Job 9:1-35

Contents: Job answers Bildad, denying he is a hypocrite.

Characters: God, Job, Bildad.

Conclusion: Man is an unequal match for his Maker, either in dispute or combat. If God should deal with any of us according to our deserts, we should certainly be undone.

Key Word: Complaint, Job 9:17.

Strong Verses: Job 9:20; Job 9:32.

Striking Facts: Job 9:2; Job 9:3; Job 9:33. While it may be possible for us to vindicate our own integrity to friends, we can never plead our integrity for our justification before God. Were it not that the believer stands in Christ's righteousness, he would have no ground whatever before God.