Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase, his prosperity would certainly be very great, he would once more flourish greatly. All this God would surely send upon Job if he were the righteous, pure, and upright man which he represented himself to be. Bildad's statement was an unconscious prophecy of that which afterwards really came to pass, 42:12.
Verse Job 8:7. _THOUGH THY BEGINNING WAS SMALL_] Thy _former state_, compared to that into which God would have brought thee, would be small; for to show his respect for thy piety, because thou hadst...
THOUGH THY BEGINNING WAS SMALL - On the supposition that the children of Job had been cut off, his family now was small. Yet Bildad says, that if he were to begin life again, even with so small a fami...
CHAPTER 8 BILDAD'S ADDRESS _ 1. How long, Job? (Job 8:1)_ 2. Enquire of the former age (Job 8:8) 3. God's dealing with the wicked and the righteous (Job 8:11)...
OPENING OF BILDAD'S FIRST SPEECH. The two younger friends, says Duhm, make a less favourable impression than Eliphaz. Bildad's great point is the discriminating rectitude of God, who unfailingly rewar...
_thy beginning_ i. e., thy former estate, before affliction; similarly "latter end" (read: thy latter end SHALL greatly increase) is said of his future condition of prosperity; see the same use of the...
In opposition to Job's impious principle Bildad brings forward his doctrine of the Divine rectitude on both its sides, the one illustrated in the fate of Job's children (Job 8:4), the other, as he hop...
The discriminating rectitude of God 2. Before coming to his principle and by way of introducing it Bildad expresses his wonder that Job should allow himself to speak such things as his discourse conta...
D. THE GREAT ABSENCE: EMPATHY AND SYMPATHYBILDAD Job 8:1-22 1. God is just and has not been unrighteous. (Job 8:1-7) (A rebuke of Job.) TEXT 8:1-7 8 THEN ANSWERED BILDAD THE SHUHITE, AND SAID, 2 H...
_THOUGH THY BEGINNING WAS SMALL, YET THY LATTER END SHOULD GREATLY INCREASE._ Thy beginning - the beginning of thy new happiness after restoration. LATTER END. So it actually came to pass, but not a...
THE FIRST SPEECH OF BILDAD Holding the same doctrine about sin and suffering as Eliphaz, Bildad supports the views of his friend by an appeal to the teaching of antiquity. He shows less sympathy and...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 8 BILDAD’S FIRST SPEECH TH...
Bildad advised Job to pray. This is always good advice (1 Thessalonians 5:17). And Bildad was right to say that God helps sincere people (Matthew 5:1-10). But this does not mean that every Christian s...
וְ הָיָ֣ה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ מִצְעָ֑ר וְ֝ אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗...
XIX. VENTURESOME THEOLOGY Job 8:1 BILDAD SPEAKS THE first attempt to meet Job has been made by one who relies on his own experience and takes pleasure in recounting the things which he has seen. Bi...
GOD WILL NOT CAST AWAY Job 8:1 Bildad now takes up the argument, appealing to the experience of former generations to show that special suffering, like Job's, indicated special sin, however deeply c...
In answer to Job, the next of his friends, Bildad, took up the argument. There is greater directness in his speech than in that of Eliphaz. By comparison it lacks in courtesy, but gains in force. He m...
Though thy beginning (d) was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. (d) Though the beginning is not as pleasant as you would like, yet in the end you will have sufficient opportunity to p...
(1) В¶ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, (2) How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? (3) Doth God pervert judgment? or doth th...
Bildad's Lecture I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week in Job's reply to Eliphaz - we saw a small glimpse of the Job's physical condition: 1. The worms, the sores that would break open in the sleepless nigh...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
THOUGH THY BEGINNING WAS SMALL,.... When, he first set out in the world; and which though it greatly increased, and he was the greatest man in all the east, yet Bildad suggests, should he behave well,...
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. Ver. 7. _Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase_] Thy recent losses God will recompense...
_Though thy beginning was small_ The sense is either, 1st, Though thou hadst possessed but very little at first, yet God would have wonderfully blessed and increased thy estate: whereas, now he hath b...
BILDAD'S CRUEL RESPONSE (vv.1-22) Bildad's response to Job was much more brief than that of Eliphaz, but following along the same line. He did not begin in the conciliatory way that Eliphaz did, how...
1-7 Job spake much to the purpose; but Bildad, like an eager, angry disputant, turns it all off with this, How long wilt thou speak these things? Men's meaning is not taken aright, and then they are...
The sense is either, 1. Though thou hadst possessed but very little at first, yet God would have wonderfully blessed and increased thy estate; whereas now God hath brought thee down from a great esta...
Job 8:7 beginning H7225 small H4705 end H319 increase H7685 (H8799) abundantly H3966 thy beginning -...
Job 8:7 Little beginnings in your hearts will lead to great ends. I. The first thing I should mention is the little feeling that people have in their own hearts about their sin. Josiah was a very goo...
CONTENTS: Bildad's theory of Job's affliction. CHARACTERS: God, Bildad, Job. CONCLUSION: It is not just or charitable to argue that merely because one is in deep affliction, he is therefore a hypocr...
Job 8:7. _Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should be great._ Many great patriarchs, like Jacob, had once but a small beginning. Job 8:11. _Can the rush grow._ The LXX read, “the pap...
_Though thy beginning was small._ THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS Small beginnings, in certain cases, are productive of great ends. I. The conditions of success. Though obvious and simple, they are very eas...
_If thou wouldst seek unto God betimes._ THE SINFUL MAN’S SEARCH I. What is it that God requireth? A diligent and speedy search. It is a work both in desire and labour to be joined with God. How mus...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 8:1 Bildad is the second friend to “comfort” Job. ⇐ ⇔...
_BILDAD’S FIRST SPEECH_ Bildad less courteous and considerate of Job’s feelings than even Eliphaz. Commences with an unfeeling reflection on his speech. Pursues the same line of argument and address...
EXPOSITION JOB 8:1 THEN ANSWERED BILDAD THE SHUHITE, AND SAID. Bildad the Shuhite has the second place in the passage where Job's friends are first mentioned (Job 2:11), and occupies the same relativ...
So Bildad, the next friend, speaks up and he said, How long will you speak these things? how long will your words of your mouth be like a [big, bag of] wind? Does God pervert judgment? or does the Al...
2 Peter 2:20; Deuteronomy 8:16; Job 42:12; Job 42:13; Matthew 13:12;...