Bible Study Snacks, Job 3:1-26

Hi, everyone!

Happy Friday, and welcome to Bible Study Snacks! I hope everyone had a nice week! As always, I thank you so much for joining me as we walk together through the richness of God's spoken word, and wisdom. I pray that today finds you in good health and strong in faith!

This week, we will continue with our study on the Book of Job, specifically Chapter 3:1-26. I've designed these studies to be brief, yet packed full of good information for everyone regardless of your level of biblical knowledge. I might add that these quick studies make perfect small group discussion starters, as well!

As always, I whole-heartedly believe in the importance that any Bible study should begin with prayer. If you have your Bible ready, let's pray together...

"Heavenly father, please guide us as we study your Word today; I pray that our hearts and our minds will be open so that we will not only receive your Gospel, but learn from it as well; you are the Light of the world, Lord, and your Spirit will illuminate our path as we journey through your teachings. In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen"

If you are taking notes for yourself, or using this for a bible study with others, here are the objectives for this week's lesson...

OBJECTIVES: This week, the reader will...

1) Consider Job's soliloquy (monologue), which starts the "great controversy" between Job and his friends.
2) Appreciate the depth of Job's complaint, why he wished that he had never been born.
3) Note the questions he raised as he sought to understand the problem of suffering.

For your convenience, here is a summary of Job 3:1-26...

Now after sitting in silence for seven days in front of his friends who had come by to comfort him, Job finally speaks. In the form of a soliloquy (monologue), he begins by cursing the day of his birth and the night of his conception for failing to prevent his sorrow (Job 3:1-10).

He grieves over why he didn't die at birth or be stillborn, because then at least he would be at rest, just like those who were great in their lifetime, or like those who had been oppressed (Job 3:11-19).  Job also wonders why the suffering, who wish for death, are allowed to linger. He finishes by saying that what he feared the most has now happened: trouble, from which there seems to be no rest (Job 3:20-26).

REVIEW QUESTIONS:

1) What are the three main points of this section? (Job 3:1-10; 3:11-19; 3:20-26)
2) As Job begins his soliloquy (monologue), what two things does he curse? (Job 3:1-3)
3) Why did he did he curse the day of his birth? (Job 3:10)
4) Why did he wish he had died at birth? (Job 3:11-15)
5) Why did he wish he had been stillborn? (Job 3:16-19)
6) As Job ponders the problem of suffering. What does he ask? (Job 3:20-21)
7) What had come upon Job? (Job 3:25)
 
After completing this week's study, I encourage you to go back and read through the material again. Take your time and read each topic and scripture reference as many times as you feel necessary. Keep in mind that by doing this, you just might see something new that you overlooked the first time around!

As we journey through the Bible together, I will continue to pray that God’s message will come through to you loud and crystal clear. Until next time, I wish everyone a blessed week!

God bless you!

Sheri