Job 32 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Elihu Waits to Speak

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.

PreschoolThe Spirit Gives Understanding

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

KindergartenWait

ELIHU → picture 2FRIENDS → picture 4WAIT → picture 1HEART → picture 3

Grade 1Elihu Waits

The friends stopped talking. → picture 2Young Elihu had been listening. → picture 4He waited his turn. → picture 5God gives understanding. → picture 1Elihu was full of words. → picture 3

Order:

1. Elihu had waited to speak to Job2. I am young, and you are very old3. there is a spirit in man4. the Spirit of the Almighty gives them understanding

Grade 2Elihu Waited

Who stopped talking? Job's three friends (circle)
What was the young man's name? Elihu (circle)
What had Elihu been doing? Listening (circle)
Why did Elihu wait to talk? The others were older. (circle)
Who gives understanding to people? God (circle)

Grade 3Young Elihu Speaks

Why did the three men stop answering Job? He was righteous in his own eyes.
Who was Elihu angry with? Job and the three friends
Why was Elihu angry with the friends? They had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
Why had Elihu waited? They were older than he.
Who gives understanding? The Spirit of the Almighty

1: Elihu had waited to speak to Job2: I am young, and you are very old3: there is a spirit in man4: the Spirit of the Almighty gives them understanding

Grade 4Not Only the Aged Are Wise

Why was Elihu angry with Job? Job justified himself rather than God.
Why was Elihu angry with the friends? They had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
What did Elihu say about who is wise? It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
What did Elihu promise? Not to give flattering titles to any man

Word bank: 1. Elihu; 2. God; 3. answer; 4. waited; 5. wisdom

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

Grade 5Full of Words

Why is Elihu angry with Job? He justified himself rather than God.
How does Elihu's point about the friends match 42:7? He says they condemned Job without an answer, and God says they did not speak what is right.
What does Elihu say about wisdom? The Spirit of the Almighty gives understanding, not just age.
How does Elihu describe himself? Full of words, like wine which has no vent
What do Elihu's speeches mix? True teaching about God with harsh words about Job

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