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Job 14 · Grade 4

The Question of Life After Death

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Job reflected on how short human life is. Man, born of a woman, is of few days and full of trouble. He grows up like a flower and is cut down, and he flees like a shadow. Job said that God has determined a person's days and appointed bounds he cannot pass.

Job compared people to a tree. There is hope for a tree if it is cut down, for it will sprout again. Though its root grows old and its stock dies, through the scent of water it will bud. But man dies and is laid low, and Job asked where he goes.

Then Job asked one of the great questions: If a man dies, will he live again? He longed for a day when God would call and he would answer, when God would desire the work of His hands. In the New Testament, Jesus answers this question by rising from the dead, and 1 Corinthians 15:20 calls Him the first fruit of those who are asleep.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Job describe human life?

  2. How is a tree different from man in Job's comparison?

  3. What great question did Job ask?

  4. How does the New Testament answer Job's question?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

treeflowerhopewaterdays
  1. Man, born of a woman, is of few and full of trouble.
  2. He grows up like a and is cut down, and he flees like a shadow.
  3. Job compared people to a .
  4. There is for a tree if it is cut down, for it will sprout again.
  5. Though its root grows old and its stock dies, through the scent of it will bud.

Think About It

  1. Job asked whether a person will live again. In the New Testament, Jesus rose from the dead. How does that give you hope?

  2. Job longed for God to desire the work of His hands. How does it feel to know God loves what He made?

Memory Verse

“If a man dies, will he live again? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release should come.”

Job 14:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving hope that lasts. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where can you find rest when life is hard?
  • What did Job say about the number of a man's days?

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