Wisdom Class 3: Job 15-21

The required reading for Sunday, May 9 is Job chapters 15-21 (a break, only 6 chapters!)

The Second Round of Speeches
All four men continue making the same points, except they intensify their arguments each time. The three friends continue to say that Job must be wicked and they press him to repent. He denies he is guilty of some sine that would prompt punishment from God, but he things God is afflicting him, and he continues longing to present his case before God. Job also continues to argue that one cannot tell by looking at the circumstances of a person's life whether he is righteous or wicked.

Bible Reading Assignment
For Sunday, we'll be reviewing the second round of speeches and responses:
2) Job’s friends come to comfort and stay to accuse (2:11-31:40)
    c) The second round of speeches:
        i) Eliphaz speaks; and Job answers him (15:1-17:16)
            (1) Eliphaz: Accuses Job of Folly (15)
            (2) Job: Reproaches His Pitiless Friends (16) Prays for Relief (17)
        ii) Bildad speaks; and Job answers him (18:1-19:29)
            (1) Bildad: The Wicked Are Punished (18)
            (2) Job: Trusts in His Redeemer (19)
        iii) Zophar speaks; and Job answers him (20:1-21:34)
            (1) Zophar: Sermon on the Wicked Man (20)
            (2) Job: Discourse on the Wicked (21)

Questions to prepare you for class
1. Can men be pure before God?
2. Do wicked men writhe with pain all their days?
3. Does Job blame God for his pain and suffering?
4. Not only does Job have pain and sorrow, how do people treat him in his condition?
5. Do only the wicked suffer? Do all wicked people suffer?
6. Will wicked men and their actions be forgotten?
7. Even with believing God caused his pain, who does Job praise?
8. What does Job warn his friends about?
9. What is the wicked man’s inheritance from the Lord? Is this true today?
10. Can you tell whether a person is righteous or wicked by looking at his house?

Note:  Give Us A King, The United Kingdom, by Bob and Sandra Waldron and The Holy Bible, new King James Version, Reference Edition, Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.were used in preparing the comments in this post.