Bildad’s final contribution in this discussion is really a hymn of praise to God (25 v1-6). There is nothing he shares which you could say in wrong, indeed much of what he says is excellent truth about God. Bildad pictures the Lord who is to be feared (v2); who rules over mighty armies (v3) and whose purity far exceeds anything in creation (v4-5).

Bildad’s speech ends with the conclusion that compared to such an amazing God, man is like a maggot or a worm (v6). What Bildad says s true, but how does this help Job in his suffering and what hope is to be found in his statement? We need to faithfully accept what the bibles teach about how sin has corrupted us, but we must also focus on redemption in Jesus.

Job responds to Bildad’s tirade by sarcastically speaking of the help he received (v1-3) and questioning what the source of their words is (v4). There is probably an implication that their words are from the devil.

Job then shows his heart as he speaks of how God’s greatness is revealed in His knowledge of the place of the dead (v5-6) and His control over this world (v7-11). This is the God who stops storms (v12-13) and chases away the powerful sea creatures spoken of here as ‘Rahab’ and the ‘fleeing serpent’. In all that is done by God it is only a small part of what He can do (v14).