Name Information
Meaning
"Son of contention"
Language of Origin
Hebrew
Gender Usage
Masculine
Bildad the Shuhite was one of Job’s friends who insisted that Job’s suffering was the result of sin. He leaned heavily on traditional wisdom but lacked compassion in his counsel.
Roles
Friend of Job
Relationships
Friend
Job
Story
Visited Job with Eliphaz and Zophar to console him.
Claimed Job’s children must have sinned and deserved their fate.
Described the terrible fate of the wicked, implying Job was among them.
Ultimately proven wrong by God.
Spiritual Significance
- 1Argued that God always punishes the wicked and blesses the righteous.
- 2Lacked empathy, using Job’s suffering as proof of guilt.
- 3Rebuked by God for misrepresenting Him.
What We Can Learn
- 1Tradition without compassion can harm the suffering.
- 2We must be slow to judge others’ circumstances.
- 3God’s justice is more complex than human reasoning.
Memory Verses
“When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.”
Key Passages
Job 8Job 18Job 25
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