Job Chapter 21 Summary

Job's answer to Zophar in which he denies any secret sin.

Discussion Questions for Job, Chapter 21

  1. How does Job's description of the wicked compare with what his friends say? Who do you think is right and why?
  2. Unlike his friends, Job understands that the wicked do prosper in this life. Why do you think Job understands this while his friends do not?
  3. According to Job, are his friend's arguments valid? Why or why not?
  4. What is the significance of Job's question in verse 22? Why is it helpful to remember that God judges all?
  5. What is Job's point in verses 23–26? Why do you think Job is pointing this out to his friends?
  6. According to Job, how do the wicked treat God? How do you see people treating God like that in your life?
  7. How does it make you feel when you see wicked people prospering? What does this make you think about God and His character?
  8. How do you reconcile the fact that wicked people often prosper in life with what God says of Himself in Exodus 34:6–7?
  9. Why doesn't Job find his friends' words comforting? What can we learn from Job's friends?
  10. What hope does Job have for justice against evil? What hope do you have?

Key Words/Phrase

Prosperity (of wicked), v. 7.

Characters

God, Job, three friends.

Strong Verse(s)

22