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Job 20 · Grade 5

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Zophar answers with feeling: Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me. I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. He appeals to ancient wisdom: since man was placed on earth, the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment. Even if his height reaches the heavens, he will perish.

Zophar describes the wicked man's end. He will fly away as a dream. The eye which saw him will see him no more. He has swallowed down riches, and he will vomit them up again. For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house. Because he knew no quietness within him, his prosperity will not endure. The heavens will reveal his iniquity. The earth will rise up against him.

Zophar concludes, This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God. His speech is a thinly veiled charge that Job became rich by oppressing the poor. Yet Job 1:1 calls Job blameless and upright, and in chapter 29 Job recalls delivering the poor who cried. Zophar's general truth about judgment is twisted into a false accusation, and God says in 42:7 that the friends have not spoken of Him what is right.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does Zophar say he answers in haste?

  2. What does Zophar say the wicked man will do with riches?

  3. What thinly veiled charge does Zophar make?

  4. How do Job 1:1 and chapter 29 answer Zophar?

  5. How is Zophar's general truth misused?

Crossword

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Across

  1. like a ____ of the night
  2. He spoke to Job a second time.

Down

  1. the triumphing of the wicked is ____
  2. He will fly away as a ____
  3. the flowing streams of ____ and butter

Think About It

  1. God does judge evil, but Zophar used that truth wrongly. How can a true idea become unfair when it is applied to the wrong person?

  2. Zophar spoke in haste when he felt shamed. What can you do to slow down before you answer someone in anger?

Memory Verse

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God.”

Job 20:29 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for gifts that last forever. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can a true idea be applied unfairly?
  • Why is it wrong to accuse someone without knowing the truth?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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