October 26
Lesson 8
THINGS TOO WONDERFUL FOR ME
DEVOTIONAL READING: Galatians 1:11–19BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Job 42; Psalm 86
JOB 42:1–10
2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
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4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.
10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
KEY VERSE
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
—Job 42:2
SUSTAINING HOPE
Unit 2: Dark Nights of the Soul
LESSONS 5–8
LESSON AIMS
After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:
1. Tell how Job responded after God spoke to him and to Eliphaz.
2. Explain why Job needed to “repent” (v. 6) in light of God’s declaration that Job had spoken truth (v. 7).
3. Offer an intercessory prayer for someone experiencing a physical or spiritual crisis.
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. Running Off at the Mouth
B. Lesson Background
I. Job Responds (JOB 42:1–6)
A. Humility (vv. 1–3)
Misdirected Antagonism
B. Repentance (vv. 4–6)
II. God Rebukes (JOB 42:7–9)
A. Anger and Truth (v. 7)
B. Sacrifice and Prayer (v. 8)
The Same Boat
C. Action and Acceptance (v. 9)
III. God Restores (JOB 42:10)
Conclusion
A. Awesome God
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
HOW TO SAY IT
behemoth
bee-heh-moth or beh-hee-moth.
Bildad
Bill-dad.
Elihu
Ih-lye-hew.
Eliphaz
El-ih-faz.
leviathan
luh-vye-uh-thun.
Naamathite
Nay-uh-muth-ite.
patriarchal
pay-tree-are-kul.
Shuah
Shoe-uh.
Shuhite
Shoe-hite.
Sinai
Sigh-nye or Sigh-nay-eye.
Temanite
Tee-mun-ite.
theophany
the-ah-fuh-nee (the as in thief ).
Zophar
Zo-far.
Nugent, John, Vicki Edwards, et al. “Things Too Wonderful for Me.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2014–2015. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson & Jonathan Underwood. Vol. 62. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2014. 67. Print.
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