Job Chapter 21 Summary
Job's answer to Zophar in which he denies any secret sin.
Discussion Questions for Job, Chapter 21
- How does Job's description of the wicked compare with what his friends say? Who do you think is right and why?
- 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?
- According to Job, are his friend's arguments valid? Why or why not?
- What is the significance of Job's question in verse 22? Why is it helpful to remember that God judges all?
- What is Job's point in verses 23–26? Why do you think Job is pointing this out to his friends?
- According to Job, how do the wicked treat God? How do you see people treating God like that in your life?
- How does it make you feel when you see wicked people prospering? What does this make you think about God and His character?
- How do you reconcile the fact that wicked people often prosper in life with what God says of Himself in Exodus 34:6–7?
- Why doesn't Job find his friends' words comforting? What can we learn from Job's friends?
- 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