Questions:
1. What kind of a man was Job? (Job 1:1.)
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
just: morally right and fair
perfect: in this life it means doing the best one can to do what the Lord wants us to do
- es·chewəsˈCHo͞o/verbpast tense: eschewed; past participle: eschewed
- deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
- synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo, shun, renounce,steer clear of, have nothing to do with, fight shy of;
- "he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence"
3. What wealth did he have?
(Satan is speaking to God.)
13 ¶And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
4a. 14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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4b. 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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4c. 17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said,The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lordgave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
“Nor charged God foolishly” means he didn't blame God for trials.
6. Why shouldn't we blame God or be angry with God?
Baby birds, when they are about to hatch, peck at the shell to free themselves. If we broke the shell away because we felt sorry for the bird the bird might die. Through pecking at the shell, birds build up enough strength so when they are free of the shell they will be strong enough to live. Our trials can make us strong so that we can return to live with Heavenly Father.
2:5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
9. How did Job’s friends, family, and servants respond when Job suffered his trials? (Job 19:13–19.)
10. How should we respond when we see others suffering?
11. Whom did Job continue to testify of, even after suffering so much physically and mentally? (Job 19:25–27.)
27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
12. What sins of Job’s did his friends think were responsible for his great suffering?
6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Sometimes suffering can be brought about by our own sins, but in many cases, as with Job, it is not. Why do trials fall upon the righteous as well as the wicked?
7 ¶And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job.
10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.
15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.
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What Job ended up with:
14,000 sheep
6,000 camels
1,000 oxen
1,000 female donkeys
7 sons & 3 daughters
There were not any women more beautiful in the land than Job’s daughters.
Job lived 140 years after that.
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16. How might the Lord bless us if we remain faithful through our trials? How can your trials be a blessing to you?
Game: 20 Questions with a twist : The child at the front responds with a stare if the answer is “yes” or a blink of the eyes if it is “no.”
Story:
A young girl named Heather Erickson had such a severe disease that she had very little control of her body. The only way she could communicate was by her family asking her questions. If the answer was “yes,” she would look directly at the speaker, and if the answer was “no,” she would blink. Heather and her family became very good at communicating this way. Heather’s special love for Jesus, in spite of her physical handicaps, was often expressed in her communications. One day her speech therapist asked Heather what her favorite song was. Heather became excited and was anxious for her therapist to know what song it was that she loved most. After three days of searching and asking questions, the song was finally identified. It was “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today” (Hymns, no. 227).
The last two lines, “And Jesus listening can hear / The songs I cannot sing,” was Heather’s favorite part. Her therapist asked, “Heather, is that it? Is that what you like about the song? Is it what you want me to know? That Jesus is listening and He can hear the songs you cannot sing?” Heather lifted her head and looked her therapist straight in the eyes with excitement and yet almost relief evident on her face. The testimony had been borne. (Adapted from Bruce and Joyce Erickson, When Life Doesn’t Seem Fair [1995], pp. 49–55.)
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