Job 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Eliphaz Says Seek God

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 Poor Has Hope

personRainmountaintreesun

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

KindergartenGod Gives Rain

RAIN → picture 3GRAIN → picture 1MAN → picture 4GRASS → picture 2

Grade 1Great Things

God gives rain on the earth. → picture 4God sends water on the fields. → picture 3Eliphaz said to seek God. → picture 1The poor has hope. → picture 5Grain comes in its season. → picture 2

Order:

1. who does great things that can't be fathomed2. who gives rain on the earth3. so that he sets up on high those who are low4. his hands make whole

Grade 2Seek God

What would Eliphaz do if he were Job? He would seek God. (circle)
What does God give on the earth? Rain (circle)
Who has hope? The poor (circle)
What did Eliphaz think God was doing to Job? Punishing him for sin (circle)
Was Eliphaz right about Job? No. Eliphaz was wrong about Job.

Grade 3Happy Is the One God Corrects

What would Eliphaz do? Seek God and commit his cause to God
What does God send on the fields? Waters
Whom does God set up on high? Those who are low
Who did Eliphaz say is happy? The man whom God corrects
What was Eliphaz wrong to think? That Job's trouble was punishment for sin

1: who does great things that can't be fathomed2: who gives rain on the earth3: so that he sets up on high those who are low4: his hands make whole

Grade 4True Words, Wrong Use

What did Eliphaz say man is born to? Trouble, as the sparks fly upward
What advice did Eliphaz give Job? To seek God and commit his cause to God
Which New Testament verse quotes Eliphaz's words about the wise? 1 Corinthians 3:19
What idea did Eliphaz's counsel rest on? That Job was being corrected for sin

Word bank: 1. God; 2. wise; 3. happy; 4. whole

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

Grade 5Eliphaz's Counsel

What does Eliphaz say man is born to? Trouble, as the sparks fly upward
What does Eliphaz say God does for those who are low? He sets them up on high.
How does the New Testament use Eliphaz's words about the crafty? 1 Corinthians 3:19 quotes them to show the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.
How does Eliphaz close his speech? Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.
Why is Eliphaz's diagnosis of Job wrong? Job's suffering was not correction for sin.

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