After Bildad's short closing statement, Job's response sounded like someone who just got rejected by an old friend – you know, the cold shoulder.
In chapter 26, Job begins by saying his friend was no help. He even questioned that Bildad did nothing to give anyone any hope. Job says "it's as though you talk like somebody who doesn't know what they are talking about." Then after chastising Bildad for having nothing to say, he sarcastically says "thanks for lots of nothing.(v 3)"
The response to Bildad is topped off with "who did you think you were talking to, and who do you think you were speaking for?" Just by the way the words were spoken, you could feel the cutting edge of Job's words as he brought Bildad up with the truth. I wonder if Bildad went away with his "tail between his legs?"[more]
Even with so little encouragement from his friends, Job sang/spoke out about how great is the God he worships and serves. Note the present tense – God is not someone he used to serve and worship. Take note that Job has never stopped what he did before calamity struck!
As Job speaks, he leaves little to the imagination of those who are listening. He makes it plain that the God he serves is great! He talks about the one who had the power to hang the earth on nothing, and how He (God) "inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters." Then, as if those things were not great enough, Job caps it by saying "these are the fringes of His ways;". Now really, if those were on the outside of his powers, or did not take much power to accomplish, what then would the inside be. How much more wonderful and powerful!
Job has set a path – a standard. Wonder how his friends feel now? Stuff like this makes me wonder how much power do I ascribe to the God I worship and serve? It brings to mind the words of a song "Our God is an awesome God. He reigns from heaven above. With wisdom power and love. Our God is an awesome God."