Job 18:1-3, Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: “How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak. Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight?
Job and his, so called, friends are getting tired of the arguments! Job stands firm on his innocents while the other 3 condemn him of sin! BEAST ARE IGNORANT AND FOOLISH TO THE WAYS OF GOD!
Psa 73:22, I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
Job 18:5-7, “The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine. The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out. THE STEPS OF HIS STRENGTH ARE SHORTENED, AND HIS OWN COUNSEL CASTS HIM DOWN.
Bildad is saying, “THE WICKED ARE CUT OFF QUICKLY ON THE EARTH. LOOK AT YOURSELF; CAN’T YOU SEE YOU ARE BEING CUT OFF”?
Pro 13:9, The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
But, this is not always true, sometimes the wicked live longer and better than those who live righteously!
Psa 73:2-5, But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. FOR I WAS ENVIOUS OF THE BOASTFUL, WHEN I SAW THE PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED. FOR THERE ARE NO PANGS IN THEIR DEATH, BUT THEIR STRENGTH IS FIRM. THEY ARE NOT IN TROUBLE AS OTHER MEN, NOR ARE THEY PLAGUED LIKE OTHER MEN.
Most people live their lives only looking at the here and now! These people don’t realize that they will live forever! EITHER WITH HIM OR WITHOUT HIM!
Asaph finally understood the end of the wicked when he entered the house of the LORD!
Psa 73:17, Until I went into the sanctuary of God; THEN I UNDERSTOOD THEIR END.
Psa 37:10-11, FOR YET A LITTLE WHILE AND THE WICKED SHALL BE NO MORE; INDEED, YOU WILL LOOK CAREFULLY FOR HIS PLACE, BUT IT SHALL BE NO MORE. But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.