Job 20 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Zophar Speaks Again
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.
PreschoolLike a Dream
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenA Dream
Grade 1Zophar Again
Order:
Grade 2Zophar Talks Again
- Who talked to Job again? Zophar (circle)
- What did Zophar say about the joy of a wicked man? It is short. (circle)
- What does it fly away like? A dream (circle)
- What must a wicked man give back? The riches he took (circle)
- Was Zophar right about Job? No. Zophar was wrong. (circle)
Grade 3The Joy of the Godless
- What did Zophar say about the reproof he heard? It put him to shame.
- How long is the joy of the godless? But for a moment
- How will the wicked fly away? As a dream
- What did Zophar say the wicked do with riches? Swallow them and vomit them up again
- Was Job wicked? No
Grade 4The Portion of a Wicked Man
- What did Zophar say about the triumphing of the wicked? It is short.
- What did Zophar say the wicked man had done to the poor? Oppressed and forsaken them
- What was Zophar hinting about Job? That Job had gained his wealth by oppressing the poor
- What does Job describe in chapter 29? How he rescued the poor and the fatherless
Word bank: 1. Zophar; 2. wicked; 3. God
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5The Heritage Appointed by God
- Why does Zophar say he answers in haste? He has heard the reproof which puts him to shame.
- What does Zophar say the wicked man will do with riches? He has swallowed them down, and he will vomit them up again.
- What thinly veiled charge does Zophar make? That Job became rich by oppressing the poor
- How do Job 1:1 and chapter 29 answer Zophar? Job is called blameless and upright, and he recalls delivering the poor who cried.
- How is Zophar's general truth misused? It is twisted into a false accusation.
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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