Job 13 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Job Wants to Speak to God

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolJob Talks to God

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenTalk to God

PRAY → picture 3JOB → picture 1WORDS → picture 4HEART → picture 2

Grade 1Job Wants to Talk

Job said, I desire to reason with God. → picture 4Job asked his friends to listen. → picture 3Job asked God to answer him. → picture 1Job said he would maintain his ways. → picture 5God sees everything. → picture 2

Order:

1. Surely I would speak to the Almighty2. Oh that you would be completely silent3. I will maintain my ways before him4. Then call, and I will answer

Grade 2Job Wants God to Answer

What did Job say he knew? What his friends knew (circle)
What did Job say would be wise for his friends? To be quiet (circle)
Who did Job want to talk to? God himself (circle)
What did Job ask God to do? Call him, and he would answer
What did Job ask God not to hide? His face (circle)

Grade 3I Desire to Reason with God

What did Job desire to do? Reason with God
What did Job call his friends? Physicians of no value
When did Job say his friends would be wise? If they would be completely silent
What did Job ask about speaking for God? Will you speak unrighteously for God?
What did Job ask God to show him? His sins

1: Surely I would speak to the Almighty2: Oh that you would be completely silent3: I will maintain my ways before him4: Then call, and I will answer

Grade 4Physicians of No Value

What did Job call his friends? Forgers of lies and physicians of no value
What did Job ask about the way his friends spoke for God? Whether they would speak unrighteously for God and talk deceitfully for Him
When did Job's warning come true? In chapter 42, when God was angry with the friends
What did Job ask God? How many his sins were, and why God hid His face

Word bank: 1. speak; 2. silent; 3. God; 4. answer

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Nevertheless I Will Maintain My Ways

What does Job want instead of arguing with his friends? To speak to the Almighty and reason with God
What question does Job ask about the friends' speech? Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
How does Job 42:7 fulfill Job's warning? God tells Eliphaz the friends have not spoken of Him what is right.
How does Job 13:15 read in the WEB? Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
What image does Job use for himself? A driven leaf

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.