Chapter Summary

Job's answer continued. The prosperity of the wicked.

Discussion Questions for Job, Chapter 24

1. As Job continues his complaints, why would Job want God to have a set time for judgment (Verse 1)? When in your own life would you want God to have set times of judgment?
2. Consider the list of injustices in verses 2-4. Which one sticks out as the greatest injustice in society? If Job is referring to his own life, what is he implying about God’s role in Job’s pain?
3. Contrast what you know about Job’s suffering with the pain felt in verses 5-10. What kind of statements is Job making about his own life? Is he just and right in making these claims?
4. Job concludes his list of injustices in verse 12, saying, “God charges no one with wrong”. In light of Job’s complaint in verse 1, what does Job truly mean? Does he intend that God allows these evils? Or is Job asking for a solution to them?
5. Moving to the evildoers in verses 13-17, what are some of the examples he gives for acts done in the dark? How does this add to or clarify Job’s argument for God’s judgment?
6. In verse 17, these evildoers are called “friends with the terrors of deep darkness.” (ESV) For Christians, how does this give wisdom how to pursue goodness, purity, and obedience? What steps could be taken to avoid this kind of friendship with darkness?
7. Beginning in verse 18, Job voices God’s Words and God's firm stance against evil. Could this be considered mocking God or twisting his words? How is Job just or unjust in how he argues his ongoing case for immediate justice?
8. Consider how Job explains the power of the evildoers in verses 22 and 23. How do you feel about the justice in God allowing power to remain with those who are clearly evil in their words and actions?
9. In verses 24 and 25, how does Job seem to re-convince himself in God’s plan for judgment? How does this offer greater wisdom for your own experiences of injustice in life or in the world?
10. How can Christians use passages of the Bible like this to better understand the experiences of those who are not Christians? How could you offer the Bible’s worldview in this passage to explain God’s plan for justice?

Key Words/Phrase

Prosperity (of wicked).

Characters

God, Job, friends.

Strong Verse(s)

23