Job - I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Sunday School Lesson
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This document provides an overview of the biblical book of Job, including: - When Job likely lived based on clues from the text (between Abraham and Moses) - What kind of man Job was according to the text (feared God, wealthy but not obsessed with wealth, had integrity, helped the weak) - The major trials Job endured (loss of wealth, children, health issues, accusations from friends) - How Job's friends wrongly believed his trials were due to sin - How trusting in God despite trials can develop through relying on scriptures like Romans 8:28 and D&C 58:2-4 - How after enduring trials, Job was blessed twofold by God according to the text
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Job - I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Sunday School Lesson
- 1. Job - I Know That My Redeemer Liveth By Sister Dawn Bushman
- 2. Books of the Old Testament
- 3. • Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy • Joshua • Judges • Ruth • 1 & 2 Samuel • 1 & 2 Kings • 1 & 2 Chronicles • Ezra • Nehemiah • Esther • Job • Psalms • Proverbs • Ecclesiastes • Song of Solomon • Isaiah • Jeremia • Lamentations • Ezekiel • Daniel • Hosea • Joel • Amos • Obadiah • Jonah • Micah • Nahum • Habakkuk • Zephaniah • Haggai • Zechariah • Malachi
- 4. When did Job's life take place? Old Testmant, also known as the Old Covenant, was not bound with the books in a chronological order.
- 6. The Histories • Exodus • Levitivus • Numbers • Deuteronomy • Joshua • Judges • Ruth • 1-2 Samuel • 1-2 Kings • 1-2 Chronicles • Esther • Ezra • Nehemiah
- 7. The Writings • Job • Psalms • Proverbs • Ecclesiastes • Song of Solomon • Lamentations
- 8. The Prophets • Major Prophets • Isaiah • Jeremiah • Ezekial • Daniel • Minor Prophets • Hosea • Joel • Amos • Obadiah • Jonah • Micah • Nahum
- 9. So, when did Job live? • There isn't a year given in the writings, so there is no definite time period. • Clues in the lifestyle and religious observances of Job points to a time period between Abraham and Moses. • There was no mention of a draught, he may have lived before Joseph.
- 10. What kind of man was Job?
- 11. From the lesson: • Feared God (Job 1:1) • Wealthy, but not caught up in wealth (Job 1:3, 21) • He had integrity (Job 2:3) • He strengthened the weak (Job 4:3-4) • He walked in the Lord's path and esteemed the Lord's words (Job 23:10- 12) • He was compassionate with the widow, the poor, the lame and the blind (Job 29:12-16) • He was concerned for his enemies and forgave them (Job 31:29-31)
- 12. Job's Trials • Servants & Livestock (wealth) taken (Job 1:13-17) • Loss of children (Job 1:18-19) • Physical illness or pain (Job 2:7; 7:5; 16:16) • Restless sleep filled with nightmares (Job 7:4, 13-14) • Cruel accusations and loss of friends (Job 2:9; 4:1, 7-8; 11:1-6; 19:13-22) • Confusion as to why he was asked to experience these trials (Job 10:15) • Mockery from those who delighted in his downfall (Job 16:10-11; 30:1, 8-10) • Feeling forsaken and unheard by God (Job 19: 6-8; 23: 3-4)
- 13. How does Job's trials compare with ours today?
- 14. Job's friends believed his trials were a punishment for sin. What is the danger in this belief?
- 15. Read Job 1:22. How do some people charge God foolishly?
- 16. Read Job 13:13-16. What does it mean to trust in The Lord?
- 17. How do we develop that trust? • Romans 8:28 • 2 Nephi 2:2, 11, 24 • D&C 58:2-4 • D&C 122:5-9
- 18. Read Job 42: 10-17 • After enduring the trials, how is Job blessed by The Lord?
- 19. Does anyone have any stories they would like to share?
- 20. Additional source: Verse by Verse The Old Testament By D. Kelly Ogden Ellis T. Rassmuessen Andrew C. Skinner