Job - I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Sunday School Lesson

Job - I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

By Sister Dawn Bushman

Books of the Old Testament

• 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

When did Job's life take place?

The Old Testmant, also known as the Old Covenant,was not bound with the books in a

chronological order.

Prologue

Genesis

The Histories

• Exodus

• Levitivus

• Numbers

• Deuteronomy

• Joshua

• Judges

• Ruth

• 1-2 Samuel

• 1-2 Kings

• 1-2 Chronicles

• Esther

• Ezra

• Nehemiah

The Writings

• Job

• Psalms

• Proverbs

• Ecclesiastes

• Song of Solomon

• Lamentations

The Prophets• Major Prophets

• Isaiah

• Jeremiah

• Ezekial

• Daniel

• Minor Prophets

• Hosea

• Joel

• Amos

• Obadiah

• Jonah

• Micah

• Nahum

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.

What kind of man was Job?

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)

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)

How does Job's trials compare with ours

today?

Job's friends believed his trials were a punishment

for sin. What is the danger in this belief?

Read Job 1:22. How do some people charge God

foolishly?

Read Job 13:13-16. What does it mean to trust in

The Lord?

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

Read Job 42: 10-17

• After enduring the trials, how is Job blessed by The Lord?

Does anyone have any stories they would like to

share?

Additional source:Verse by Verse The Old Testament

By D. Kelly OgdenEllis T. RassmuessenAndrew C. Skinner