Job 8 · Grade 3
Can the Papyrus Grow?
Read the Story
Bildad the Shuhite spoke next. He said Job's words were like a mighty wind. He asked, Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness? It is true that God is always just.
Bildad told Job to seek God and pray to the Almighty. He said that if Job were pure and upright, God would awaken for him. Bildad thought Job's trouble showed that he was not pure. But God had called Job blameless.
Bildad told Job to ask the people of past generations. He asked, Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Without water it withers. He said God will not cast away a blameless man. God later said the friends had not spoken what was right.
Memory Verse
“Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?”
Job 8:3 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What did Bildad say Job's words were like?
What question did Bildad ask about God?
What did Bildad say God would do if Job were pure?
Who did Bildad tell Job to ask?
What happens to papyrus without water?
Bildad Speaks
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- LAUGHTER
- JUSTICE
- PAPYRUS
- BILDAD
- SPIDER
- WATER
- HOUSE
- ROCK
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for being fair and good. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you keep growing close to God like a plant near water?
- What did God call Job in chapter 1?
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