16 brimstone will burn up his roots and his branches.

And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: (Deuteronomy 29:23)

v. 17 he will be forgotten about.

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. (Ecclesiastes 9:15-16)

v. 18 he will be in darkness. (outer darkness?).

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 8:12)

v. 19 no children.

v. 20 people will be astonished at his fall.

v. 21 This is what happens to people who don’t know God.