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Job 7 · Grade 5

What Is Man?

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Job's speech turns from his friends to God. Isn't a man forced to labor on earth? His days are like those of a hired hand longing for the shadow. He has been made to possess months of misery, and wearisome nights. When I lie down, I say, When will I arise, and the night be gone? He tosses until dawn. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

He asks God, Oh remember that my life is a breath. As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol will come up no more. Then he resolves: Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. He feels watched like the sea under a guard and troubled even in dreams. He is so weary that he says he loathes his life.

Job then echoes words like Psalm 8. What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him? In the psalm, these words wonder at God's care. In Job's mouth they become a complaint that God will not leave him alone. He asks, Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? Job does not yet see God's purpose, but he keeps speaking to God rather than turning away.

Show What You Know

  1. What does Job say his days are swifter than?

  2. What does Job resolve to do?

  3. How does Job describe his life to God?

  4. How do Job's words compare with Psalm 8?

  5. What does Job ask God to do?

Crossword

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Across

  1. remember that my life is a ____
  2. As the ____ is consumed and vanishes away
  3. What is ____, that you should magnify him

Down

  1. My days are swifter than a weaver's ____
  2. I toss and turn until the ____ of the day.

Think About It

  1. Job keeps speaking to God even in bitterness. What difference does it make to bring a complaint to God instead of away from Him?

  2. Psalm 8 says God cares for people. When is it hard for you to believe God is mindful of you?

Memory Verse

“Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good.”

Job 7:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for every day You give me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you tell God about mixed feelings you have?
  • How can a short life be lived well for God?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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