1. Bildad's return (18:1-21)

Bildad had bluntly insisted that Job was being punished because he was a sinner (ch. 8). In his second speech, he states his resentment that Job did not listen to him. He paints a grim picture of the fate of the sinner. The 'king of terrors' is death. Bildad's description resembles Job's suffering. He suggests that Job can only look forward to oblivion. His ideas are logical, but they don't give any hope or encouragement to Job. Rather, they quench hope and plant despair. Bildad doesn't know the living God, so he only adds to Job's burden.

2. Job's faith (19:1-29)

Job rebukes Bildad for kicking him when he is down. He asks his friends to have pity on him, for the hand of God has struck him. Then he confesses his faith. He is sure that God his Redeemer lives. God will judge the whole earth. Death is not the end; Job will meet his Redeemer God--and his heart yearns to do so.

Application: Lord, let Job's resurrection faith fill my heart and sustain me this day.
One Word: I know that my Redeemer lives