Week 32, August 5 - 11, 2018

Sunday, August 5, Job 22 - 24, Acts 25

• In Job 22:2 Eliphaz asks, "Can a man be of benefit to God?"  How would you answer this?
• In Job 23:10 Job says, "when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."  What was this statement based on?
• Why was Paul brought before Agrippa in Acts 25?

Monday, August 6, Job 25 - 27, Psalm 89

• Bildad said in Job 25:4, "How then can a mortal be righteous before God?"  How would you answer his question?
• Job 27 starts a conclusion of what had become an argument between Job and his three friends.  Job says in 27:5, "I will never admit you are in the right."  If you had been there with Job, what would you have had to say?
• Psalm 89 recalls the promises made to David, "I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure." (Psalm 89:29)  This is contrasted with a time in which it seems the promises had been forgotten, "You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust." (Psalm 89:39)  What benefit is there in reminding God of His promises when you are in the midst of difficulty?

Tuesday, August 7, Job 28 - 30, Acts 26

• According to Job 28:28, what is wisdom?
• How does Job describe his former life in chapter 29?
• How does Job describe his current life in chapter 30?
• Paul says in Acts 26:9, "I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth."  How could Paul have been convinced of something that was so wrong?
• What did Agrippa conclude about the charges against Paul?

Wednesday, August, 8, Job 31 - 33, Psalm 90

• Job says in Job 31:1, "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman."  How would you make a covenant with your eyes?
• Why did Elihu say he waited to speak in Job 32?
• In Job 33, what did Elihu think Job needed to do?
• According to Psalm 90:2, how long has God been alive?  How long will He live?

Thursday, August 9, Job 34 - 36, Acts 27

• How did Elihu summarize what he thought was Job's problem in Job 34:7-8?
• By saying, "But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have taken hold of you," (Job 36:17) Elihu is telling Job that his suffering is the consequence of his own sin.  Why did Elihu believe this?
• Whose advice did the centurion listen to in Acts 27 when he didn't listen to Paul's?
• Why did the soldiers let the lifeboat drift away in Acts 27:32?

Friday, August 10, Job 37 - 39, Acts 28

• Elihu says in Job 37:23, "The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power."  Do you agree with that statement?
• In Job 38 the Lord begins to speak.  He begins by showing we couldn't possibly understand everything He has done.  "Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand." (Job 38:4)  What benefit is there in understanding that His ways are higher than our ways?
• In Job 39 God speaks about unique features of animals He created.  What should we learn from these animals?
• In Acts 28:22 the Jews in Rome said, "people everywhere are talking against this sect." (Christianity)  Why were people talking against Christians?
• According to Acts 28:30-31, how long was Paul able to stay in a rented house in Rome and proclaim the gospel without hindrance?

Saturday, August 11, Job 40 - 42

• How did Job respond to God in Job 40:4?
• Job says in Job 42:3, "Surely I spoke of things I did not understand."  But God said to Eliphaz in 42:7, "I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has."  What had Job been saying that was true?