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Job 38 · Grade 4

Where Were You?

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Read and Think

After Elihu finished, Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind. Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me! Job had asked for a hearing with God. Now God came, but He asked the questions.

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding. God asked who determined its measures. He asked who shut up the sea when it broke out and set its limits. He asked, Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Have the gates of death been revealed to you?

God asked about light and darkness, the snow and hail, the rain and the dew. Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion? He ended with tender care: Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God? God did not explain Job's suffering, but He showed that He rules all things with wisdom and care.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Yahweh tell Job to do?

  2. What did God ask about the earth?

  3. What did God ask about the stars?

  4. What did God show Job?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

snowGodseaearthwhirlwind
  1. After Elihu finished, Yahweh answered Job out of the .
  2. Job had asked for a hearing with .
  3. Where were you when I laid the foundations of the ?
  4. He asked who shut up the when it broke out and set its limits.
  5. God asked about light and darkness, the and hail, the rain and the dew.

Think About It

  1. God answered Job with questions instead of explanations. Why might seeing God's greatness help more than an answer?

  2. God feeds the young ravens when they cry. What does that tell you about how God hears your prayers?

Memory Verse

“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

Job 38:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making the earth, the sea, and the stars. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can a storm remind you to listen to God?
  • How can God's care for the sea and stars help you trust Him with your problems?

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