Job 26: The Edges of God’s Power

Job mocks the worthless help Bildad has offered him. He then praises God’s power over the realm of the dead, the earth, the clouds, the moon and the sea, and concludes that all these works show only a faint glimpse of God’s full might.

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What is Job doing in 26:2-4 when he exclaims how greatly Bildad has aided the weak and how sound his insight has been?

Agreeing that his suffering proved he had sinned in secretThanking Bildad sincerely for words that had truly comforted himAsking Bildad to offer a sacrifice and pray on his behalfMocking Bildad’s speech as no real help to a weak, suffering man