Discussion Questions

Discuss the story in small groups using the following questions. {10–15 minutes}

1. Whom do you normally talk to when things are hard? When Job talked to his friends and wife, what was some of the bad advice he got? When he talked to God, what did he learn? Who helped Job the most?
   Takeaway

   When things are hard, we should talk to God.
2. Job lost everything, but what good did God bring about through his suffering? How did God use Jesus’s death and suffering for good? What hope do we have when we go through hard things?
   Takeaway

   When we go through hard things, we can trust that God works everything for our good.
3. Job lost his health, wealth, and family, but what did he never lose? Even when Job was given back health, wealth, and family, what do you think was his greatest treasure? Can anything separate us from God? How does that make you feel?
   Takeaway

   The best blessing is not health, wealth, or family, but it is God himself.
4. What were some of the questions God asked Job? Is anyone like God—creating all things and caring for them? Should we think we know more than God or trust him? Why?
   Takeaway

   God alone created and cares for every person, place, and thing in the universe.

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