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Job 30 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: But Now

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.

PreschoolI Cared for the Needy

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenSad

CRY → picture 4CARE → picture 3CLOUD → picture 2HARP → picture 1

Grade 1Job Is Sad

People laughed at Job. → picture 3His good days went away. → picture 5Job cried to God. → picture 2Job had cared for the needy. → picture 4His harp played sad songs. → picture 1

Order:

1. My welfare has passed away as a cloud2. I cry to you, and you do not answer me3. Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble4. When I looked for good, then evil came

Grade 2Sad Songs

  1. Who laughed at Job? Young men (circle)
  2. What were Job's good days gone like? A cloud (circle)
  3. Who did Job cry to? God (circle)
  4. Who did Job care for? People in trouble (circle)
  5. What kind of songs did Job's harp play? Sad songs (circle)
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Grade 3When I Waited for Light

  1. Who had Job in derision? Those who are younger than he
  2. What passed away as a cloud? His welfare
  3. What did Job ask about people in trouble? Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble?
  4. What came when Job waited for light? Darkness
  5. What had Job's harp turned to? Mourning
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Grade 4From Honor to Mourning

  1. How does chapter 30 begin? But now
  2. How do the young men treat Job? They mock him, spit in his face, and mar his path.
  3. What does Job say happened to his welfare? It passed away as a cloud.
  4. What did Job remind God he had done for the needy? He wept for those in trouble and grieved for the needy.

Word bank: 1. cloud; 2. God; 3. good; 4. light; 5. weep

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5My Harp Has Turned to Mourning

  1. What do the words But now mark? A sharp turn from Job's honor in chapter 29
  2. How do the mockers treat Job? They abhor him, stand aloof, and spit in his face.
  3. What does Job pray to God? I cry to you, and you do not answer me.
  4. How does God later respond to Job's words? He corrects Job for darkening counsel (38:2) while still calling him His servant.
  5. What has Job's harp turned to? Mourning
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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