Bible Study “God Answers All”
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The Book of Job takes place during 4th or 5th century BCE. In this part of the series, the God answers Job. The answers are not what Job was expecting and Job is overwhelmed. God presents his case to Job and Job does not have the opportunity to present his case to God.
Job has asked to speak with God because he would like to ask him many questions about his great misery. He has endured pain and grief from losing his health, his family, and his servants. Job’s friends have questioned his faith to God and Job has defended his beliefs. God’s answer to Job comes in an unexpected manner. God asks Job question upon question in a fast series of rhetorical inquiries. God questions Job about creation, the cornerstone laying, nature, and how all are provided for. God’s authority and source of all wisdom allows Job to gain a new perspective in his own suffering.
How do you sometimes hear God’s answers? When do you ask God to give you an answer?
Opening Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for helping your servant Job to see that you are our Savior. Help us to hear your call for us. Help us to share your love with others. In your name we pray, Amen.
Please open your Bibles to Job 38: 1-7, 34-41 and read or read the scriptures below.
Job 38: 1-7, 34-41
The Lord Speaks
38 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2 “Who is this that obscures my plans
with words without knowledge?
3 Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.
4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 On what were its footings set,
or who laid its cornerstone—
7 while the morning stars sang together
and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?
34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
and cover yourself with a flood of water?
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?
Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a]
or gives the rooster understanding?[b]
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens
38 when the dust becomes hard
and the clods of earth stick together?
39 “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
and satisfy the hunger of the lions
40 when they crouch in their dens
or lie in wait in a thicket?
41 Who provides food for the raven
when its young cry out to God
and wander about for lack of food?
God’s power and majesty are all encompassing, and they are easily represented through nature and all her beauty. How would you feel if you were Job?
Reflection Questions:
- Have you experienced a time when you questioned God?
- If you have, how did you get an answer back from God?
- Do you know someone who has questioned God and gotten an answer back?
- How do you know that God is all-powerful and mighty?
- When you have questions about God, who do you ask?
Click here for the young learner’s lesson
Videos (Click on the words or url)
Overview: Job - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQwnH8th_fs
Job 38 – God Speaks To Job In A Whirlwind - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abLpWjSU3ZI
Activities:
Leaf Animals: Select some leaves you find outdoors and create the following leaf animals by cutting and pasting leaves together.
Click on Leaf Animals to see how to create your leaf animals.
Questions for God: On a sticky note write your questions to God and post it somewhere in your room
Word Search: https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/2874182/god-answers-all/
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for all you for us and for helping us to remember that you are our Savior. You are so important to us. We love you, our families, our friends, and our church. In your name we pray, Amen.
