Job 18 · Grade 4

A Picture Painted for Job

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Read and Think

Bildad's second speech began with irritation. He asked how long Job would hunt for words and why he counted the friends as unclean animals. He asked whether the earth would be forsaken just for Job.

Bildad then described the fate of the wicked. His light will be put out, and his lamp will be dark in his tent. His own counsel will cast him down, and a trap waits for him on the path. Terrors will chase him, his roots will dry up, and his memory will perish from the earth.

Bildad ended, Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn't know God. Every detail seemed aimed at Job, who had lost his children and wealth. But Bildad was wrong. Job knew God, and God later said the friends had not spoken what is right.

Show What You Know

What did Bildad ask at the start?
What happens to the lamp of the wicked in Bildad's speech?
How did Bildad end his speech?
Why was Bildad wrong?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

trapwordswickedGodlamp

He asked how long Job would hunt for and why he counted the friends as unclean animals.
Bildad then described the fate of the .
His light will be put out, and his will be dark in his tent.
His own counsel will cast him down, and a waits for him on the path.
Job knew , and God later said the friends had not spoken what is right.

Think About It

Bildad painted a picture of the wicked to describe Job. How can we avoid judging people by their troubles?
God's light never goes out for those who know Him. How does God light your way?

Memory Verse

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn’t know God.”

Job 18:21 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my light. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you stay calm when someone's words bother you?
How can you stay kind to someone who sees you wrongly?