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Job 30 · Preschool

I Cared for the Needy

Name Date

Color Job's tears! Job cried for people in trouble.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?”

Job 30:25 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Job cried for people who were sad. Now Job was sad too. God cares when we are sad.

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Job 30 · Kindergarten

Sad

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAD
CRY
CARE
GOD
Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?

Job 30:25 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CRY
CARE
CLOUD
HARP

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw someone praying when they are sad.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing me when I cry. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does God do when we are sad?
  • Who did Job cry to?

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Job 30 · Grade 1

Job Is Sad

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MOURNING
HARP
NEEDY
TROUBLE
Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?

Job 30:25 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

People laughed at Job.
His good days went away.
Job cried to God.
Job had cared for the needy.
His harp played sad songs.

Job's Sorrow

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble

My welfare has passed away as a cloud

When I looked for good, then evil came

I cry to you, and you do not answer me

Draw someone praying when they are sad.

Memory Verse

“Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?”

Job 30:25 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing me when I cry. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who laughed at Job?
  • What kind of songs did Job's harp play?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Job 30 · Grade 2

Sad Songs

Name Date

Read the Story

Job was sad. Young men laughed at him. His good days were gone like a cloud.

Job cried to God. Job had always cared for people in trouble. He cried for them when they were sad.

Job waited for good things, but bad things came. His harp played sad songs. God cares when we are sad, and He was still with Job.

Memory Verse

“Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?”

Job 30:25 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who laughed at Job?

    GodYoung menPeople in trouble

  2. What were Job's good days gone like?

    A cloudYoung menSad songs

  3. Who did Job cry to?

    GodPeople in troubleA cloud

  4. Who did Job care for?

    People in troubleYoung menSad songs

  5. What kind of songs did Job's harp play?

    Sad songsGodPeople in trouble

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

NMOOKCNJCDJOFOWEULKATUMTEJOHWRLRSDDUAEOKINYIDREUHNGIMJPPBBGEHNDMOLHLPSTGKEELNBFSF
  • DARKNESS
  • MOURNING
  • TROUBLE
  • CLOUD
  • NEEDY
  • LIGHT
  • WEEP
  • HARP

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing me when I cry. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Job say about people in trouble?
  • What came when Job waited for light?

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Job 30 · Grade 3

When I Waited for Light

Name Date

Read the Story

Job said, But now those who are younger than I have me in derision. They did not hesitate to spit in his face. He said, My welfare has passed away as a cloud.

Job said, I cry to you, and you do not answer me. He asked, Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy?

Job said, When I looked for good, then evil came. When I waited for light, darkness came. He said, Therefore my harp has turned to mourning. Job told God how he felt. God listens to our sad prayers.

Memory Verse

“When I looked for good, then evil came. When I waited for light, darkness came.”

Job 30:26 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who had Job in derision?

  2. What passed away as a cloud?

  3. What did Job ask about people in trouble?

  4. What came when Job waited for light?

  5. What had Job's harp turned to?

Job's Sorrow

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

BBWNEEDYTDMPEERFATTAOCBONKBERRULKLFSHIOKROOKHRBHUNNUIAEUIMBEIDRLIGHTLSNPHKWEEPESG
  • DARKNESS
  • MOURNING
  • TROUBLE
  • CLOUD
  • NEEDY
  • LIGHT
  • WEEP
  • HARP

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing me when I cry. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What do the words But now show?
  • What did Job's welfare pass away like?

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Job 30 · Grade 4

From Honor to Mourning

Name Date

Read and Think

Chapter 29 ended with Job's honor. Chapter 30 begins, But now. Young men whose fathers Job would not have put with his sheep dogs now mock him. Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them. They spit in his face and mar his path.

Job feels that terrors have turned on him and his welfare has passed away as a cloud. Days of affliction have taken hold of him. He cries to God and feels unanswered: I cry to you, and you do not answer me. Job is honest with God about how he feels.

Job reminds God of his own kindness: Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy? When I looked for good, then evil came. When I waited for light, darkness came. Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.

Show What You Know

  1. How does chapter 30 begin?

  2. How do the young men treat Job?

  3. What does Job say happened to his welfare?

  4. What did Job remind God he had done for the needy?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

weepgoodlightGodcloud
  1. Job feels that terrors have turned on him and his welfare has passed away as a .
  2. He cries to and feels unanswered: I cry to you, and you do not answer me.
  3. When I looked for , then evil came.
  4. When I waited for , darkness came.
  5. Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who .

Think About It

  1. Job told God exactly how he felt. Why is it good to be honest with God in prayer?

  2. Job had wept for others in trouble. How can remembering others' pain help you be kind?

Memory Verse

“When I looked for good, then evil came. When I waited for light, darkness came.”

Job 30:26 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing me when I cry. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you keep praying when you feel God is silent?
  • How does God later correct Job's words?

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Job 30 · Grade 5

My Harp Has Turned to Mourning

Name Date

Read and Think

The words But now mark a sharp turn from chapter 29. Those who once honored Job are replaced by those who mock him. But now those who are younger than I have me in derision. Now I have become their song. They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don't hesitate to spit in my face. Because God has afflicted him, they have thrown off restraint.

Job's inner life is shaken. Terrors have turned on me. They chase my honor as the wind. My welfare has passed away as a cloud. Now my soul is poured out within me. He feels that God has cast him into the mire and become like dust and ashes. He prays, I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me. Job even feels God has turned to be cruel to him. These are words of lament, spoken in pain, and God later corrects Job for darkening counsel (38:2) while still calling him His servant.

Job appeals to his past kindness: Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy? When I looked for good, then evil came. When I waited for light, darkness came. My heart is troubled, and doesn't rest. I go mourning without the sun. Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep. Like the lament psalms, Job brings his grief directly to God.

Show What You Know

  1. What do the words But now mark?

  2. How do the mockers treat Job?

  3. What does Job pray to God?

  4. How does God later respond to Job's words?

  5. What has Job's harp turned to?

Crossword

34152

Across

  1. Didn't I ____ for him who was in trouble
  2. My welfare has passed away as a ____.
  3. Therefore my ____ has turned to mourning

Down

  1. Wasn't my soul grieved for the ____
  2. When I waited for ____, darkness came.

Think About It

  1. Job felt God did not answer, yet he kept praying. How can you keep praying when God seems silent?

  2. Job's lament is like the lament psalms. Why does God include sad prayers in the Bible?

Memory Verse

“Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.”

Job 30:31 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing me when I cry. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you keep praying when God seems silent?
  • Why does God include sad prayers in the Bible?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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