1. How did Job's standing in the community change as a result of his tribulation?

2. Job made a covenant with his eyes to do what?

1. What do you think Job was communicating about God in his response to Bildad in 26:14?

2. What do you think enabled Job to say, "[M]y heart does not reproach me for any of my days"?

1. Although everyone told Job he is to blame for his troubles, he was confident that is not the case even though he was suffering and couldn't explain the reasons. What gave Job this confidence?

2. What point was Job making in the second portion of his response to Eliphaz?

1. Job's friends ratcheted up their rhetoric, which sent Job into even more profound despair. In Job's response, we get a glimpse of the total rejection and misery he was enduring. What was the one thing he held onto that gave him hope?

2. What can we learn from how Job's friends responded to his situation?

1. Job talked about how a tree is better off than a man because it can sprout again. We know the end of Job's story, but he didn't during his trial; as a result, he was discouraged and ready to die. What can we learn about difficulty from the life of Job?

2. Job said, "Though he [God] slay me, I will _______ ___ _____."

1. Job lamented that God was not like a man -- where he could talk to God or go to court to resolve their differences. He also pointed to something he did not have, which we do in the New Testament. What was it?

2. What did Zophar tell Job he should do?

1. How did Job's friend Eliphaz interpret Job's grievous situation?

2. Where did Job believe his affliction was coming from?

1. How did Job come to the attention of Satan?

2. God set limits on what Satan can do. What does this tell us about Satan's power?

1. What does Jacob prophesy regarding the tribe of Judah (see 49:10)?

2. After their father Jacob died, what was Joseph's response to the plea of his brothers for forgiveness (see 50:19-21)?

1. What evidence do we see that shows Joseph did not harbor unforgiveness toward his brothers? Who did Joseph say caused him to be sent to Egypt?

2. Listening to God, Jacob took his entire family (children and grandchildren) to Egypt during the famine. While the Egyptians were selling their livestock and land for grain to eat, what happened to Jacob and his family?