Bildad and Zophar continue the theme that the wicked are judged and perish.  Job retorts that often the wicked prosper.  Meanwhile he has been alienated from everyone because of his suffering.

• Redeemer – In the midst of his speech decrying his alienation from everyone, he proclaims that his Redeemer lives – and one day Job will see him. In your suffering, will you remember your Redeemer?  Do you look forward to seeing him?
• Retribution – Job’s friends believe that wickedness brings suffering; therefore Job must be wicked because he is suffering. While this is often true, Job points out that the wicked do not always suffer in this life.  And it is clear from the first chapters that even righteous people like Job can suffer in this life.  There are many reasons people suffer.  We cannot be like Job’s friends and judge people because of their suffering.