Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance · Character
Bildad the Shuhite
One of Job's friends in the biblical commentary.
minor
Also known as Bildad, himself
First appearance: Notes on the Book of Job
Bildad the Shuhite shows up with force in Notes on the Book of Job. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Bildad reiterates the old ground that the wicked will be destroyed and God will not cast away a perfect man, unaffected by Job's arguments.
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