Job 35-37 ~ A Storm is Coming

(Our Reforming Groups Bible studies are designed to be inductive, using the COMA form of study: Context, Observation, Meaning, Application). For more on this method, check out this article.)

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By way of introduction: Why does suffering lead to temptation to sin?

Read Job 35

1. Up until this point in the Book, what has Job started to say in his suffering that Elihu is concerned about?

2. Several times Elihu has summarised what Job has been saying, even quoting him. As we read 35:1-3, what is Job heard to be saying that is so problematic?

3. As we read 35:9-16, and hear that people do cry out in their suffering - how are people really going to be heard, according to Elihu?

   Application through Christ

4. If we cry out to God, what will we need to keep in mind about who God is, as we cry out?

   Read Job 36 - 37

5. By reading Job 36:1-4, what is Elihu seeking to do?

6. As you read Job 36:5-25, what stands out to you in Elihu’s speech?

7. When we read Job 36:26-37:24, we see Elihu’s concluding volume of speed to Job - is he saying anything new here? Why does he say that he is saying?

8. Can you highlight where Elihu uses words about the weather throughout his speech? What is happening here?

   Application through Christ

9. There seems to be a storm coming, as Elihu speaks, why? How does Elihu prefigure people and events in the New Testament, do you think?

10. As every page of the Old Testament points to Jesus, how can we apply these pages from Job 35-37 through Christ to us today?

Pray for our church, that the Lord Jesus would comfort us in our suffering, and prepare our hearts for suffering.