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Job 35 · Grade 5

The Cause Is Before Him

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Elihu asks Job whether it is right to claim more righteousness than God. Then he points upward: Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you. If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If you are righteous, what do you give him? God is not hurt or helped by people as though He needed them. Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

Elihu describes people under oppression: By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. But none says, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, who teaches us more than the animals of the earth? There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men. A cry only for relief, without seeking God, is an empty cry.

Elihu applies this to Job: How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him! Job's case is already before God, so Job should wait in trust. Elihu then calls Job's words empty, which is too harsh. Yet his point that God gives songs in the night, and that Job should wait, prepares for God's own voice in chapter 38.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does Elihu say Job's sin or righteousness does not affect God?

  2. What question do the oppressed fail to ask?

  3. What is an empty cry, according to Elihu?

  4. What does Elihu say about Job's case?

  5. How does Elihu's speech prepare for chapter 38?

Crossword

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Across

  1. makes us wiser than the ____ of the sky
  2. Look to the ____, and see.

Down

  1. which are ____ than you
  2. who gives ____ in the night
  3. Where is God my ____

Think About It

  1. Elihu said God gives songs in the night. Think of a time God gave you hope in a dark moment. What was it like?

  2. Elihu said our goodness and our sin affect other people. How do your choices affect the people around you?

Memory Verse

“How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!”

Job 35:14 (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.

  • What song or verse helps you when you are afraid?
  • How can you seek God and not only His help?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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