Job 35: Look to the Skies

Elihu tells Job to look to the skies, which are higher than he. He says that if Job sins, he does not harm God, and if Job is righteous, God receives nothing from him. People cry out because of oppression, but they do not ask, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night? Elihu says God will not hear an empty cry, and he tells Job that the cause is before God, and Job must wait for Him.

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¹ Moreover Elihu answered,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² “Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ I will answer you, and your companions with you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ “By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Job 35 · Preschool

Songs in the Night

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Color the stars and the moon! God gives songs in the night.

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

Bible Verse

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

Job 35:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God gives us songs even in the night. When we are sad or scared, we can sing to God.

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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.

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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

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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?

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Job 35 · Grade 5

The Cause Is Before Him

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Read and Think

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

Why does Elihu say Job's sin or righteousness does not affect God?
What question do the oppressed fail to ask?
What is an empty cry, according to Elihu?
What does Elihu say about Job's case?
How does Elihu's speech prepare for chapter 38?

Crossword

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

Down

which are ____ than you
who gives ____ in the night
Where is God my ____

Think About It

Elihu said God gives songs in the night. Think of a time God gave you hope in a dark moment. What was it like?
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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Job 35: Look to the Skies

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