Reading Questions 11

Required reading: Job chapters 27-31 and 38-42 (Bible)

1. Job 27-31 is Job’s defense monologue. In Job 27, why won’t Job agree that he has done something wrong?
2. According to Job 28, what does Job think about wisdom? What is it, why is it worth pursuing, and how do you get it?
3. According to Job 29-31, what good, ethical things has Job done in his life?
4. In Job 38-42, we get God’s debate with Job and Job’s restoration. In Job 38-41, what is God’s main point?
5. How does Job respond to God (chs. 40, 42)? Does God seem to be mad at Job?
6. Why is God mad at Job’s 3 friends?
7. What happens to Job after all this?
8. What do you think the moral of the story is? Is this the same or different from the moral of stories like Ludlul bel nemeqi?