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Job 27 · Grade 5

The Hope of the Godless

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Read and Think

Job begins with an oath: As God lives, who has taken away my right, surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit. He still feels God has taken away his right, yet he swears by God's life, showing that he still believes in God. Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live. Job will not lie about himself to satisfy his friends. To confess false sins would be deceit, which he has just sworn not to speak.

Job then asks, For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off? Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times? Job agrees that God judges the wicked: He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. Job's difference with the friends is not whether God judges evil, but whether every sufferer is wicked.

Show What You Know

  1. How does Job show he still believes in God?

  2. Why would confessing false sins be wrong?

  3. What does Job ask about the godless?

  4. What does Job say about the wicked man's riches?

  5. What is Job's real difference with the friends?

Crossword

2143

Across

  1. I will teach you about the ____ of God.
  2. Surely my ____ will not speak unrighteousness

Down

  1. Until I die I will not put away my ____ from me.
  2. My ____ will not reproach me so long as I live.
  3. I hold ____ to my righteousness

Think About It

  1. Job would not speak deceit about himself, even to end the pain. What does that teach about honesty under pressure?

  2. Job asked whether the godless delight in the Almighty. How do you show that you delight in God?

Memory Verse

“I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.”

Job 27:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me hold fast to what is right. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it important to tell the truth even when it is hard?
  • What does integrity look like with friends or at home?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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