“Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.”
Key Phrases to Highlight
Key Verse: Job 18:5 – “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.”
Job 18:17 – “no one will remember their names.”
Job 18:19 – “They will have neither children nor grandchildren.”
Notes to Write in the Margin
Bildad’s second, harsher speech
Bildad represents the rigid dogma that suffering ALWAYS equals sin, failing to recognize other causes of suffering. He claims suffering is proof of guilt.
Job 18:1-4 – Bildad’s Anger
Job 18:5-10 – Imagery of Ruin (light extinguished, net/trap)
Job 18:15 – “burning sulfur” indicates divine punishment
Job 18:16-20 – No legacy for the wicked
Job 18:21 – Bildad’s conclusion: the fate of the wicked is complete separation from God and man.
Cross References
Job 18:17 (“no one will remember their names”) – See Proverbs 10:7 – We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.
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