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It is Bildad’s turn to speak, and his words must have cut like a knife. “Your children must have sinned against God, so their punishment was well deserved.” How many times had Job offered burnt sacrifices on behalf of his sons and daughters, concerned about their party lifestyle?<\/p>\n

To Bildad, Job’s success prior to this calamity was like a lush plant growing for a time in the sunshine, only to be uprooted and destroyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is Bildad’s turn to speak, and his words must have cut like a knife. “Your children must have sinned against God, so their punishment was well deserved.” How many times had Job offered burnt sacrifices on behalf of his sons and daughters, concerned about their party lifestyle? To Bildad, Job’s success prior to this … <\/p>\n

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