5/5 Job 38 - When we ask "Why?"

One of life's most universal questions is "Why?" That's the question Job was asking all along, but today we find out that the question he really should have been asking was "Who? Join us for today's study in a powerful passage dealing with questions we sometimes ask. 

DISCUSSION AND STUDY QUESTIONS:

1.    Although we have blitzed through the book of Job, at this point you probably have a good idea of the situation. What is going on in Job’s life?
2.    What kinds of answers did Job’s friends offer? Why were these answers not helpful? What were they based on? How does the Lord describe their prattling in verse 2?
3.    Verse 1 tells us that the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind. Think about the last time you were in a windstorm, what would any conversation have been like with all that noise? How does this help us understand that this was truly the Lord speaking and not just some vague “impression” that Job might have had?
4.    The podcast points out that one of the most common words throughout this passage is the word “Who?” It occurs 13 times in verses 2, 5, 25, 36, and 37. Glance over these verses. Who is the “who” referring to? 
5.    How does this help us understand shifting our questions of “why?” to “who?” Why is the answer of “who” necessary to understand the answer to the question “why?” How is the answer of “who” foundational to the answers of every other question?
6.    Look over these verses. What do they tell us about the Lord’s power and character? How does knowing about His character help us trust Him when we still have unanswered questions?
7.    What questions of “why?” are you facing now? (Or what questions of “why?” have you faced in the past?) How does knowing “who” God is, help you rest in those situations?

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