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Job 9 · Grade 4

Longing for an Umpire

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Job agreed with Bildad that God is just. But he asked a deeper question: how can man be just with God? If someone tried to argue with God, he could not answer Him one time in a thousand. God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.

Job described God's power over creation. He removes mountains, shakes the earth, commands the sun, and seals up the stars. He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades. He goes by, and Job cannot see Him.

Job felt that even if he were righteous, he could not win a case with God. In despair he said bitter things about how God treats the blameless and the wicked. Then he said that God is not a man as he is, and there is no umpire between them to lay his hand on them both. In the New Testament, 1 Timothy 2:5 says there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

Show What You Know

  1. What deeper question did Job ask?

  2. What are some things Job said God does in creation?

  3. What did Job feel even if he were righteous?

  4. How does 1 Timothy 2:5 connect to Job's wish for an umpire?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

OrionGodstarsmightywaves
  1. Job agreed with Bildad that is just.
  2. God is wise in heart and in strength.
  3. He removes mountains, shakes the earth, commands the sun, and seals up the .
  4. He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the of the sea.
  5. He made the Bear, , and the Pleiades.

Think About It

  1. Job longed for someone to stand between him and God. In the New Testament, Jesus is that mediator. How does this give you confidence to come to God?

  2. God made the stars and treads on the sea. How does God's greatness make you feel when you pray?

Memory Verse

“There is no umpire between us, that might lay his hand on us both.”

Job 9:33 (WEB)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you praise God even when you feel lost?
  • How can you pray when you feel you do not have the right words?

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