Job 35 · Grade 4

God Who Gives Songs in the Night

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Read and Think

Elihu told Job to look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you. If the skies are so high, God is higher still. Elihu said Job's sins could not harm God, and Job's righteousness gave God nothing He needed. Our actions mostly affect other people.

Elihu said people cry out when they are oppressed, but often they only want relief. No one says, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, who teaches us more than the animals? They cry, but they do not seek God Himself.

Elihu said, Surely God will not hear an empty cry. He told Job, The cause is before him, and you wait for him! Elihu meant that Job's case was already before God. Elihu was harsh when he said Job spoke empty words, but he was right that Job should wait for God. Elihu said some true things about God, but he was also too harsh with Job, and God Himself has the final word.

Show What You Know

Why did Elihu tell Job to look to the skies?
Who do our actions mostly affect?
What question do people fail to ask?
What did Elihu say about Job's case?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

songsskieshigherGod

Elihu told Job to look to the , and see.
See the skies, which are than you.
If the skies are so high, is higher still.
No one says, Where is God my Maker, who gives in the night, who teaches us more than the animals?

Think About It

Elihu said God gives songs in the night. What song or Bible verse helps you when you are afraid?
Elihu said some people cry for help but do not seek God Himself. How can you seek God and not only His help?

Memory Verse

“Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.”

Job 35:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving songs in the night. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can looking at the sky remind you how great God is?
How does Elihu's speech prepare for chapter 38?