Job 8: Bildad Defends God’s Justice

Bildad the Shuhite insists that God never twists justice and suggests that Job’s children died for their own sins. He urges Job to seek God, appeals to the wisdom of earlier generations, and uses images of withering reeds and a fragile web for the godless, before promising Job renewed joy if he is blameless.

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In 8:8-10, what source of wisdom does Bildad tell Job to consult?

A prophet who could bring Job a fresh word from the LORDThe written law that Moses had given to Israel at Mount SinaiThe insight handed down by earlier generations and their eldersHis own heart, which Bildad says can never lead him astray